Specialist in Education Degree in School Psychology

Pittsburg State University

The Specialist in Education degree with a major in school psychology is designed to provide degree candidates with the competencies necessary to function effectively as school psychologists in special education cooperatives, public schools and institutional settings. Persons with a bachelor's degree may begin working toward the Master of Science General Psychology degree in psychology. All Specialist in Education applicants must have a master's degree in psychology or a related field, including at least 10 hours of graduate work applicable to the area of school psychology. The candidate for this degree must meet requirements for initial licensure as a school psychologist in the state of Kansas. Full licensure requires completion of this degree plus one school year of internship. The program must include a minimum of 32 hours of approved coursework beyond the master's degree, of which 21 hours must be numbered 800 or above and at least nine of the 21 hours must be numbered 900 or above. This curriculum adheres to the standards established by the Kansas State Department of Education and to the curriculum recommendations of the National Association of School Psychologists (NASP).

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