Students take courses with a highly pragmatic content, e.g., child counseling and assessment, and, during each week of every semester, spend a day or more in a school district working under the supervision of a school psychologist. Our program is distinctive in several ways. This gives it a strong conceptual emphasis in Psychology and also provides a unique graduate study opportunity for Psychology majors. It is the only full-time program available in Southern California. Other programs serve school professionals who work full-time and take courses after work hours.
Students can, of course, opt to attend part-time.
By arrangement with school districts, it enables most second-year students to receive stipends for their fieldwork time. Low-income students who otherwise would lack the financial ability can then attend. The program accepts 12 students for each Fall semester. Many of these come typically from undergraduate Psychology majors at CSUN, others from California and other states, especially those wishing training in a Department of Psychology. Our program has been fortunate to have enrolled a highly motivated and capable group of students over the years.