The CAS Program in School Psychology will admit students at various levels of training. Some of those admitted to the program will be beginning graduate students directly from undergraduate school; others will be returning students. Full time study will be typical of most students, and the program is geared toward full time study. All students enrolled in this program must meet a residency requirement for full-time study of at least 24 credits taken in two consecutive regular semesters and must complete an internship.   

Policy on Acceptance of Transfer Credit

A.		When there is a question of accepting credit for didactic courses taken at other graduate institution, students may be required to submit the course syllabus, a list of the tests used, qualifications of the course instructor, other relevant material, and a statement from the student on how the course(s) met competencies in what ways. When there is a question about the comparability of courses, the advisor may require the student to meet with the instructor at the University at Albany who teaches the course. The instructor will indicate to the Division faculty whether the courses appear comparable.
		Credit for previous coursework in Psychological Foundations and Research, Measurement, and Statistics areas will be considered only when based upon evidence that the psychology was taught at the graduate level and was offered through a Department of Psychology, a Department of Educational Psychology, or a Department of Counseling Psychology.

B.		Prior field experiences completed at other universities or in other programs cannot be accepted in lieu of University at Albany Division of School Psychology field training requirements.
C.		Decisions concerning student requests to be granted credit for a course in the CAS Program will be made soon after the student is enrolled. The one exception to this is when a student needs to demonstrate a particular skill of competency. Under these circumstances the decision will not be made until after the student demonstrates such competency.

Residence Requirements

To be eligible for the MS degree (in Educational Psychology and Statistics), at least 24 credits must be completed at the University, full-time study.

Students in the CAS Program in School Psychology complete a minimum of 2 years of academic study and 1 additional year of certification internship prior to the granting of the degree. Of the 73 minimum credit hours undertaken to complete the degree, 38 credits must be taken at the University at Albany. Division residency requirements stipulate a minimum of one academic year in full-time residence (2 consecutive semesters of full time study). Because admission to the Program is based on a general commitment to full-time study, students in the CAS Program in School Psychology typically conduct their entire course of study on a full-time in-residence basis.