Modifications to the Plan of Study

Students follow the plan of study in effect at the time of their entrance into the program.  Modifications to this plan of study can occur in one of two ways. 

• The first way is through adoption of a later plan of study; in this case the student adopts the new plan in its entirety and this change is documented on the Student-Faculty Contract. 

• The second way is to petition the faculty for a waiver, such as when a student comes with some graduate coursework already completed which might fulfill some of the School Psychology Program’s requirements.  In this situation, the student and his or her advisor carefully review all syllabi and transcripts related to the courses already taken and the advisor presents the Plan of Study Substitution Form to the faculty for approval.  Review of the student’s previous graduate coursework and approval of substitutions to the plan of study should be completed by the end of the student’s first year.  The advisor will provide the student with a signed copy of the Plan of Study Substitution Form and also put one copy in the student’s program file in 360LC.  On rare occasions a student may request a waiver for some other reason, and these requests follow the general policy for requesting a waiver. 

Students may select from approved electives or add courses to their plan of study in order to meet minor or specialization requirements.