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Doctoral Degree
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The curriculum requirements
are designed to ensure adequate preparation in the following areas of
proficiency: (a) Psychological Foundations, (b) Assessment, (c)
Consultation, (d) Direct Interventions, and (e) Research. In addition to
the required courses listed below, students must complete 18 credits of
graduate-level electives chosen with advisor approval. One of these
electives must be in the area of special education. A total of 80
coursework credits are required with an additional 24-30 credits required
for research and fieldwork/internship. Those entering the program with
advanced degrees may have some requirements waived based on previous
graduate work.
Sequencing of the curriculum assures that students are simultaneously
engaged in work related to theory, research, and practice. Coursework
involving practice through role-play or work with non-referred children
begins in the student's first semester with a course on individual testing,
and continues through the Fall and Spring semesters. By the second year,
students are actively engaged in working with individual children and
families, and in school-based consultation. All of these activities are
conducted under close faculty supervision. Third-year students complete a
ten-hour per week fieldwork experience congruent with their individual
programs of study while continuing required and elective coursework, and
frequently completing a thesis. During the fourth year students typically
complete elective coursework and advanced research courses, and begin work
on a dissertation
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At
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