Department of Psychology at Illinois State University

 

Graduate Programs in School Psychology

Welcome to the Graduate Programs in School Psychology at Illinois State University! We are very proud of our doctoral and specialist programs and our long history of educating school psychologists dating back to the 1950s. Our Graduate Programs were the first in Illinois to receive approval from the State Teacher Certification Board and now has over 600 alumni working throughout the United States.

Our Graduate Programs have all of the available accreditations and approvals suggested for higher quality training, comprehensive curricular content, and properly supervised field experiences. The doctoral program is accredited by the Committee on Accreditation of the American Psychological Association (750 First Street, NW, Washington, DC 20002-4242, 202/336-5979), and approved by the National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education (NCATTE) and the National Association of School Psychologists (NASP). Our specialist program is approved by NCATE and NASP. Both programs are approved by the Illinois State Board of Education.

School psychologists are identified as one of the best 50 careers by U.S. News and World Report (2011). According to U.S. News:

The Labor Department projects that the number of jobs held by clinical, counseling, and school psychologists will jump 11 percent between 2008 and 2018, creating 16,800 more positions. The growth is expected to be particularly strong in schools (as well as in hospitals and mental-health centers, among others) thanks to increased efforts to provide mental-health services to students. Best Careers 2011: School Psychologist (Article posted December 6, 2010)

rEGISTRATION

Registration for summer classes is available on iCampus through May 12.
psychology courses summer schedule

Registration for fall classes is available on iCampus from May 21 through August 3.
psychology courses fall schedule

Doctoral Program Data

Student Admissions, Outcomes, and Other Data from
August 2004-July 2011 (Microsoft Word) (PDF)
This information is made available in compliance with the American Psychological Association accreditation policy.

Pictures

School Psychology Anniversary Dinner (October 2007)

Find a Classmate

The Graduate Programs in School Psychology maintains a database of its alumni dating back to the 1960s. If you are interested in finding a classmate, contact Dr. Mark Swerdlik by email. If you are changing jobs or your home address, notify Dr. Swerdlik so we can update our alumni records.

Useful Links

Memories on CD/DVD

The Graduate Association of School Psychologists (GASP) is offering a CD or DVD with a donation to our trainee organization. Donations provided to GASP would be primarily used to support the costs associated with the presentation of trainee research and for training fellowship. See the department's Alumni website for information about the contents of the CD or DVD and for an order form.