Counseling, MA: School Psychological Examiner Certification - Missouri Practitioners

Program Description

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: Psychology, Educational Psychology, Counseling, or Education. In addition, students seeking school psychological examiner certification must hold some form of prior teacher certification (i.e., teacher, school counselor, etc.).

The program of study required for recommendation for certification as a school psychological examiner is described below:

Requirements

Core Curriculum

IPC 52100Human Growth and Development

3

IPC 52300Adjustment and Learning Issues in Children and Adolescents

3

IPC 54200Statistical Analysis

3

IPC 58100Appraisal of the Individual

3

IPC 62500Individual Intelligence Testing

3

IPC 62600Individual Diagnostic Assessment

3

IPC 62700Internship in Diagnostic Assessment

3

EDU 50200Psychology of Teaching and Learning

3

EDU 54100Education of the Exceptional Child

3

Note: Courses are three credit hours unless otherwise indicated.

Elective

IPC 62701Internship in Diagnostic Assessment Extension (0)

0

Internship Requirements

The Internship in Diagnostic Assessment 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 Internship. Students are expected to earn a grade of A or B in Internship (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 0 credit hours to allow them to attend internship classes while completing the required hours. A fee of $50 will be incurred for each extension.

Residency Requirements

Students who earned their Master of Arts in Psychology, Educational Psychology, Counseling, or Education at an approved college or university other than Lindenwood University and who desire the Lindenwood University Certification Officer to recommend them for certification as a school psychological examiner must complete a minimum of 15 credit hours of graduate coursework at Lindenwood University. This coursework must include the following:

IPC 62500Individual Intelligence Testing

3

IPC 62600Individual Diagnostic Assessment

3

IPC 62700Internship in Diagnostic Assessment

3