The College Teaching and Educational Psychology programs are currently inactive. All materials for application must be received by the department and application to the University must be made by March 1 for consideration for the following Fall semester. The school psychology program, qualifies candidates for a school psychologist certificate in Washington state. Course work prepares professionals to assess and counsel individuals for placement in educational programs and to plan and implement curriculum interventions. This program is designed for practicing special education teachers, counselors, or others from related backgrounds.
Applicants holding either bachelor's or master's degrees are eligible to apply.
The Program in School Psychology at the University of California, Berkeley, grounded in the scientist-practitioner model of education and training in psychology, has prepared students for employment in public schools, universities, mental health clinics, and a variety of other work settings since its establishment in 1965. A four-year sequence of academic course work subscribing to a developmental model and field practica in Bay Area schools and mental health clinics leads to the Ph.D. and the California credential authorizing service as a school psychologist. At present, the Berkeley School Psychology program is the only school psychology program in California to have received accreditation from the American Psychological Association. The Master of Arts in Counseling program is a non-thesis program requiring 48 units and dedicated to meeting the individual needs of adult learners and to providing education and skills development which gradtuates utilize in a wide range of career settings. Students must have a master s degree in either counseling or education.