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M.A. in School Psychology

School Psychology Handbook: Getting Started

Beginning your first semester in the program can be a very busy time.  Here are some tips to help make the beginning of the semester less hectic.

• Before the semester begins, contact your advisor to arrange a brief meeting and discuss courses you will be taking. Registration can be done online, but check with the program coordinator, Dr. Ginsburg-Block, before registering online. Unless there are special circumstances (e.g. transfer of credits, etc.), you should register for the courses as presented previously in the curriculum.
• If you have an assistantship, be sure that all required forms are completed as soon as possible (in order to be paid!). Contact Dr. Gail Rys (gailrys@udel.edu), the Assistant Director of Graduate Programs, for such forms.  Also, if you know whom you will be assisting (if not, ask Gail), contact that person and schedule a time to meet during the first week of classes (or sooner).
• For the academic years of 2006-2007, 2007-2008, and 2008-2009, Marika Ginsburg-Block is the program coordinator. At the beginning of the semester, inform her of your local phone number, address, and e-mail address via email to marika@udel.edu. Keep her informed of any changes.
• Every school psychology student has a mailbox located in Willard Hall Education Building, Room 210B. This is the primary place where faculty will place memos, your papers, etc. Check your mailbox on a regular basis. You will be given a key to the mailroom and to the building. Please be sure to return these keys at the end of your internship.
• Go online and join the National Association of School Psychologists as a student member (www.nasponline.org). Not only is membership a bargain for students, but is a professional responsibility. Print out the application form so that you can get your advisor's signature prior to mailing. Also, be sure to join the Delaware Association of School Psychologists (applications are available online at dasponline.org).

Advisors

Each student admitted to the program in school psychology is assigned an academic advisor at the time of admission. Because courses in the program are predetermined, and set in a specific sequence, there seldom is a need to meet with your advisor before registering. If you have questions, however, be sure to see your advisor or the program coordinator. For students in the Ph.D. program, every attempt is made to match the research interests of students with those of their advisors. However, there is no guarantee that the advisor initially appointed will eventually oversee the student's dissertation research. Students are free to seek new advisors if their interests or the interests of their advisors change. When students desire to change advisors, they should discuss this with their current advisor and the program coordinator.