School Psychology Minor

Minor Requirements 18-22 Credits

• HDF 211 - Child Development (4 cr.) or
• PSY 311 - Survey of Human Development (3 cr.)

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  School Psychology: (6 cr.)

• PSY 440 - Psychological Assessment (3 cr.)
• PSY 450 - Introduction to School Psychology (3 cr.)

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  Cognitive/Biology: (3 cr.)

  Select one course from the following:

• CSD 241 - Speech and Language Development (3 cr.)
• PSY 321 - Cognitive Psychology (3 cr.)
• PSY 331 - Introduction to Biopsychology (3 cr.)
• PSY 422 - Human Learning and Memory (3 cr.)

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  Clinical: (3 cr.)

  Select one course from the following:

• CLG 402 - Introduction to Counseling Techniques (3 cr.)
• CLG 403 - Applied Counseling Techniques (3 cr.)
• EDS 424 - Autism Spectrum Disorders (3 cr.)
• PSY 443 - Psychopathology (3 cr.)

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  Systems: (3 cr.)

  Select one course from the following:

• HDF 314 - Mental Health Issues in Human Services (3 cr.)
• HDF 332 - Socialization of Children in the Community (3 cr.)
• HDF 381 - Perspectives on Parenting (3 cr.)
• PSY 414 - Psychology of Infancy and Childhood (3 cr.)
• PSY 415 - Adolescence and Early Adulthood (3 cr.)
• SWK 260 - Introduction to Social Welfare (3 cr.)
• SWK 306 - Social Work and Mental Health (3 cr.)

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  Experience: (0-3 cr.)

  Formal supervised experience working with children. Must be approved by school psychology minor coordinator. Examples of acceptable experiences include: research assistant, fieldwork/internship, Nexus, Shine On, Upward Bound, employment, volunteer. Non-credit-bearing experiences must have documented hours totaling a minimum of 75 hours.

   

  Additional Degree Requirements:

  • At least one course must be from outside of Psychology
  • Must have 9 credits beyond Psychology major requirements or Psychology minor requirements
  • Minor GPA must be at least 3.0