The 66-credit hour Master of Science in Education (M.S.Ed.) in 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, and offer assistance to teachers and other educational professionals.

Students in this program receive psychological service training in a variety of university and field settings. Course work is offered in psychological foundation areas, as well as in the professional practice of psychology. Coursework is taken on Pace University’s New York City campus in lower Manhattan; practicum 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.)

Admission to the M.S.Ed. 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.

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. It is desirable and strongly recommend that students have the psychology prerequisite preparation prior to entering the program; however, it is possible for students to complete some of the program prerequisites (e.g., education) after program admission.

The master’s degree program in school psychology coincides with much of the first three years of study in the Psy.D. in School-Clinical Child Psychology program. Candidates must fulfill the residency requirements of 30 credits at Pace University.

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.

*Optional for the MSED, however required for the Psy.D. program

*Optional, but required for the Psy.D. program