Students culminate their research training by completing a dissertation with the guidance of a chair and a 3-person committee. The quality of the students we admit is a major reason for the program's excellence. Incoming classes generally average over 1200 GRE scores on Verbal and Quantitative sections. We accept students with both bachelor's and master's degrees. School Psychology graduates found employment primarily in school systems doing consultation and direct service.
Graduates primarily provide direct service to clients.
However, most also consult, teach, and conduct research. Graduates' scores on the national licensure exam in psychology are about 1 standard deviation above the mean. The atmosphere in the program is informal and supportive. Because of the high quality of our students, many advanced students find assistantships in other University at Buffalo departments and programs. We also offer Minority Fellowships to students of color.