​Graduate programs in School Psychology at Queens College are cast in the scientist-practitioner model. This model seeks to integrate theoretical knowledge and applied skills in all coursework as well as in practica and internships in order to promote educationally and psychologically healthy environments for all children and youth. The goal is to prepare psychologists with high levels of ethical and professional competencies to provide sound educational and psychological services in the school and other educational settings.  We are committed to training school psychologists who embrace principles of fairness, equity and social justice in their personal and professional lives and who will provide exemplary, culturally responsive services to the diverse constituencies we are privileged to serve.

Candidates with bilingual proficiency may wish to complete a Specialization in Bilingual School Psychology, leading to a certificate with a bilingual extension. The Bilingual Extension is granted by the New York State Education Department to bilingual graduates who take courses focusing on bilingual and multicultural issues and who complete a bilingual internship experience. The Specialization in Bilingual School Psychology requires 66 credits, the 60-credit school psychology sequence and two additional courses (3 credits each) emphasizing bilingual and multicultural issues. Students are placed in bilingual internship sites with bilingual supervisors (internship experience is 3 credits a semester for a total of 6 credits). Candidates in the Bilingual Specialization are required to demonstrate proficiency in a second language by taking the Bilingual Education Assessment (BEA) exam, a content and language proficiency exam, administered by the New York State Education Department. Candidates are required to take and pass the BEA exam in English and in their second language prior to entering the internship experience.