Catalog 2007-2008
Graduate School of Education and Counseling

Please Note: This is the 2007-2008 catalog. It is now out of date, and included here only for archival purposes. Please use the current edition. Thank you.

Educational Specialist in School Psychology

This specialist degree-level program is designed for students seeking licensure as school psychologists. The Ed.S. degree demands a level of preparation significantly greater than that called for by a master's degree. Completion requires a minimum of three years, the third year involving a full-time internship with a public school.

The Lewis & Clark School Psychology Program is fully approved by the Oregon Teacher Standards and Practices Commission at the state level and the National Association of School Psychologists at the national level.

In addition to fulfilling the following educational requirements, students seeking licensure must submit passing scores on the California Basic Educational Skills Test and Praxis II Specialty Area Test in School Psychology. Those scores must be on file in the Department of Counseling Psychology office prior to graduation.

Degree Requirements
A minimum of 63 semester hours, distributed as follows:

Required Courses: Counseling Psychology
504 Family Therapy: Theory and Practice, 3 semester hours
506 Life Span Development, 3 semester hours
507 Introduction to School Psychology I, 1 semester hour
508 Introduction to School Psychology II, 1 semester hour
512 Counseling Theory: Cognitive, Affective, and Behavior Change in Children and Adolescents, 3 semester hours
514 Group Counseling With Children and Adolescents, 3 semester hours
517 The Exceptional Child in Schools, 3 semester hours
523 Treatment Planning and Intervention With Children and Adolescents, 3 semester hours
530 Research Methods and Statistics I, 3 semester hours
531 Research Methods and Statistics II, 3 semester hours
537 Cognitive Theory and Assessment, 3 semester hours
538 Academic Assessment and Intervention, 3 semester hours
539 Social-Emotional Assessment and Intervention of Children, 2 semester hours
540 Applied Developmental Neuropsychology, 2 semester hours
550 Clinical Work With Diverse Populations, 3 semester hours
571 Prevention in Educational Settings, 3 semester hours
573 School-Based Consultation, 3 semester hours
574 Advanced Consultation and Program Evaluation, 2 semester hours
581 Ethical and Legal Issues for School Psychology Practicum, 2 semester hours
585 Practicum in School Psychology, two semesters, 4 semester hours total
586-587 Internship in School Psychology I and II, two semesters, 8 semester hours total

Graduate Elective Requirement
A minimum of 2 semester hours and one Core convocation