On the Tampa Campus, students are assigned to teams. All courses are taken with the assigned team. Since no teams start in the summer, there are no summer admissions. All part-time field experiences must be successfully completed as a member of a team concurrently enrolled in a specified course in designated local schools under the supervision of a faculty member. Field experiences begin during the first semester of a student's enrollment with increasing involvement throughout the program.
Students are responsible for providing transportation to their experience sites.
This requires that students be available to participate in field experiences and concurrent classes during regular school hours. These programs are currently under review. Students are advised to work closely with program advisors in the Department when developing their program of study. Survey of emotional, behavioral and social disorders in children and youth. History of the field, definitions, classifications, theoretical approaches, intervention techniques, classroom management, service delivery models, trends and issues.