Master of Science at Southwestern Oklahoma State University
Friday, February 27th, 2009MASTER OF SCIENCE DEGREE
Area of Specialization
School Psychology
Purposes
The Master of Science degree in School Psychology at Southwestern Oklahoma State University is designed to provide a professional course of study for students who have acquired a Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university. The general cognitive performance requirements and outcomes for the Master of Science degree in School Psychology are as follows:
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Increase knowledge bases in Educational Psychology Learning and Instructional Theory and Foundations.
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Provide additional knowledge bases in the following areas:
(1) Individual Cognitive and Affective Assessment
(2) Individual Psychoeducational Assessment and Evaluation
(3) Human Growth and Development
(4) Personality Development and Abnormal Psychology
(5) Techniques and Methods of Psychotherapy
(6) Development of Crisis Intervention Techniques
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Assist in individual development of improving the ability to effectively analyze, synthesize, and evaluate human behavior.
Admission Requirements for Graduate Degree Programs in Psychology
The deadlines for application for the M.S. programs in Community Counseling and the M.Ed. programs in School Counseling, School Psychometry, and Community Counseling are June 1, for the Fall Semester and November 1, for the Spring Semester. Application will not be accepted for Summer admission. In addition to the University and graduate studies admission requirements, applicants for graduate programs in Psychology must meet the following conditions:
1. Prerequisites for acceptance into the M.S. programs in Community Counseling and School Psychology: an undergraduate or graduate statistics course and two additional courses in either Psychology or Educational Psychology.
There are no prerequisite courses for the M.Ed.programs in Psychology.
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An undergraduate GPA of 2.50 (on a 4.00 scale) or above and a satisfactory minimum score with respect to the
combination of GPA and GRE scores is required:
GPA x 150 + GRE1 = 1100
The GRE is waived for students who have an undergraduate grade point average equal to or greater than 2.75 on a 4.00 point scale
3. Applicants must submit two professional recommendations completed by individuals who are in a position to
rate academic aptitude, motivational and character factors (forms are available in the Graduate Office or on
our web site). Forms should be sent directly from the reference to the Graduate Office. Applicants must also
submit an original OSBI Background Check. The procedure for completing the check is in the application
packet.
4. Acceptance into any of the Psychology Master programs will require completing an interview with two
Psychology Faculty. The interviews will be scheduled for the second Friday of June for Fall applicants and
the second Friday of November for Spring applicants.
5. Candidates in the areas of School Counseling, School Psychometry, and School Psychology must complete
Entry Level Portfolios for Admission and Culminating Portfolios the final semester of graduate school.
(Specific guidelines are available on the Psychology Department web site.)
6. Upon acceptance into any of these graduate programs, the candidate must successfully complete a Plan of
Study with his/her advisor.
Southwestern Oklahoma State University
Graduate Catalog 2008-2009
7. Placement into the LPC internship courses requires approval from the Departmental Internship/Practicum
Approval Committee (IPAC).
(Meeting the minimum standards does not guarantee acceptance into the program.)
1The GRE score will be a sum of the scores on the verbal test and the quantitative test.