Program Requirements
Course Requirements
Azusa Pacific University’s embedded program pairs the Master of Arts in Education: Educational Psychology and Pupil Personnel Services Credential: School Psychology for a broader, more marketable approach for school psychologists.
A requirement in completing the credential includes either fieldwork or an internship. Candidates applying for an internship credential may submit their application for the internship credential near the end of the program after the 13 prerequisites have been met. An internship credential is appropriate for candidates who have secured a paid internship position at a public school in the field of school psychology.
Students take courses in the following sequence:
Please obtain academic advising prior to initial registration.
| Term 1 | |
| EDCO 533 | Basic School Counseling* |
| EDCO 557 | Child Development and Learning* |
| Term 2 | |
| EDCO 550 | Issues in School Counseling* |
| EDUC 573 | Philosophy/Ethics and History of Education |
| Term 3 | |
| EDCO 528 | Community, Family, and School Collaboration* |
| EDUC 572 | Advanced Educational Psychology |
| Term 4 | |
| EDCO 535 | Legal Mandates for School Counselors and School Psychologists* |
| EDCO 545 | Intervention Through Prevention* |
| Term 5 | |
| EDUC 571 | Curriculum Foundations |
| EDCO 583 | Intervention Through Consultation* |
| Semester 1 | |
| EDPY 624 | Disabilities in Children (Mild, Moderate, Severe)* |
| EDPY 681 | Psychoeducational Assessment I* |
| Semester 2 | |
| EDPY 682 | Psychoeducational Assessment II* |
| EDPY 637 | Child Psychopathology* |
| Semester 3 | |
| EDPY 633 | Multicultural and Bilingual Assessment and Intervention* |
| EDPY 683 | Psychoeducational Assessment III* |
| Semester 4 (Student may begin fieldwork.) |
|
| EDPY 635 | Role and Function |
| EDPY 636 | Research and Evaluation |
| *Prerequisites for Fieldwork/Internship | |
| Supervised Field Experience/Fieldwork Internship | 12 units | |
| EDPY 685 | School Psychology Fieldwork 1 (300 hours) | 3 |
| EDPY 686 | School Psychology Fieldwork 2 (300 hours) | 3 |
| EDPY 687 | School Psychology Fieldwork 3 (300 hours) | 3 |
| EDPY 688 | School Psychology Fieldwork 4 (300 hours) | 3 |
| – or – | ||
| EDPY 651 | School of Psychology Internship 1 (300 hours) | 3 |
| EDPY 652 | School of Psychology Internship 2 (300 hours) | 3 |
| EDPY 653 | School of Psychology Internship 3 (300 hours) | 3 |
| EDPY 654 | School of Psychology Internship 4 (300 hours) | 3 |
| Total | 66 units | |
| Additional Credit Course | ||
| EDPY 690 | Advanced Individual Research** | 1-3 |
| **Prerequisites: EDPY 636 and instructor invitation. A limited number of students who complete EDPY 636 and whose research projects show promise as conference presentations or publications, may be invited by a professor to enroll in EDPY 690 to continue their research projects. | ||
Additional Requirements
- Students who entered the program in fall 2006 must pass a Praxis exam to demonstrate their competence in school counseling or school psychology prior to completion of the program. Students who entered prior to fall 2006 have the option of taking the current comprehensive exam or the Praxis exam.
- Students prepare a growth assessment which includes a formal research paper and a program evaluation. The growth assessment content summarizes a topic which the student chooses to study in depth. The evaluation is a reflection on professional growth during the program.
- All candidates that are admitted to the Master of Education: Educational Counseling and Master of Education: Educational Psychology programs are required to submit a copy of their California Certificate of Clearance (COC). Azusa Pacific University is required by law to keep these records on file while candidates are in attendance at APU.
