2008 Program Description School Psychology

The program is designed to prepare professional psychologists with educational expertise who can function in a variety of diverse educationally related settings. The "scientist practitioner" and "ecological systems/whole child" concepts guide the program. These views foster the conception of the school psychologist as broadly capable of conducting research and practicing effectively with clients, in addition to considering the ecological complex in which the child exists. The program faculty has a strong interest in the full service school model, which espouses a broad role for the school psychologist. The assessment of children and adolescents as well as planning for interventions necessitates this broader conceptualization of childhood problems. The programs emphasize a balance between psychological and educational theory and applied practice. At present the program has 88% women and 12% men. Twenty percent of the current students represent minority groups. The overall (verbal and quantitative) average score on the GRE for current students is 1093. The overall undergraduate GPA is 3.68. For the entering Class of 2008, 29 students applied, 8 were admitted and 6 accepted. Five of the students who were admitted in the Fall of 2008 were admitted directly from undergraduate study and one had a master’s degree and additional graduate work. See accompanying tables for more detailed program data.

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