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The Department of Psychology and Research in Education (PRE) offers graduate programs in Counseling Psychology, School Psychology, and Education Psychology and Research. Classes, seminars, and field experiences with professors and supervisors provide students with the skills necessary for positions in are variety of educational, health care, and research settings.

Counseling Psychology: MS, PhD

The department's MS and PhD programs in counseling psychology respectively prepare individuals to work as professional counselors and as counseling psychologist. The MS program has been designed to prepare individuals aspiring to work as counselors or in counseling-related fields or for further training in a doctoral program. The PhD program prepares clinicians to apply the best and most current theory and research to their practice, and academicians whose research is grounded in the realities of practice.

Educational Psychology and Research: MSE, PhD

Educational Psychology and Research (EPR) programs lead to a Master of Science in Education (MSE) or a doctoral (PhD). For either program, students choose a Development and Learning track (D&L) or a Research, Evaluation, Measure and Statistics track (REMS). The D&L track offers graduate-level training focused on theory and research in area of human development and learning relevant to education the social sciences. The REMS track provides graduate-level training in all aspects of quantitative methods for education and the social sciences.

School Psychology: EdS, PhD

The School Psychology programs combine coursework in both theory and research with supervised practice in public school settings to prepare individuals to work in public school, university and community settings. The EdS (specialist) program is designed to prepare individuals for licensure as a school-based entry-level school psychologist or for further training in a doctoral program. The PhD program prepares individuals to apply the best and most current theory and research to their practice, and academicians whose research is grounded in the realities of practice. Individuals completing the PhD are eligible for entry-level non-school-based practice as independent practitioners.

KU’s School of Education ranks #9 among public universities.
-U.S. News
322 students received $568,000 in scholarships for the 2010-2011 school year.
The School of Education generated nearly 27.2 million dollars in external funding expenditures for 2009-2010.
Neal Kingston, Associate Prof. (CETE)
largest grant in KU history.
APA accredited doctoral programs in School & Counseling Psychology
Education Specialist in School Psychology -NASP accredited
The program's specialist program in School Psychology is accredited by the National Association of School Psychologist.
Barbara Kerr is a Williamson Distinguished Professional with a focus on giftedness.
Core faculty in the Counseling Psychology are "Fellows" of the American Psychological Association.

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