Students are expected to demonstrate competencies in foundational areas of psychology, supervisor psychological theory, practice, and research through a series of comprehensive examinations and to demonstrate competency in practice through the successful completion of an approved 2000-hour internship. The counseling subspecialties, which focus on advanced counseling theory and practice, prepare graduates to serve in schools, school systems, and social service agencies. Graduates with a concentration in counseling psychology may sit for the state examination for licensure as a psychologist. The flexible curriculum provides candidates with the skills and information about people, education, and organizations that they will need to guide successful, positive change. Professional emphases within the program include K-12 school administration, postsecondary administration, organizational leadership, urban educational policy analysis, and sport administration.
Coursework includes organizational theory, planning, evaluation, legal issues, and an internship.
Graduates provide leadership in school districts, postsecondary institutions, business and industry, and public and private agencies. This program is also offered cooperatively with Western Kentucky University. The EdD in Evaluation prepares professional evaluators for such roles as evaluating federal or state-funded educational programs, interpreting testing and assessment data, and consulting on educational research methods. Coursework emphasizes research techniques, statistics, educational measurement, qualitative research, and computer data analysis. Graduates of the program are prepared to evaluate educational and other human service programs.