NASP Graduate Education Workgroup News

Over the past few years the National Database Project, a subcommittee of the NASP Graduate Education Task Force (represented by all constituent groups associated with graduate education in school psychology, including NASP, TSP, CDSPP, Division 16, and SPSSS) was tasked with creating representation for all graduate preparation programs (School Psychology Program Information) within the United States in school psychology that minimally lead to state certification/licensure. The intent is to regularly collect program, faculty, and student demographic information to maintain the accuracy of the data provided.

This brief overview provides a snapshot of graduate education in school psychology in the United States. The next broad collection of student demographic data will be in September 2012 reflecting the 2012/2013 academic year. Much of the following information pertains to the 2010/2011 academic year unless otherwise indicated. Beginning in September 2012, and subsequent Septembers, graduate educators and program directors can anticipate an annual request for updated information.

In 2010/2011 there were a total of 239 universities providing a specialist and/or doctoral program in school psychology in the United States that would, at a minimum, lead to state certification/licensure (148 specialist only programs, 24 doctoral only programs, and 67 providing both a specialist and doctoral program; for a total of 306 programs).

In 2010/2011, there was a total of 9987 school psychology students (including interns) enrolled across these 306 (7183 specialist level students (72%), 2804 doctoral students (28%)). During the 2010/2011 academic year, there were a total of 2604 school psychology interns (2106 specialist (81%), 498 doctoral (19%)) and 2873 first year students enrolled in school psychology programs (2358 specialist (82%), 515 doctoral (18%)). Prior to the beginning of the 2011/2012 academic year, programs projected a total of 2823 newly admitted students to graduate education programs in school psychology (2261 specialist (80%), 562 doctoral (20%)).


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About School Psychology About NASP Membership Professional Standards and Training Continuing Professional Development National Certification Conventions Communications / Media Advocacy / Public Policy Resource Library Career Center Publications / Store Communities	NASP Graduate Education Workgroup News Over the past few years the National Database Project, a subcommittee of the NASP Graduate Education Task Force (represented by all constituent groups associated with graduate education in school psychology, including NASP, TSP, CDSPP, Division 16, and SPSSS) was tasked with creating representation for all graduate preparation programs (School Psychology Program Information) within the United States in school psychology that minimally lead to state certification/licensure. The intent is to regularly collect program, faculty, and student demographic information to maintain the accuracy of the data provided. This brief overview provides a snapshot of graduate education in school psychology in the United States. The next broad collection of student demographic data will be in September 2012 reflecting the 2012/2013 academic year. Much of the following information pertains to the 2010/2011 academic year unless otherwise indicated. Beginning in September 2012, and subsequent Septembers, graduate educators and program directors can anticipate an annual request for updated information. In 2010/2011 there were a total of 239 universities providing a specialist and/or doctoral program in school psychology in the United States that would, at a minimum, lead to state certification/licensure (148 specialist only programs, 24 doctoral only programs, and 67 providing both a specialist and doctoral program; for a total of 306 programs). In 2010/2011, there was a total of 9987 school psychology students (including interns) enrolled across these 306 (7183 specialist level students (72%), 2804 doctoral students (28%)). During the 2010/2011 academic year, there were a total of 2604 school psychology interns (2106 specialist (81%), 498 doctoral (19%)) and 2873 first year students enrolled in school psychology programs (2358 specialist (82%), 515 doctoral (18%)). Prior to the beginning of the 2011/2012 academic year, programs projected a total of 2823 newly admitted students to graduate education programs in school psychology (2261 specialist (80%), 562 doctoral (20%)).