Graduate Catalog 1993-1994
College of Education
Department of Educational Studies
Specialist Certificate Program in School Psychology (M.A.)

Kathleen Minke, Ph.D., Coordinator (Telephone: 302-831-1648)

   The University of Delaware offers a comprehensive
master's/specialist program to prepare graduates for professional
certification in school psychology. The program trains students in (1)
psychoeducational evaluation of children, using a variety of
assessment and diagnostic approaches, (2) short-term counseling and
classroom intervention, (3) consultation with parents, teachers, and
school administrators, and (4) evaluation and research in school
settings.
   Program requirements total 66 graduate semester credit hours.
These include a one-year (30 hours) Master of Arts degree, followed by
additional graduate studies leading to the Specialist Certificate in
School Psychology. For the overall sequence, course work and
associated field work account for 54 credit hours, the equivalent of
approximately two years of full-time study. The remaining 12 credit
hours are devoted to a supervised 1,200-hour internship. Intensive
training during the first year of the program makes full-time study
highly desirable. Subsequent training may be arranged on either a full-
time or ongoing part-time basis.
   To qualify for direct admission to the Specialist Certificate
Program (by-passing the M.A.), the applicant must have a master's
degree in a related field (e.g., Counseling, Special Education,
Psychology) and 15 or more graduate credits corresponding to required
courses in the School Psychology curriculum. Students admitted
directly to the Specialist Certificate program must complete all other
M.A. requirements not completed as part of the previous master's
degree and pass the M.A. comprehensive examination within one year of
admission.
   The course of study described below conforms to current
credentialing standards of the National Association of School
Psychologists. Therefore, students completing the program will qualify
for school psychology certification in Delaware and many other states.

Admission requirements include:
   * A minimum undergraduate cumulative index of 2.5.
   * A minimum graduate cumulative index of 3.0.
   * Graduate Record Examination Quantitative and Verbal Test scores.
   * Three letters of recommendation.


Program requirements:
   1. Master's program (30 credits) EDST 607, 618, 623, 660, 663,
      671, 687, 851, PSYC 817, one PSYC, EDST, EDDV, or IFST
      elective.
   Comprehensive examination.
   2. Specialist program (36 credits) EDST 659, 670 (12 credits),
      671, 672, 679, 681, 850, and one PSYC, EDST, EDDV, or IFST
      elective.