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INTRODUCTION TO PROFESSIONAL SCHOOL PSYCHOLOGY

EDPSYCH 540
Course Description

Introduction to the professional roles and functions of school psychologists; historical development; legal and ethical issues; overview of assessment, intervention, and consultation for children and adolescents at risk for, or with, academic, behavioral, emotional, and social difficulties; applied research in school psychology.

Prerequisties

Graduate/professional standing

Satisfies

This course does not satisfy any prerequisites.

Credits

2

Offered

Fall

Grade Point Average
4

0.59% from Historical

Completion Rate
100%

No change from Historical

A Rate
100%

1.72% from Historical

Class Size
17

36.86% from Historical

Instructors (2025 Fall)

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