Baylor School Psychology EdS Curriculum
The School Psychology EdS program equips students with essential skills for a successful career in the field. Our comprehensive curriculum includes courses on:
- Conducting psychological and academic assessments
- Delivering therapeutic interventions
- Consulting with parents and teachers
- Providing culturally responsive services
Course Delivery
The EdS Dallas campus employs a hybrid model of instruction, combining in-person, synchronous, asynchronous, and staggered hybrid courses. In-person classes are at the Dallas Campus in the Louise Herrington School of Nursing Academic Building.
The EdS Waco campus follows a traditional in-person model of instruction, where most courses are taught in a face-to-face format. EDP 5382 and EDP 5382, Internship courses taken in your third and final year, are typically taught online due to students completing their Internships nationwide.
Practicum and Internship Coursework
Practicum and Internship placements occur in school settings. The practicum (EDP 5V78) is a part-time field experience intentionally designed to be integrated with your academic coursework. In contrast, during the Internship year, students are enrolled in two dedicated internship (EDP 5382 and EDP 5383) courses with no additional academic coursework.
Course Sequence
Additional curriculum information can be found in the EdS Program Handbook.
Undergraduate Prerequisite Courses
- Child/Adolescent Development
- Introductory Statistics
Year One (30 Hours)
Fall Semester (12 Hours)
- EDP 5328 Psychological Assessment of Children and Adolescents I: Cognitive
- EDP 5340 Measurement and Evaluation
- EDP 5341 Professional Practice, Law and Ethics for School Psychologists
- EDP 5366 Psychology of Exceptional Children
Spring Semester (12 Hours)
- EDP 5337 Psychological Assessment of Children and Adolescents II: Psychoeducational
- EDP 5356 Psychological Interventions with Children and Adolescents I: Behavior*
- EDP 5360 Psychological Interventions with Children and Adolescents II: Counseling
- EDP 5367 Developmental Psychopathology
Summer Semesters (6 Hours)
- EDP 5333 Psychology of Learning, Cognition, and Affect*
- EDP 5393 Cultural Issues with Children and Families
Year Two (24 hours)
Fall Semester (12 Hours)
- EDP 5362 Psychological Interventions with Children and Adolescents III: Academic
- EDP 5394 Psychological Assessment of Children and Adolescents III: Socio-Emotional
- EDP 5V78 Practicum in School Psychology (3 hours)
- EDP 5346 Therapeutic Interventions
Spring Semester (12 Hours)
- EDP 5327 Educational Evaluation
- EDP 5364 Psychological Interventions with Children and Adolescents IV: Direct Services for Mental Health Interventions
- EDP 5370 Consultation, Collaboration, and Family-School Partnerships
- EDP 5V78 Practicum in School Psychology (3 hours)
Summer Semester
- No required classes
- Take Praxis Test: School Psychologist (5403)
Year Three (6 hours)
Fall Semester (3 Hours)
- EDP 5382 Specialist Internship in School Psychology
Spring Semester (3 Hours)
- EDP 5383 Specialist Internship in School Psychology
*EdS Waco students will take EDP 5333 during Year 1 Spring term, and EDP 5356 during Year 1 Summer term.
"I feel that my experience in the assessment courses as a whole (this includes writing eligibility reports based on data we have personally collected, administering assessments, and researching assessments) has made me significantly more confident in my competence and compatibility with this career, in no small part due to Dr. Klose's guidance and course design. The EdS courses are intentionally designed to make us honestly prepared for our careers."
