School Psychology (PsyD) Program
Time to Completion
For students entering with no prior graduate coursework
The complete 116 credit MA/CAGS/PsyD program will expectedly take 5-7 years to complete. Students vary in the rate at which they complete program requirements. A major determinant of rate of progress through the program is the extent to which the student is concurrently employed during the PsyD phase of the program.
For advanced standing students
MSPP is committed to designing this program to be "school practitioner friendly" (i.e., compatible with full-time employment in the schools) for advanced standing students who enter with a specialist level school psychology degree (e.g., MA/CAGS). A typical program would consist of 18-25 credits each year, divided fairly evenly between summer coursework (e.g., 4 courses in July and August, 2 or 3 credits each) and school year coursework (e.g., 2-3 courses each semester, 2 or 3 credits each).
Time required for program completion will depend upon the individual's program and course load. An individual's program could vary from 54 credits, (for graduates of MSPP’s MA/CAGS School Psychology Program) to 70 or more credits, (for an advanced standing student granted relatively few transfer credits). The maximum number of credits that may be transferred in from another institution is 56. In all cases, a student must either complete, or be afforded credit for, the 116-124 courses credits that constitute this program.
Updated
4/3/12