School Psychology Masters Program

The School Psychology Master's Program at the Ohio State University is a full-time program that is fully accredited by the National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education (NCATE) in association with the National Association of School Psychologists (NASP).The Master's of Arts Program is also accredited by the Ohio Department of Education.

The MA program focuses on practitioner training for the delivery of comprehensive school psychological services primarily in school settings. In addition to practitioner skills, master's students are trained in a "scientist as consumer" model that emphasizes the use of research findings in clinical decision-making, both in terms of creating interventions as well as evaluating their efficacy. Master's students draw upon the scientific literature to make decisions regarding practice with a focus on empirically supported services. A number of objectives guide the curriculum for the master's program. These objectives fall under one of the six program goals outlined in the program philosophy. The program is guided by the program philosophy and six goals with related competencies and objectives.

In order to complete the master's of arts degree, students are expected to maintain two years of full-time enrollment that may include summers. Typically, master's students enroll for 15 quarter hours each term with the exception of summer. The M. A. degree must be at least 90 quarter hours with most students completing between 98 and 107 quarter hours. After completing the M. A. degree, students then complete an internship in the third year of their program. Although no additional degree is awarded after completion of the internship, the internship is required to obtain certification as a school psychologist from the Ohio Department of Education.

Students are expected to sign a copy of the Master's Program Contract and turn it in to the Program Director before October 15th. Click on this link for a complete copy of the Master's Handbook.