Education Specialist in School Psychology at Florida International University

Programme overview

The Education Specialist (EdS) degree in School Psychology prepares students to deliver comprehensive school psychological services within a variety of settings for the purpose of promoting children’s educational and psychological development. Graduates of the program are trained in psychoeducational assessment, academic/behavioral intervention, consultation and collaboration, research and evaluation, and legal/ethical decision making. The program aims to produce graduates who are sensitive to individual, and linguistic differences and who value and protect the interests and welfare of those they serve through advocacy.

Faculty: College of Arts, Sciences, and Education | Duration: 3 years (73 credits) | Location: Miami, FL, United States

What you will study

The programme requires 73 credit hours.

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Application information

Entry requirements

For admission into the program, students will be required to: (1) Submit all transcripts, (2) Have a 3.2 grade-point average in their last 60 semester hours of upper division coursework, (3) Have a minimum of 15 semester hours of credits in psychology, including research methods or statistics’ (4) Submit a curriculum vitae/resume, (5) Write an autobiographical sketch (see website for instructions), (6) Submit a minimum of three letters of recommendation, preferably from faculty/professors (7) Submit a writing sample if deemed necessary, and (8) Participate in an interview with the admissions committee. Not all candidates who meet these minimum criteria are accepted into the program. For students entering the program with a Master’s degree in School Psychology or a related field, the Ed.S. program may accept a maximum of 27 credits, and must be approved by program faculty on an individual

Tuition is charged per credit, so the total depends on the modules you register for each year. Current fees are listed in the official fee schedule.

Graduate entry terms: Fall (starts in August), Spring (starts in January) and Summer (starts in May); some programmes limit admission to one or two terms a year.

Domestic master's and graduate certificate deadlines: Fall June 1; Spring October 1; Summer March 1. Programme deadlines may be earlier. The graduate application fee is $30, submitted through the online application.

Apply through the official page: https://admissions.fiu.edu/

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