SPY 788 - Pre-Doctoral Internship in School Psychology

The pre-doctoral internship is the culminating supervised field experience in school psychology. The pre-doctoral internship includes a planned sequence of educational and training experiences to promote students’ development of professional-level competencies in the areas of assessment, intervention, consultation, supervision, and applied research. Students enrolled in the pre-doctoral internship complete 1,500-2,000 hours of work experience while receiving a minimum of 4 hours per week of field-based supervision, regular opportunities for peer interaction and support, and systematic formative and summative performance-based evaluations. Students complete a minimum of 750 hours of the pre-doctoral experience in school settings delivering psychological services to children and adolescents, and they complete all hours in educational or clinical settings that provide evidence-based psychological services. The experience may be completed on a full-time basis over one year (no less than 48 weeks) or on a half-time basis over two years (no more than 104 weeks).

Prerequisite(s): Matriculation in the PsyD in School Psychology Program; successful completion of all required academic courses and the comprehensive exam; and instructor permission.
Co-requisite(s):
Credits: variable (total of 9 semester hours for the internship)

Course Typically Offered:
Course Type: School Psychology