Ball State学校心理学博士学位课程的目的是为学生做好进入健康服务心理学领域的准备。学校心理学博士学位课程是获得从事有执照心理学家职业资格的途径。“学校心理学博士学位”课程为所有在课程开始之时完成学士学位的学生做好准备。不需要硕士学位，可以在学校心理学博士学位课程中获得。该课程为学生提供培训经验，以精通以下专业服务领域的卫生服务心理学能力：心理评估，咨询，预防，干预，道德和法律问题，研究以及个人和文化多样性。还强调了专业精神，沟通技巧，跨学科合作和倡导。我们的毕业生最能用自己的技能来定义-在各种情况
The aim of the PhD Program in School Psychology at Ball State is to prepare students for entry to practice in health service psychology. The PhD Program in School Psychology is a pathway toward eligibility to pursue a career as a licensed psychologist. The PhD in School Psychology program prepares all students who have completed a bachelor's degree by the time of program start. The MA degree is not required for admission and may be earned during the PhD in School Psychology program.This program provides students with training experiences to become proficient in the following profession-wide competencies in health service psychology: psychological assessment, consultation, prevention, intervention, ethical and legal issues, research, and individual and cultural diversity. Professionalism, communication skills, interdisciplinary collaboration, and advocacy is also emphasized.Our graduates are best defined by their skills—those necessary to perform the professional role asked of them across settings and within the ethical bounds of their education, training, and supervised experience. Graduates often work in schools, private practice, academia, community mental health clinics, and hospitals.The program’s aim is to prepare graduates for entry to practice in health service psychology based on the profession-wide competencies endorsed by APA. This program’s training model is consistent with the scientist-practitioner model and includes additional elements of advocacy, which is consistent with the NASP training model in School Psychology.The program requires a minimum of 130 credits (five academic years) of full-time study beyond a bachelor's degree. This includes four years of full-time coursework (including summer courses) and a one-year internship.