学生在以下几个领域进行课程学习：（a）认知，学术和社会/情感/行为评估；（b）学术和情感/行为干预与咨询；（c）道德，法律和专业问题；（d）探究/研究方法，（e）文化多样性和（f）心理学基础。每学期需要实习。在第二年，要求学生参加一个学期的学术干预实习和一个学期的行为干预实习。博士生还可以在第三年参加博士督导班/实习课程。所有学生在所在地区的第三年和第四年都参加选修课。需要一年的全职实习，通常在第五年完成。实习可能是在学校环境中进行十个月，或者在临床或其他非学校环境中进行十二个月。大多数学生寻求获得APA
Become a practicing school psychologist, conduct independent research, take a leadership role in special education, or prepare for private practice.<br>This program gives you several career options while you learn from the scientist-practitioner model, where research and theory will inform your work, and real-world experiences will help your research.<br>Completion of this 94-credit hour degree program takes most students five to six years of full-time study. In that time, you'll complete at least 800 hours of practica and 1,500 hours of internship work, which will give you the experience you'll need to earn licensure. You'll also conduct field-based research under the guidance of a faculty mentor.<br><br>Our research focus includes:<br><br>Autism spectrum disorders<br>Social justice/educational equity<br>School-based mental health<br>Trauma, trauma-informed practices, and trauma-informed Multi-Tiered Systems of Support<br>Students with emotional and behavioral disorders, particularly students placed in self-contained classroom settings<br>Action research in schools