EdD Sample Degree Plan: School Psychological Examiner

EdD in Leadership, Learning, and Educational Change with a Certification in School Psychological Examiner

NOTE: To be eligible for this certification, must hold MO teaching or counseling certificate.

Year One

Fall Intersession (1 total hour)
- EDU 900: Introduction to Doctoral Studies (1 hour)
Fall Semester (6 total hours)
- EDU 950: Educational Research (3 hours)
- EDU 910: Critical Perspectives in Education: Challenges and Opportunities (3 hours)
Spring Semester (6 total hours)
- EDU 915: History and Philosophy of Education (3 hours)
- EDU 927: Transformative Learning or EDU 929: Curriculum Change and Innovation (3 hours)
Summer Intersession (1 total hour)
- EDU 956: Leader Scholar Community I¹ (1 hour)
Summer Semester (6 total hours)
- EDU 920: Education Policy: Impact on Teachers, Students, and Local Communities (3 hours)
- EDU 925: Leadership and Organizational Change (3 hours)

Fall Intersession (1 total hour)
- EDU 956: Leader Scholar Community II (1 hour)
Fall Semester (6 total hours)
- EDU 954: Educational Statistics (3 hours)
- EDU 952: Qualitative Methods (3 hours)
Winter/Spring Intersession (1 total hour)
- EDU 956: Leader Scholar Community III (1 hour)
Spring Semester (6 total hours)
- COU 707: Growth and Human Development (3 hours)
- SPE 787: Advanced Behavioral Analysis and Intervention (3 hours)
Summer Intersession (1 total hour)
- EDU 956: Leader Scholar Community IV² (1 hour)
Summer Semester (6 total hours)
- COU 701: Assessment and Testing for Counselors (3 hours)
- PSY 720: Individual Intelligence Testing (3 hours)

Fall Semester (6 total hours)
- SPE 782: Advanced Diagnosis and Remediation (lecture) (4 hours)
- SPE 792: Advanced Diagnosis and Remediation (lab) (2 hours)
Spring Semester (6 total hours)
- SPE 866: School Psych Examiner Practicum (3 hours)
- SPE 710: Psychology of Education (3 hours)
Summer Semester (4 total hours)
- Dissertation (4 hours)

¹ Qualifying examination
² Comprehensive examination