School Psychology - EdS Overview
Type: Special , Graduate
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 this degree by working toward a prescribed master's degree in psychology. All Ed.S. applicants must have a master's degree in 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 provisional certification as a school psychologist in the state of Kansas. Full certification 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).
Admission is competitive and limited to the number of practicum sites available.
Career Opportunities
- School Psychologist
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Graduate Admission Requirements
Psychology & Counseling (Ed.S):
Admission to an Ed.S program in the department of Psychology and Counseling requires a Master's degree in psychology, counseling or a related field and a passing GRE score of at least 800 for the verbal and quantitative sections combined and a 3.5 or above on the analytical writing area. However, students who do not meet these requirements are still encouraged to apply. These students can be conditionally admitted to the program with other requirements added.
Admission also requires submission of the following:
- A departmental application (in addition to the application for the Graduate School) and non-refundable application fee
($40 for domestic students, $10 plus the cost of the criminal background check in the student's country for international students)
- A consent for release of criminal background check
- A personal statement of career goals
- 3 completed professional recommendation forms
- All official degree statement transcripts
Please submit these to the department Chair, Dr. David Hurford, 620-235-4521, dhurford@pittstate.edu.
One can matriculate into the programs at three different times: Fall, Spring or Summer. Application deadlines are: Summer or Fall Admission, March 1st; and Spring Admission, October 1st. Applications will be considered for Spring admission, but please note that this will extend the student's program of study by one semester. Normally applications that remain inactive for more than 30 days or that are incomplete after the next application deadline are considered no longer active and will be denied.
For International students, a TOEFL score of 550/79 or an IELTS score of 6.5 overall and in all bands is required. Applicants cannot substitute the Intensive English Program for the TOEFL for admission to this department.