The Education Specialist Degree in School Psychology is a 60-unit program. Graduates of the program are typically employed in PreK-12 education to provide direct and indirect psychological, behavioral and academic support to students. Candidates concurrently meet requirements for the Pupil Personnel Services - School Psychology (PPS/SP) credential required of persons employed as school psychologists in public schools. The program is approved by the National Association of School Psychologists (NASP) and accredited by the state Commission on Teacher Credentialing (CTC). Visit the program website for details.

Features of our program

1. Upon successful completion of the program, graduates of the CSULB School Psychology program are awarded the Education Specialist degree (Ed.S.). For more information on the Ed.S., see School Psychology Degrees (PDF)
2. Graduates meet the qualifications for the California Pupil Personnel Services (PPS) credential in School Psychology from the Commission on Teacher Credentialing.
3. CSULB School Psychology program is ranked #8 in the nation for scholarly productivity
4. Program faculty were recently awarded U. S. Department of Education grants totaling more than $3 million to train school psychologists to work with transition-age foster youth and culturally- and linguistically diverse learners. For more information, go to Financing Your Education.
5. Our students have a 100% Praxis exam pass rate for four years in a row!
6. For more information, see Why Choose CSULB?

Learning Outcomes:

The School Psychology Program is aligned with the National Association of School Psychologists (NASP)Professional Standards and the California Commission on Teacher Credentialing Pupil Personnel Services School Psychology Program Standards and Performance Expectations. These standards are associated with the following program learning outcomes:
 

Outcome 1: Understand and utilize practices that permeate all aspects of service delivery including data-based decision-making, consultation, and collaboration.

Outcome 2: Provide student-level services for academics and mental and behavioral health.

Outcome 3: Provide systems-level services to promote learning, safe and supportive schools, and collaboration across family, school, and community.

Outcome 4: Demonstrate consideration of foundational concepts of service delivery, including equity, diversity, evidence base, ethical principles, and legal guidelines.

Prerequisites to the Program

The following are required for admission to the program:

1. Baccalaureate degree from an accredited college or university.
2. Minimum 3.00 overall grade point average in the last degree (not credential or certificate) earned from an accredited institution of higher education. Applicants whose overall GPA is 2.85-2.99 and who present compelling evidence of academic and professional potential, either through recent academic performance and/or experiential background, may be considered for admission at the discretion of the program admission committee.
3. Completion of the following or an equivalent (may be taken after admission to the program, but must be taken before advancement to candidacy): EDP 405 and EDP 301 or EDP 302.
4. International applicants have additional university application requirements including meeting the English language proficiency requirement. Please visit The Center for International Education (CIE) website at www. csulb.edu/cie for more information.
5. Proof of Basic Skills Proficiency per California Education Code and Title V Regulations.