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The University of Alabama School Psychology Program is designed to provide exemplary graduate training in research and in the application of practice to the learning, development, and the mental health of children and youth, and their families. The School Psychology Program admits candidates to the distance-learning only master’s (MA), on-campus OR distance-learning educational specialist (EdS), and on-campus only PhD graduate degree programs. The degrees in school psychology prepare candidates for direct school-based practice and, for PhD candidates, for careers as faculty members, researchers, and practitioners. The degree programs in school psychology focus on the provision of school psychology services that are based on a strong foundation of research. The school psychology degree programs include an integrated and sequential program of study with comprehensive coursework and supervised field experiences. Candidates participate in courses and seminars in assessment and data collection; interventions and decision making, prevention and consultation, professional school psychology, sociocultural foundations, psychological foundations, human development, educational foundations, statistics and research, and other areas. Candidates are required to participate in extensive practicum, internship, and research experiences.

Two options are available for the MA degree: an on-campus option and a distance learning option. In the on-campus option, the MA degree is incorporated into program requirements for candidates in the EdS and PhD degree programs. The MA degree is required and built into the program of study. Students admitted to the EdS or PhD program receive the MA along the way. After about one-and-one-half years into their graduate programs of study, most EdS and PhD candidates have completed the 33 graduate credits for the MA degree during the course of their EdS or PhD programs. EdS and PhD students may then go on to complete the additional coursework, practica and internships for their EdS or PhD degrees.