Cratis D. Williams School of Graduate Studies

The School Psychology program has been approved by NCATE/NASP since 1991. The program is multidisciplinary and is designed to prepare graduates who are able to use their knowledge in the areas of psychology, education, and counseling to address the needs of children and adolescents in schools. Students are trained to provide comprehensive school psychological services, including psycho-educational assessment and intervention planning, consultation and problem solving, in-service education, individual and group counseling, program development and evaluation, and applied research.

The Department of Sustainable Technology and the Built Environment graduate degree programs provide advanced education, research opportunities, and opportunities for field-based work in selected technical areas. The program's aim is to foster philosophies for lifelong professional development and contributions to the field of study, with particular emphasis on the development of sustainable technologies.

The Speech-Language Pathology Program at Appalachian is devoted to the study of human communication and associated disorders and prepares clinicians for work in a variety of settings--schools, hospitals, nursing homes, community clinics, home health, private practice. Students gain the academic and clinical practicum experiences necessary for certification by the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association, licensure by the North Carolina Board of Examiners in Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology, and advanced licensure by the North Carolina State Department of Public Instruction.

Note: See Distance Education for more information on off campus offerings.

Note: Off-campus students attend classes in Hickory, NC; see Distance Education for more information.

Note: See Distance Education for locations off campus accepting applications.

Students completing the Master's degree in reading are regarded as well trained and are readily hired to teach in public schools across the country.

Reading Add-on licensure (non-degree) is offered on campus all terms. The department also offers a graduate certificate in reading education.

Concentrations: Adult Literacy; Classroom / Clinical

The Master of Public Administration degree is a terminal professional degree, which means that graduates receive in-depth training in the problems facing public sector managers. Like an MBA, law or medical degree, a terminal professional degree is designed to give graduates the necessary skills, knowledge base and training needed to allow them to act with minimal supervision while achieving significant results in leadership roles.

The Psychology MA includes tracks in Experimental Psychology and Clinical Psychology. The MA in Clinical Psychology is not offered as a stand-alone Master's degree, but is conferred en route to the PsyD degree. 

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