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Department of Psychology

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School Psychology

Our program prepares you to practice health service psychology in settings that serve preschool and school-aged children and their families. You'll receive a broad range of practical training within the classroom and beyond, including community-based mental health centers, hospitals, and developmental pediatric clinics. 

Learn More About Our Program

Each fall, we offer information sessions for prospective students to learn more about the School Psychology program.

USC Psychology Virtual Open House

Thursday, October 29, 2026, from 7–8:30 p.m. Eastern Time

The University of South Carolina Department of Psychology invites prospective Ph.D. students to a virtual open house. We encourage first-generation and underrepresented students to join us.

During the open house, you will have the opportunity to:

  • Explore our four graduate concentrations: Clinical-Community Psychology, Cognitive and Neural Sciences, School Psychology, and Quantitative Psychology.
  • Discover the department’s diversity initiatives.
  • Connect with faculty and current graduate students.
  • Ask questions. The final 30 minutes will be reserved for current and prospective students only.

Register for the Psychology Virtual Open House

After registering, you will receive a Zoom link.

Questions? Email our graduate coordinators at psycgradcoord@mailbox.sc.edu.

Focus on Assessment & Intervention

Our program offers extensive clinical field experience across pediatric, child and school psychology settings. You’ll gain a solid foundation in child psychological assessment and evidence-based intervention and have opportunities to pursue subspecialties.

Prepare for Your Health Service Career

Most of our graduates go on to work in traditional school settings, but the skills you obtain here are transferable across a broad range of settings, including hospitals, community mental health clinics, research universities and private practice, among others.

Choose a Standout Faculty Mentor

You’ll work with our faculty on high-impact research themes including evidence-based school mental health programs, positive child well-being, cultural competence, neuropsychology, literacy assessment and intervention.

Accreditation

The School Psychology Concentration in the McCausland College of Arts and Sciences at the University of South Carolina is accredited by the American Psychological Association (APA)’s Commission on Accreditation and approved by the National Association of School Psychologists (NASP) through a partnership with the National Council on Accreditation of Teacher Education (NCATE). It was the third School Psychology Graduate Program in the United States to receive APA accreditation (1974).

Review the APA-required Student Admissions, Outcome and Other Data (PDF) for the School Psychology program.

Questions related to the program’s accredited status should be directed to the Commission on Accreditation:

American Psychological Association
Office of Program Consultation and Accreditation
750 First Street NE
Washington, DC 20002-4242
Phone: 202-336-5979
Email: apaaccred@apa.org

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