Completed application files are reviewed and admission decisions are made during one cycle each year. All application materials must be submitted to the Office of Graduate and Professional Studies online application by January 1.

The Flagstaff and North Valley campuses admit annually. Applicant interviews are at the end of January and admissions decisions are made by the end of February. Students receive notification of this decision electronically. It is the student’s responsibility to ensure that their application file is complete. Incomplete files are not reviewed.

North Valley students start courses in May. Flagstaff students may start in summer or fall. Faculty advisors are assigned upon admission.

Application deadlines for Educational Psychology (EPS) programs

The materials in the applicant file are evaluated by faculty using an objective, multi-criteria system. Points are assigned for each applicant using the following weighted percentages associated with each criteria:

• 50% Academic Aptitude for Graduate Study (GPA or GRE and GPA)
  • Applicants with a GPA below 3.0 must submit official Graduate Record Examination (GRE) General Test scores (taken within the last five years) for the Ed.S. School Psychology program.  The GRE is not required for applicants with a GPA of 3.0 or above; however, it is recommended.  GRE scores must be received by the application deadline
• 20% Essay Responses (autobiographical and professional interest questions
  1. Discuss your reasons for choosing school psychology as a career
  2. Discuss: (a) your long-term professional goals; (b) the populations on which you would like to focus; and (c) the type of community in which you would like to work
  3. What characteristics do you possess that would make you a good school psychologist practitioner?

• 15% Potential to Contribute to Profession and Program (relevant paid/volunteer work, professional activities and letters of recommendation)
• 15% Goodness of Fit to the Program (areas of focus congruence, fit to College of Education mission, and professional characteristics)
• Two Letters of recommendation

Programs of Study

Flagstaff Campus 2018

North Valley Campus 2018

Practicum is located in a school with a certified practitioner as field supervisor. The field supervisor holds clinical responsibility for all direct service work provided by the practicum student. Additionally, students receive supervision with advanced doctoral students in the program as well as group supervision and didactic training with the university faculty supervisor. The school setting may be traditional elementary, middle, or high schools as well as alternative middle and high schools for high risk students. Field placements may also be made in public charter schools with unique educational philosophies such as Waldorf or Montessori. Students located on the Flagstaff campus also have opportunities to participate in practicum activities in surrounding reservation schools such as Hopi’s Headstart programs and Window Rock Unified School District. Reliable transportation is required for practicum as students may drive up to two and half hours for some experiences.

Students focus on direct service in psychoeducational assessment, consultation, school-based counseling and psychoeducation, and direct intervention targeting behavioral or academic needs. The client population includes preschool through grade 12. Students conduct their field experience in a multidisciplinary setting, often conducting evaluations in concert with physical therapy (PT), occupational therapy (OT), and speech language pathology (SLP) providers. Students complete a minimum of 300 hours during this year (2 semesters) of school-based practicum. Most students complete 400 or more hours.

The School Psychology Certification Internship (EPS 693) is the culminating applied experience for students, consisting of one school year of full-time supervised internship. The program follows the NASP Best Practice Guidelines for School Psychology Internships (2020); the supervision site, the preparing university program, and intern adhere to NASP Principles of Professional Practice/Ethics. EPS 693 is taken over two academic semesters (2 credit hours per semester) and requires a minimum of 1,200 clock hours of which at least 600 must be acquired in a school setting. Typically, students complete their entire experience in a school setting; however, other settings may be arranged for the additional 600 hours. Such a placement must be approved by the school psychology faculty; factors such as availability of appropriate sites, the student's level of experience and professional development, and student's future goals will be considered.

Assistantships are available in most departments that offer graduate programs on the Mountain Campus. Few assistantships are available in the extended campuses; hourly employment is an option.

As a graduate assistant, you receive a stipend, 100 % tuition waiver, and a waiver of the student health insurance premium.  Normally graduate assistants work twenty hours per week within the Educational Psychology Department. You must also be enrolled as a full-time graduate student, meaning that you take at least nine credit hours each term.

If awarded a resident tuition waiver, all tuition will be waived, but the student would still be responsible for all fees. If awarded a non-resident tuition waiver, the non-resident portion of the tuition would be waived, but the student would still be responsible for the resident tuition and fees.

Once you accept our offer of admission, a Program Coordinator will work closely with you to guide you towards Graduate Assistantship opportunities that fit your background. The Educational Psychology Department graduate assistant application opens the first week in January for the following academic year.  The Program Coordinator will also encourage you to apply for a tuition waiver;  Educational Psychology Department Tuition Waiver application opens the first week in January for the following academic year.

Applications for current "at large" graduate assistantships across campus may be made anytime an opening is known. The Office of Graduate and Professional Studies maintains a website for position postings across campus: https://legacy.nau.edu/graduate-college/graduate-assistantships-tuition-waivers/

Tuition costs are updated routinely by the university and posted here.  University fees for technology, health, recreation, etc. vary by campus.

Program fees are established by the Arizona Board of Regents (ABOR).  A program fee has been approved for this program.  See program fee details.  Program fees are subject to change and updated July 1 for the next academic year.