Master's Program in
Bilingual School Psychology
Curriculum

The Master's degree program in Bilingual School Psychology is as follows:

FIRST YEAR (FALL)

Course Title Credits
PSY 501 Introduction to School-Clinical Child Psychology 0
PSY 704 Advanced Developmental Psychology 3
PSY 717 The Psychology of Learning: Theory & Applications 3
PSY 721 Tests & Measurements 3
PSY 725 Advanced Personality Theories 3
 

Total

 12

 

FIRST YEAR (SPRING)

Course Title Credits
PSY 502 Introduction to School-Clinical Child Psychology II 0
PSY 703 Psychological Assessment I 4
PSY 705 A Practicum: Limiting Bias in Bilingual Assessment 1
PSY 710 Psychopathology in Childhood & Adolescence 3
PSY 722 Counseling Theory and Cognitive-Behavioral

Intervention Techniques

 3
PSY 727 Learning Disabilities: Diagnosis & Remediation 3
 

Total

 14

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)

Course Title Credits
PSY 867 Multicultural/Gender Issues 3
SPE 640 Communication & Language & the Bilingual Child in the Classroom 1
SPE 641 Bilingual Language Development & Disorders 3
 

Total

 7

 

SECOND YEAR (FALL)

Course Title Credits
PSY 509 Practicum 0
EDU 701 The School: Field Experience & Seminar 3

PSY 707

 Psychological Assessment II 4

PSY 715

 Statistics and Research Design I 4
PSY 709 A Practicum: Counseling the Culturally Different 1

PSY 737

 Child and Adolescent Psychotherapy 3
 

Total

 15

 

SECOND YEAR (SPRING)

Course Title Credits
PSY 509 Practicum 0
EDU 702 The School: Field Experience & Seminar 3
PSY 712 Advanced Physiological Psychology 3
PSY 713 Psychological Assessment III 4
PSY 723 Advanced Social Psychology 3
 

Total

 13

 

SECOND YEAR (SUMMER)

PSY 720 - Integrating Seminar 3

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.

Note: Candidates who want New Jersey School Psychology Certification should contact the program director.

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.

 

THIRD YEAR (FALL)

Course Title Credits
PSY 509 Practicum 0
PSY 7- A Bilingual School Psychology I: Internship, Ethics & Seminar (depending on option selected) 2-4
PSY 734 Consultation 3
PSY 759 Early Childhood and Infant Assessment 3
 

Total

 8-10

 

THIRD YEAR (SPRING)

Course Title Credits
PSY 509 Practicum 0
PSY 7- A Bilingual School Psychology II: Internship, Ethics & Seminar (depending on option selected) 2-4
 

Total

 2-4

 

The final school psychology internship for the Bilingual School Psychology Program may be completed under Option I or Option 2 (See description under M.S.Ed. School Psychology degree program). Students who have entered the doctoral program with Advanced Standing must enroll in PSY 705B and PSY 706B in addition to completing the other bilingual school psychology requirements.

 

Confirmation of the M.S.Ed. in Bilingual School Psychology

Students who successfully complete all of the requirements for the master's program in bilingual school psychology and pass the Proficiency Exam 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).

MS.Ed. - Certificate in Bilingual School Psychology

General Information

Curriculum

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