The department will admit approximately five students into the Ph.D. program each fall. Our program prides itself on offering our students access to faculty members with a diverse set of skills and research interests. Through this diversity, you will develop a broad knowledge base of school-based assessment, consultation, and intervention work. You will also develop expertise within a certain area through involvement with a research team, completion of scholarly projects, and coursework associated with a minor concentration. Our School Psychology faculty dedicate a substantial amount of time and effort to our graduate students. When selecting students, we are not simply selecting individuals with who we will provide didactic instruction in the classroom, but students with whom we will spend many hours in and outside of the classroom perfecting their clinical and research skills to enhance the lives of children and adolescents and the practice of school psychology.
For this face-to-face five-year Doctoral program, students will enter into a Doctoral degree in the Educational Psychology program and will obtain a master’s degree as relevant. In their terminal year, they will complete a three-term year-long internship program (2000 hours) and earn the Ph.D. in Educational Psychology with an emphasis in School Psychology. Students will be eligible for certification as school psychologists or licensed psychologists. Learn to become a clinically skilled psychologist who understands and works within accepted scientific principles and guidelines. You will develop principles of theory, science, and practice in four major content areas: Child and adolescent development and systems Abnormal psychology Appraisal Intervention and consultation
Director of Graduate Studies Kristen Bub Kristen.Bub@uga.edu Graduate Program Advisor/Graduate Program Administrator Caroline Calhoun-King wcc96770@uga.edu