Required and Elective Courses
The required foundation and clinical courses, together with the elective courses and all practices available through the program, are presented below. The program curriculum is designed to be completed in three years by regular students. Students entering with a bachelor’s degree complete the core curriculum in three years. Our curriculum includes all competencies for the training of school psychologists proposed by the National Council of Schools and Programs in Professional Psychology and is updated periodically according to the Model for Comprehensive and Integrated School Psychological Services (the NASP Practice Model).
Required Foundation Courses
SCP 5150 Lifespan Human Development (3)
SCP 5220 Psychology of Personality and Individual Difference (3)
SCP 5320 Social Bases of Behavior and Diversity (3)
SCP 5730 Professional Behavior and Ethics (2)
SCP 6230 Research Methods and Statistics (3)
SCP 6250 Test and Measurement (2)
Total Credits: 16
Required Core Clinical and Professional Courses
NPS 5110 Biological Base of Behavior: Neuroscience (3)
SCP 6500 Psychological Disorders in Children & Adolescents (2)
SCP 6520 Intellectual Assessment (3)
SCP 6590 Social-emotional Assessment Techniques (3)
SCP 6600 Behavior Modification: Theory & Practice (2)
SCP 7180 Psychopharmacology for School Psychologists (2)
SCP 7300 Psychoeducational Assessment and Intervention (3)
SCP 7680 Family Integration in School Setting (2)
SCP 7690 Group Therapy in School Settings (2)
SCP 5710 Socio-emotional Intervention Models (2)
SCP 6130 Consultation and Collaboration in School Settings (2)
SCP 5420 Crisis and Trauma Intervention in Educational Settings (2)
IDH 9190 Interprofessional Perspective in Health Disparities (1)
Total Credits: 31
Required Courses for Neuropsychology Sub-specialization.
The following track are designed to give students broad exposure to specific areas of interest beyond the required program’s courses. The idea is that students can carry out a subspecialty in areas related neuropsychology that allow them to delve into the biological aspects that can impact learning and their socio-emotional development. These tracks are compulsory.
NSL 0611 Design and Administration of Neuroscience-Based Learning Environments (2)
NPS 5241 Neurocognitive Approaches to the Study of Cognition and Emotion (2)
NPS 8510 Neuropsychological Assessment (3)
NSL 0612 Neurodevelopmental Alterations: Learning and Behavioral Manifestations (3)
Total Credits: 10
Elective Courses
NSL 0502 Sensory and Sensory-Motor Development: Implications for Assessment and Teaching (2)
NSL 0601 Brain-Based Learning (2)
SCP 8650 Autism Spectrum Disorders (2)
SCP 8390 Child Maltreatment and Sexual Abuse (2)
SCP 5410 General Principles of Psychopathology (2)
Required Practice
SCP 5800 School Psychology Practice I (1)
SCP 5900 School Psychology Practice II (1)
SCP 6000 School Psychology Practice III (1)
SCP 6010 School Psychology Clinical Practice IV (1)
SCP 7000 School Psychology Internship I (600 hrs.) (0)
SCP 7001 School Psychology Internship II (600 hrs.) (0)
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