Psychology - EdS

Emma Eccles Jones College of Education and Human Services

Department of Psychology

School Psychology, NASP-approved

The School Psychology Ed.S. program trains practitioners with expertise in promoting the academic, social, emotional, behavioral, and mental health of youth in school settings. Training involves assessment and intervention across multiple levels, including direct services with youth, consultation-based services with parents and teachers, and systems-level services with educational administrators and multidisciplinary teams. The program is approved by the National Association of School Psychologists and the Utah State Board of Education for licensure of school psychologists. Students will earn their M.Ed. in route to their Ed.S. degree. Program graduates will be prepared to practice in K–12 education settings as school psychologists.

For more specific information about the program, see the department’s website at https://cehs.usu.edu/psychology/eds/school-psychology-eds.

Disclosure of Educational Requirements for Licensure by state: 

https://www.usu.edu/online/state-authorization/

 

Admissions Requirements:

Admissions requirements vary somewhat across Psychology graduate programs. Therefore, applicants should review program web pages for more details. However, applications submitted to the School of Graduate Studies must include the following:

• Transcripts from all previous universities attended.
• Three letters of recommendation
• A statement of professional goals and intent
• A curriculum vitae/resume

School of Graduate Studies Requirements:

• A bachelor’s degree from an accredited U. S. college or university or a similarly recognized international university is required for admission to and completion of a graduate program.
• Graduate students are required to maintain at least a 3.0 GPA for degree-program courses. Grades of C- or lower will not be accepted for a graduate degree.
• The Program of Study for an education specialist degree must include at least 15 semester credits at the level of 6000 or above.
• An education specialist degree must be completed within six years of entering the degree program. Additional time may be requested by the student’s committee and submitted to the Vice Provost of Graduate Studies for review.
• Coursework over eight years old at the time of degree completion may not be used for a graduate degree unless it is revalidated.

Program Requirements

• Approval of academic forms required for master’s students by the School of Graduate Studies

List of specific forms required:

• • Program of Study
  • Graduation Check