School Psychological Examiner Graduate Certificate

27 credit hours

Students seeking certification as a school psychological examiner must hold a master’s degree from a college or university meeting approval of the Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education in one of the following areas: counseling, education, educational psychology, or psychology. In addition, students seeking school psychological examiner certification must hold some form of prior teacher certification (i.e., teacher, school counselor, etc.).

Requirements

Foundation Coursework

3 credit hours of coursework from the following or an approved equivalent substitution:

EDU 50410 - Human Growth, Development, and the Exceptional Learner Credit Hour(s): 3
EDU 54100 - Education of the Exceptional Child Credit Hour(s): 3

Major Coursework

24 credit hours of coursework from the following options:

EDU 51110 - Advanced Educational Psychology Credit Hour(s): 3
IPC 52100 - Human Growth and Development Credit Hour(s): 3
IPC 52300 - Adjustment and Learning Issues in Children and Adolescents Credit Hour(s): 3
IPC 54200 - Statistical Analysis Credit Hour(s): 3
IPC 58100 - Appraisal of the Individual Credit Hour(s): 3
IPC 62500 - Individual Intelligence Testing Credit Hour(s): 3
IPC 62600 - Individual Diagnostic Assessment Credit Hour(s): 3
IPC 62700 - Internship in Diagnostic Assessment Credit Hour(s): 3

Internship Requirements

IPC 62701 - Internship in Diagnostic Assessment Extension Credit Hour(s): 0

Notes:

The Internship in Diagnostic Assessment Extension (IPC 62701) consists of 150 hours of supervised field experience. All internships must be in K-12 settings under the supervision of a certified school psychological examiner. Students must have at least a 3.0 GPA in order to begin their internship. Students are expected to earn a grade of A or B in Internship in Diagnostic Assessment (IPC 62700) . Students will be required to repeat the course if they earn less than a B. If students take an incomplete in IPC 62700 , regardless of how many hours are needed, they must enroll in IPC 62701 for zero credit hours to allow them to attend internship classes while completing the required hours. A fee of $50 will be incurred for each extension.

Exit Requirements

In order to fulfill exit requirements, each student will purchase and compile an electronic portfolio demonstrating competencies as delineated by the Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education, to be completed by the end of Internship in Diagnostic Assessment. Further information regarding exit requirements is provided in the School Psychological Examiner Program Handbook.