Academic programs
The Educational Psychology Department offers MA, PhD and specialist certificate degrees with the opportunity to develop an integrated program of research within and across disciplines. In addition, we offer licensure in special education, an undergraduate minor, and three certificates.
Graduate programs
Counseling and student personnel psychology (CSPP)
Prepares counselors and counseling psychologists for work in a variety of settings, including education, business, community, and agency environments.
Psychological foundations of education
Prepares graduates to take leadership positions in research and teaching in colleges and universities, schools, private industry, human service organizations, health care units, government agencies, and other research and development centers. This program has the two specialty areas listed below:
Quantitative methods in education (QME)
QME is a new track within the Department of Educational Psychology and is affiliated with the psychological foundations track. QME provides students with broad but rigorous methodological skills so they may conduct research on methodologies, may help to train others in methodology, or have the skills necessary to conduct research in related fields.
Prepares psychologists who have a strong and broad-based knowledge of psychology, educational psychology, and child development to apply that knowledge to school settings.
Offers MA and PhD degrees, as well as teacher licensure opportunities in the areas of: developmental disabilities, learning disabilities, emotional and behavioral disorders, early childhood special education, and deaf/hard of hearing. Our program also produces national leaders through graduate training, research of critical issues in special education, and promotion of best practices in the development of student and professional teachers.