Program Course Schedule

Ph.D. in School Psychology

Educational, School, and Counseling Psychology

University of Missouri-Columbia

(Revised Fall 2011)

Undergraduate Prerequisites from the following areas (15 hours)

At least (3) courses in basic psychology (e.g., intro, cognitive, developmental, social,

educational, abnormal/clinical, experimental, biological)

Educational and Psychological Tests and Measurements (e.g., ESCP 8082)

Statistics (e.g., ESCP 7170)

Year One – Fall Semester (16 hours)

ESCP 8125 Professional Issues in School Psychology I

ESCP 8145 Psych Interventions with Children and Adolescents I: Behavior Assessment and

Intervention

ESCP 8944 School Psychology Practicum I

ESCP 8320 Advanced Human Learning

____** Psychological Foundation (Social or Biological)

ESCP 8095 Supervised Research (1 hr.)

Year One – Winter Semester (13 hours)

ESCP 8100 Psych Assessment of Children and Adolescents I: Cognitive

ESCP 9125 Professional Issues in School Psychology II

ESCP 8015 Child/Adolescent Development

SPED 7370 Advanced Literacy in Special Education

ESCP 8095 Supervised Research (1 hr.)

Year One – Summer Term (6 hours)

ESCP 8040 Counseling Methods and Practice

ESCP 8830 Quantitative Analysis in Educational Research I

Year Two – Fall Semester (15 hours)

ESCP 8120 Psych Assessment of Children and Adolescents II: Psychoeducational

ESCP 8944 School Psychology Practicum II

ESCP 8530 Child/Adolescent Psychopathology

____** Psychological Foundation (Social or Biological)

ESCP 8090 Research (MA Manuscript or Thesis)

Year Two – Winter Semester (15 hours)

ESCP 8140 Psych Assessment of Children and Adolescents III: Personality and Social

Emotional

ESCP 8165 Psych Interventions with Children and Adolescents II: Evidence-based Therapies

ESCP 9560 Psychological Consultation I: Schools

ESCP 8944 School Psychology Practicum II

ESCP 8090 Research (MA Manuscript or Thesis)

Year Two – Summer Term (minimum 6 hours)

ESCP 8160 Psychological Interventions with Children and Adolescents III: Educational

Instruction

(NCSP Praxis examination recommended, but not required)

Year Three – Fall Semester (minimum 12 hours)

ESCP 8690 Educational Planning and Evaluation

ESCP 9092 School Psychology Internship (School-based)

PSYC 9560 Family and Group Processes

PSYC 7840 History of Psychology

Year Three – Winter Semester (minimum 12 hours)

ESCP 9650 Multivariate Analysis in Educational Research

ESCP 8087 Psychological Consultation II: Agencies and Communities

ESCP 9092 School Psychology Internship (School-based)

Year Three – Summer Term (3 hours)

PH 7150 Overview of Public Health

(Comprehensive Examination)

(Dissertation Proposal Defense)

Year Four – Fall Semester (10+ hours)

ESCP 9400 Studies in Supervision

ESCP 8944 School Psychology Practicum IV

HDFS 8012 Family Dynamics and Intervention

ESCP 9090 Dissertation Research (1-12)

Year Four – Winter Semester (9+ hours)

ESCP 8944 School Psychology Practicum V

ELPA 7458 Sociology of Education

ESCP 9090 Dissertation Research (1-12 hrs)

Year Five – Fall, Winter, and Summer Semesters (minimum 1 hour)

ESCP 9092 Internship (1-2 hrs)

(Dissertation Defense)

** Courses that denote flexibility to choose from a number of acceptable graduate level courses

within the appropriate department