Howard University School of Education

Doctoral Plan of Study in School Psychology

FIRST YEAR

*Fall* Semester
HUDE 430	Consultation in School Psychology	3
PSYCH 233	Neuropsychology or 211 Brain & Behavior or Approved Alternative for Biological Bases Requirement	3
HUDE 227	Personality and Social Psychology or Approved Alternative for Social Bases Requirement	3
HUDE 327	Developmental Psychopathology of Childhood (prerequisite: HUDE 201 Human Development)	3
	TOTAL	12

Spring Semester
HUDE 432	Cognitive Assessment II: Culturally Competent Assessment (prerequisite: Individual Assessment of Cog Abilities I HUDE 322)	3
HUDE 500	Advanced Statistics (prerequisite: HUDE 400 Intermediate Statistics)	3
HUDE 515	Culturally Responsive Consultation in Urban Settings	3
PSYCH 206	History & Systems	3
	TOTAL	12

SECOND YEAR

Fall Semester
HUDE 421	Seminar in Learning & Behavior Management (prerequisite: HUDE 220 Human Learning)	3
HUDE 429	Psychoeducational Assessment	3
HUDE 401	Evaluation Methodology	3
HUDE 333	Practicum in School Psychology*	1
	TOTAL	10

Spring Semester
HUDE 444	Group Processes	3
HUDE 420	Seminar in Learning and Cognition or Psych 232 Perception or Approved alternative for Cognitive/Affective Requirement	3
HUDE 428	Personality Assessment II (prerequisite: HUDE 228 Personality Assessment I)	3
EDUC 272	Diagnosis & Remedial Techniques in Reading	3
HUDE 333	Practicum in School Psychology	1
	TOTAL	13

Summer Semester
HUDE 529	Child Abuse, Trauma & Neglect: Home, School & Communities (Implicaitons for Prevetion & Intervention)	3
	TOTAL	3

THIRD YEAR

*Fall* Semester
HUDE 501	Design and Analysis of Research Projects (prerequisite: HUDE 500)	3
HUDE 447	Cultural Diversity in Psychological Practice or HUDE 346 Counseling in Schools	3
HUDE 404	Psycho-Diagnostics: Eligibility Decisions with Urban Children and Youth	3
HUDE 446	Ethical & Legal Issues in Psychology	3
HUDE 333	Practicum in School Psychology	2
	TOTAL	14

Spring Semester
HUDE 521	Theories and Methods of Classroom Intervention & Prevention (prerequisite: HUDE 320 Human Learning)	3
HUDE 504	Advanced Applied Behavior Analysis (Clinical Research & Practice)	3
HUDE 502	Multivariate Statistics	3
HUDE 333	Practicum in School Psychology	3
	TOTAL	11

Summer Semester
	Subspecialty Area Requirement	3
	TOTAL	3

FOURTH YEAR

Fall Semester
HUDE 509	Dissertation Research	3
HUDE 330	Seminar in School Psychology: Issues in Professional Development	3
	TOTAL	6

Spring Semester
HUDE 509	Dissertation Research	3
	Subspecialty Area Requirement	3
	TOTAL	6

FIFTH YEAR

HUDE 519	Pre-doctoral Internship in School Psychology (1 year)	6
	TOTAL	6
	TOTAL PROGRAM CREDITS	96

No practicum training is required during the first year of study for students admitted to the program with prior training/experience in school psychology.

**(OPTIONAL) Six (6) credits of subspecialty courses may be taken to supplement core coursework. Approved areas of Sub-specialty training include:

Applied Behavior Analysis
At Risk Populations in Urban Settings: Resiliency, Competency, Risk/Protective Factors
Child Abuse, Neglect, Trauma, and Violence
Consultation (Instructional, Behavioral, etc.)
Counseling & Psychotherapy with Multi-Ethnic Groups
Diversity and Multicultural Issues in Education and Achievement
Drug Abuse: Prevention, Intervention, Policy & Research
Neuropsychological Assessment
Special Education

***Students who enter the program without a Master's Thesis or equivalent Specialists Level Project must complete a research competency project at Howard University prior to engaging in Dissertation research. Students who completed a data-based thesis or have other qualifying research as part of their prior training have this requirement waived. Pre-candidacy doctoral students may not enroll for dissertation credits; instead, these students must enroll for HUDE 503 Directed Individual Study under their Dissertation Advisor. Only post-candidacy doctoral students (e.g., those who have successfully proposed their dissertation research) may enroll in 509 Dissertation Research.