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School Psychology Required Courses

Prerequisites to full acceptance: Massachusetts Test of Educator Literacy; Course in Child Development (If need, COUNSL 620 Lifespan Development recommended); Statistics (if need, can take PSY 270 Introduction to Psychology Statistics). 

• SPY 601 - Issues and Ethics in School Psychology

• SPY 602 - Cognitive and Educational Assessment and Intervention

• SPY 603 - Cognitive and Educational Assessment and Intervention II (Prereq: SPY 602)

• SPY 604 - Social, Emotional, and Behavioral Assessment and Intervention (Recommended prior: SPY 601, SPY 602, COUNSL 614)

• SPY 607 - Remedial and Preventive Individual and Systems Interventions (Prereq: SPY 602; 604; COUNSL 614)

• SPY 612 - Learning and the Curriculum

• EDC 646 - Reading Methods

• COUNSL 601 - Research and Evaluation in Psychology

• COUNSL 608 - Abnormal Psychology

• COUNSL 614 - Counseling Theory and Practice I

• COUNSL 617 (prerequisite: COUNSL 614) - Child and Adolescent Therapy

• COUNSL 632 - Collaborative Consultation in Schools

• COUNSL 650 (prerequisite COUNSL 614 and 617) - Group Counseling of Children and Adolescents

• COUNSL 653 (Prereq: COUNSL 614 and 617) - Cultural Diversity in Counseling

• COUNSL 635 (Prereq: COUNSL 614 and 617) - Behavioral Counseling

• SPY 610 (Prereq:COUNSL 608 and SPY 602) - Neuropsychological Theory and Practice in Education

• SPY 685 (Preque: SPY 601 and SPY 602 and COUNSL 61 - Practicum in School Psychology

• SPY 686 (Preque: SPY 601 and SPY 602 and COUNSL 61 - Practicum in School Psychology

• SPY 688 (Preque: MTEL pass; Faculty approval; cour - Internship in School Psychology 1st semester

• SPY 691 (Preque: MTEL pass; Faculty approval; cour - Seminar in School Psychology 1st semester

• SPY 688 (Prereq: Grade of B or better in SPY 688 ) - Internship in School Psychology 2nd semester

• SPY 691 (Prereq: Grade of B or better in SPY 691) - Seminar in School Psychology 2nd semester

• M.ED. Capstone Comprehensive Exam - Taken after SPY 601, SPY 602, SPY 603, SPY 604, SPY 607, COUNSL 601 COUNSL, 608, COUNSL 614, COUNSL 632, COUNSL 653, and two more) (required for the master's degree)

• Ed.S. Capstone: - Nationally Certified School Psychologist Exam (PRAXIS)

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