Advanced Studies in School Psychology leading to the Certificate of Advanced Studies in School Psychology and eligibility for Oklahoma and National Certification as a Specialist Level School Psychologist.

School Psychology

The Psychology Department of the University of Central Oklahoma offers an advanced studies program in School Psychology. This program leads to Oklahoma and national certification authorizing the holder to serve as a School Psychologist in Oklahoma schools and states honoring the NCSP. Certification requires certain prerequisites, a master's degree in psychology or a related field, 60 hours of specific graduate coursework (including 300 clock hours of practica and a 1500 clock-hour internship), a School Psychology Portfolio, and passing scores on the national PRAXIS II School Psychology Exam. Students who already hold a master's degree may complete the requirements for School Psychology without obtaining an additional degree, as long as they obtain the required coursework.

  UCO’s Graduate School Psychology Program is a NASP accredited Program.  Students may pursue the MA in School Psychology or the Post-Graduate Advanced Graduate Studies in School Psychology track.  Both tracks lead to the Certificate of Advanced Studies in School Psychology and NCSP (National Certification in School Psychology).

Prerequisites

Prerequisites Applicants to the Post-Graduate Advanced Graduate Studies in School Psychology track within the School Psychology program, must meet departmental requirements of a GPA of 2.75, a 900 on the GRE (or a 3.5 on the Writing Portion of the GRE), 3 letters of recommendation, a recent resume, and the following courses [or equivalent courses].  Equivalency is determined by catalog description or syllabus from course.

If a course in the applicant’s Master’s Degree meets the test of equivalency and recency to the course for which substitution is requested, courses from the Master’s Degree may be counted toward completion of the Advanced Graduate Studies track. Proof of equivalency and recency requires a catalog description (in most cases a syllabus) as well as evidence that the applicant possesses the knowledge and/or skills represented by the UCO course for which equivalency is sought.  Applicants can secure course substitution forms from the Program Coordinator in the Psychology Department.

For more information please contact:

Dr. Mary Sweet-Darter 

msweetdarter@ucok.edu

ED 307P, (405) 974-5478

Psychometry

The Psychology Department of the University of Central Oklahoma offers a certification program in Psychometry. This program leads to an Oklahoma Teaching Certificate which authorizes the holder to serve as a Psychometrist/Educational Diagnostician in Oklahoma schools. Certification requires certain prerequisites, a master's degree in psychology or a related field, 27 hours of specific graduate coursework, and passing scores on the State of Oklahoma Certification Tests (OGET, OPTI, SAT). The master's degree coursework may be taken concurrently with the required Psychometry coursework. Students who already hold a master's degree may complete the requirements for Psychometry/Educational Diagnostician without obtaining an additional degree, as long as they obtain the required coursework.

Prerequisites

There are four categories (I-IV) of students who seek certification in either psychometry/educational diagnostician or school psychology. Theses categories determine which program prerequisite courses are required.

• No master's degree is held and no current Oklahoma certification is held.
  Category I students must have completed a master's degree by the time they apply for certification. They may take master's courses concurrently with courses required for certification.
• No master's degree is held and a current Oklahoma certificate is held.
  Category II students must have completed a master's degree by the time they apply for certification. They may take master's courses concurrently with courses required for certification.
• A master's degree is held (in a related field) and no current Oklahoma certification is held. (Alternative certification is considered to be category III.)
• A master's degree is held (in a related field) and a current Oklahoma certificate is held.
  

Prerequisite coursework for category I and III

Prerequisite course work may be taken concurrently with program course work and may be taken at the undergraduate or graduate level (with the exception of PSYCH5902, which is only graduate level).
For category I and III, the following prerequisite coursework (or approved substitution) must be completed:
EC ED 4-73 Language Development and Emergent Literacy OR EL ED 4063 Teaching Reading in the Primary Grades.
EL ED 4333 Teaching Mathematics in Intermediate Grades OR EL ED 4323 Teaching Mathematics in Pre-School and Primary Grades.
PSYCH 5902 Educational Field Experience (120 clock hours of classroom observations).
PSYCH 2703 General Psychology
SPEDED 4123 Theories and Techniques for Exceptional Individuals.
TCHED 5142 History of Education OR TCHED 5172 Educational Sociology
TCHED 4533 Educational Psychology
TCHED 4133 Child Psychology OR TCHED 4153 Adolescent Psychology

For category II and IV, the following prerequisite coursework (or approved substitution) must be completed:

PSYCH 2703 General Psychology
SPCED 4123 Theories and Techniques for Exceptional Individuals.
TCHED 5142 History of Education OR TCHED 5172 Educational Sociology
TCHED 4533 Educational Psychology
TCHED 4133 Child Psychology OR TCHED 4153 Adolescent Psychology