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PSYPHD - School Psychology - Doctor of Philosophy

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PsychologyArts and Sciences GraduatePHD - Doctor of Philosophy
Completion requirement
Earn at least 81 credits from the following:
  • 0230571
  • 0033781
  • 0033791
  • 0033801
  • 0033861
  • 0033871
  • 0033881
  • 0033901
  • 0033941
  • 0033951
  • 0033991
  • 0034011
  • 0034081
  • 0034121
  • 0034191
  • 0034201
  • 0034211
  • 0218291
  • 0034731
  • 0034811
  • 0034831
  • 0034861
  • 0034881
  • 0034911
  • 0034931

Students will complete:

6 hours in PSY 436A04

6 hours in PSY 436A05

4 hours in PSY 498A05

1 hour in PSY 503

6 hours in PSY 590

Earn at least 15 credits from the following:
  • 0034951
Complete 9 hours of PSY elective courses (3 hours), research elective courses (3 hours), 3-6 hours: PSY 499 (4-6 hours) or PSY 502 (3 hours)
  • The School Psychology Doctoral Program’s residency policy requires trainees to enroll for at least nine graduate credits for both the fall and spring semesters for the first four years of graduate study.

  • Students entering with a Specialist Degree in School Psychology can have up to 60 graduate hours waived depending on specific courses completed.

Residency Requirement

Approved 4/23/92; updated 9/19/02

Full-time residency consists of at least two terms. A term is one semester or a summer session of at least eight weeks.

Full time residency is at least nine semester hours of coursework during a semester or six semester hours during a summer session.

Each student will file a Declaration of Residency for approval of the department prior to entering into residency. The department will verify the completion of residency and file the declaration with the Registrar's Office. Any exceptions to the above requirements must have the approval of the department.

Purposes of a Doctoral Residency

To orient and prepare graduate students to meet academic expectations and engage in activities that are associated with involvement in a scholarly environment within a community of scholars as they pursue their doctoral degree.

To engage and stimulate the intellectual, personal, and social development of graduate students in the process of inquiry.