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MASTER OF SCIENCE IN EDUCATION Certificate in Bilingual School Psychology The 72 credit hour Master of Science in Education (M.S.Ed.) in Bilingual School Psychology trains its graduates to provide psychoeducational services in the school setting. Students receive course and field work in assessment, consultation, and intervention. They are trained to provide assessment and diagnostic services for individual students, design and implement school research and evaluation projects, develop counseling and remedial interventions for individual students and groups of students, and offer assistance to teachers and other educational professionals. Students in the Bilingual Certificate Program receive training that will enable them to provide school psychological services to children in both monolingual and bilingual settings. They receive coursework in the theory and practice of bilingual/multicultural education, and methods of providing services in the native language. They receive integrated training from Psychology and Speech and Language faculty in the area of bilingual language development and disorders. Students in this program receive psychological service training in a variety of university and field settings. Coursework is offered in professional practice of psychology. Coursework is taken on the New York City campus; practical work occurs on campus in the Thomas J. McShane Center for Psychological Services, as well as in school districts throughout the New York metropolitan area. Field work begins with experiential activities and extends to formal training opportunities in the McShane Center and metropolitan area school districts. (A listing of many participating school districts is found in this catalog.) Admissions Admission to the M.S.Ed., M.S.E.D. Bilingual, and Psy.D. programs is open to qualified holders of a bachelor’s degree from an accredited institution. Applicants must submit all transcripts from prior academic preparation, scores from the Graduate Record Examination (general and psychology examinations), three letters of reference, a personal statement, and a completed Pace University application form. Pace University participates under section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973. Students with disabilities must notify the coordinator of disabled students, prior to matriculation, regarding possible educational modifications. Program Prerequisites Students must have background preparation in abnormal psychology, developmental psychology, experimental psychology, general psychology, learning, personality theory and statistics. In addition, students must have courses or show competencies in principles and problems in education and curriculum development or methods of teaching and instruction. Students in the bilingual program will also be required to complete EDU 134 (Foundations of Bilingual Education) or its equivalent. It is desirable and strongly recommended that students have the prerequisite preparation prior to entering the program; however, it is possible for students to complete some program prerequisites (e.g., education courses) early in the program, after program admission. While each applicant is given individual consideration, candidates are expected to have prerequisite background in psychology and education (see program prerequisites). Deficiencies in any area must be made up either prior to or during graduate study. Certain graduate course, however, have specific prerequisites that must be completed before the course are taken. Curriculum - Master’s Program The Master’s degree program in bilingual school psychology is as follows: FIRST YEAR (FALL) Credits
FIRST YEAR (SPRING)
At the end of the first year, students are required to take a Qualifying Examination. Students must pass the examination in order to proceed to the second year of study. Students are allowed to take the Qualifying Examination a maximum of two times. FIRST YEAR (SUMMER)
**Students applying for the Psy.D. Degree will be required to take PSY 726 SECOND YEAR (FALL) Credits
SECOND YEAR (SPRING)
SECOND YEAR (SUMMER)
*Optional (However, these courses are required in the Psy.D. program) At the end of the second year, upon completion of at least 42 graduate hours in the program, students are eligible for the New York State Psychology Internship Certificate. Before students are enrolled in the Bilingual School Psychology internship, they must pass a language proficiency examination, and demonstrate that they are capable of providing psychological services to bilingual populations in their native language. Credits THIRD YEAR (FALL)
THIRD YEAR (SPRING)
*Optional, however, these courses are required in the Psy. D. program. Confirmation of the M.S. Ed. in Bilingual School Psychology Students who complete the required master’s program in bilingual school psychology will receive the M.S. Ed. in Bilingual School Psychology from Pace University and be recommended to New York State for the Certificate of Qualification in Bilingual School Psychology. Students in the bilingual school psychology master’s program are eligible to apply for the doctoral program in School-Clinical Child Psychology. Note: Candidates who want New Jersey school psychology certification are required to take EDU 628 (3 credits). |
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