School Psychology Program Accreditation

Program Approval and  Accreditation

Accredited through February 1, 2026

The UTC School Psychology Program is approved by the National Association of School Psychologists and as an educator preparation program by the Council for the Accreditation of Educator Preparation.

   National Association of School Psychologists

The School Psychology program at UTC has full approval status from the National Association of School Psychologists (NASP) Program Approval Review Board. A notification letter stated that the UTC program met all of the standards of the Program Approval Review Board and congratulated the University for its, "efforts to develop a strong program." 

Graduates of approved programs who achieve a satisfactory score on the Praxis examination in School Psychology are able to expedite the process in applying to become a Nationally Certified School Psychologist (NCSP). This provides an advantage for graduates as they seek certification to practice in schools across the country. 

Currently, many state departments of education across the United States recognize the Nationally Certified School Psychologist designation as an indication of quality training and ease the process of attaining certification for those holding this designation. Some employing school districts also offer additional benefits for applicants who hold the NCSP credential.  

For more information about the NCSP, go to the NASP website. 

The program requires students to demonstrate an understanding of the foundations for all services provided by school psychologists as identified by NASP (2010):

Please follow this link in order to review the benefits to joining NASP.

Council for the Accreditation of Educator Preparation and Performance Data

As a Program within the College of Health, Education, and Professional Studies at UTC, accountability data are routinely collected.  As a component of CAEP accreditation, UTC must report and prominently display data on its website relating to the Annual Reporting measures established by CAEP. The School Psychology Program reports its data below:

CAEP Outcome Measures:

 1=Number of Program Completers in Academic Year (AY) 2=Employed within 3 months after graduation

*One student migrated to MED Counselor Ed and graduated SP2022
** 2 students withdrew, 2 students are currently enrolled