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Ed.S. in School Psychology

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Education Specialist in School Psychology (Ed.S.)

Priority Application Deadline
June 30, 2025

Next Cohort Begins
October 6, 2025

School psychologists play a critical role in the education community, providing vital counseling, assessment and intervention services aimed at helping students succeed in their academic journeys so they can contribute to a healthy and engaging learning environment.

The Ed.S. in School Psychology at Chaminade offers an innovative and real-world curriculum that focuses on preparing you to meet the holistic needs of PK-12 students.

100% online classes with a residency

60 total credit hours
(includes school psychologist internship)

Finish in 36 months

Cohort-based program design

Electronic textbooks included in tuition

1,300-hour practicum/internships

  1. Administer psychological and educational assessments and effectively communicate the results to a variety of audiences.
  2. Provide an innovative, research-based, and real-world curriculum that focuses on preparing individuals to meet the holistic needs of PK-12 students.
  3. Evaluate scientific knowledge and research regarding the provision of psychological and educational interventions and strategies, prevention approaches, wellness approaches, and the use of assessments.
  4. Synthesize the value of adaptation and change with applied 21st-century leadership, supervision, and consultation knowledge and skills for diverse and complex organizational systems.

Data-Based Decision-Making

  • SPSY 708 Achievement Testing
  • SPSY 715 Research Methods
  • SPSY 716 Practicum

Consultation and Collaboration

  • SPSY 706 Consultation, Supervision, and Practice

Academic Interventions and Instructional Supports

  • SPSY 701 Psychological Foundations of Education, Development, and Learning: An Introduction to School Psychology
  • SPSY 713 Behavioral Assessment and Intervention
  • SPSY 714 Cognitive Assessment

Mental Health and Behavioral Health Services and Interventions

  • SPSY 704 Advanced Counseling and Group Facilitation Theories and Interventions
  • SPSY 711 Multi-Tiered Systems of Support
  • SPSY 702 Human Development and Diversity

School-Wide Practices to Promote Learning

  • SPSY 709 SPED Assessment, Identification, and Planning
  • SPSY 801 Internship A
  • SPSY 802 Internship B
  • SPSY 803 Internship C
  • SPSY 804 Internship D

Services to Promote Safe and Supportive Schools

  • SPSY 712 Social-Emotional Assessment and Intervention

Family, School and Community Collaboration

  • SPSY 707 Family, School, and Community Partnerships

Equitable Practices for Diverse Student Populations

  • SPSY 705 Applied Leadership and Practice in Diverse Systems

Research and Evidence-Based Practice

  • SPSY 710 Program Evaluation, Statistics, and Psychometric Methods

Legal, Ethical and Professional Practice

  • SPSY 703 Legal, Professional, and Ethical Issues in School Psychology
  • Completed application form and application fee
  • Bachelor’s degree from a regionally accredited institution or an appropriately certified foreign institution
  • Official transcripts from all colleges/universities attended
  • Current professional resume
  • Personal statement
  • Application interview
  • International candidates from countries where English is not the native language must meet TOEFL requirements

$1,050
Per Credit Hour

60
Total Credit Hours

36 Months
Time to Completion

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GRADUATE ADMISSIONS
[email protected]
(808) 739-8340

PROGRAM DIRECTOR
Darren Iwamoto, Ed.D.
[email protected]
(808) 739-4604