Degree Time Limits
The University of Findlay requires students to complete all graduate program requirements within seven years. No course more than seven years old may be used for meeting the degree requirements. Students who do not complete his/her graduate program requirements within this time limit will be ineligible to graduate. The degree time limit begins at the start and ends at the completion of a program of study. The degree time limit does not supersede any other obligations to maintain satisfactory academic progress throughout the student's degree program.
Graduate students are expected to complete their program of study within seven (7) years from the time at which they commence their study. That is, no course more than seven years old from the semester in which a student plans to graduate may be used for meeting the requirements of the degree.
A student will be required to retake any class that was taken more than seven years from the planned semester of graduation. For example, a student wishing to graduate Fall 2014 will only be eligible to use courses from fall 2007 until fall 2014. Any course completed outside of this time period will need to be repeated or replaced with a course approved by the student's graduate program. If the class is no longer available, a comparable or substitute class of a corresponding number of credit hours will be determined by the program chair. Please note: classes removed from a program of study are indicative of the changes that occur within a profession or academic body of knowledge.
Students pursuing a Doctor of Education in School Psychology degree are eligible for an exemption to the degree time limit policy if they hold a current school psychologist license during their enrollment at The University of Findlay, and students may receive transfer credit for EDPY 610, EDPY 614, EDPY 620, EDPY 622, and EDPY 624.
Students should proactively plan in order to be sure that their academic, work, and personal lives can accommodate this seven-year rule.
A student may request an exception to this policy by submitting a written appeal to the Graduate Student Standards Committee for review and possible approval. The student should solicit the written support of his/her academic adviser when making exception requests.
GPA Requirement
Students in the Doctor of Education in School Psychology program must earn a “B" or better in EDUC 700 to continue in the program. All students must maintain a 3.0 average and must have no more than one “C+" or lower grade during the course of the program. If a student earns a second grade less than or equal to “C+", he/she has the option to retake the course but must raise the grade to a “B" or better. The higher grade will replace the lower one in the GPA calculation. Students are only allowed one opportunity to retake the course and are suspended from taking any other courses in the program while they retake the course. If a student earns a third grade less than or equal to “C+", he/she will be removed from the program.
Key Assessments and Dissertation Requirements
Comprehensive Exams
The Ed.D. in School Psychology comprehensive exam will consist of two main portions: Written Examination comprised of a case study, and passing of the Praxis Exam. A committee consisting of school psychology faculty will administer and score the written examination, and will evaluate each response as either Pass, Pass with Modifications, or Fail. This evaluation should be completed within ten days of the written examination.
Written Comprehensive Examination
The written portion of the comprehensive examination will be comprised of three parts: case study, program evaluation and Praxis exam. The case study and program evaluation will be evaluated by a committee of school psychology faculty and reported as pass, pass with modifications, or fail within 10 days of the completion of the examination. Two unsatisfactory votes will produce a committee decision of fail. The Praxis II School Psychologist Exam must be taken and passed with a minimum score of 147. The sections of the written comprehensive exam will be comprised of the following three elements:
Case Study – Students will complete a case study of an academic or behavioral intervention. This case study will require students to engage in a problem-solving methodology, interpret assessment data, develop an intervention plan, and evaluate the effectiveness of that plan. The case study will be evaluated based on the National Association of School Psychologists Case Study Evaluation Rubric.
Praxis Exam – The Praxis II School Psychologist Exam must be taken and passed with a score equal to or higher than that required by the State of Ohio for school psychology licensure or the National Association of School Psychologists for a Nationally Certified School Psychologist Certificate, whichever is higher.
Students, who are licensed school psychologists and have completed practicum and internship courses, pursuing a Doctor of Education in School Psychology degree at The University of Findlay have the comprehensive examination requirement waived as both of those components are necessary for graduation from a school psychology program and licensure.
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