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I did a couple of searches and didn't find anything that answered my question.
I'm a philosophy major with minor in social science interdisciplinary (psy, sociology, and political sci.) at University of Central Florida. I'm entering my final year with a 3.2 gpa. I still haven't taken my GRE's, but I'm still unsure on whether I'll be taking a year off to work before going on to grad school (if I go to grad school).
I've posted in this forum before asking about behavioral analysts, but the actual practice of the work disenchanted any interest I had on the subject.
Since then, I've been looking for a masters degree to compliment my bachelors (which is arguably useless on its own). This led to my interest in school psychology, since it encompasses a lot of the tasks that I want in a career.
I'm currently a resident in Florida and there are a couple of schools around here (University of South Florida, University of Florida) that offer programs in school psychology. They are considerably cheaper than other schools because they're public. The problem is that I don't want to spend my life in Florida, and wish to relocate to a large metropolitan in another state (NYC is on the top of that list). There are schools in NY (e.g. Brooklyn College) that offer school psychology, but there's a price difference and may be more difficult to get in.
My questions:
1) How easy is to relocate to another state with a certificate in school psychology? In regards to licensing?
2) Is there a consensus of universities with better school psychology programs?
3) Will having a school psychology degree from Florida make it more difficult in getting a job in another state? Are graduate from local schools held at a higher regards?
I know that the National Association of School Psychologists offers accreditation and that these accreditations are recognised by Florida, New York, among other states. But I'm still uncertain about how they work.
I'm a philosophy major with minor in social science interdisciplinary (psy, sociology, and political sci.) at University of Central Florida. I'm entering my final year with a 3.2 gpa. I still haven't taken my GRE's, but I'm still unsure on whether I'll be taking a year off to work before going on to grad school (if I go to grad school).
I've posted in this forum before asking about behavioral analysts, but the actual practice of the work disenchanted any interest I had on the subject.
Since then, I've been looking for a masters degree to compliment my bachelors (which is arguably useless on its own). This led to my interest in school psychology, since it encompasses a lot of the tasks that I want in a career.
I'm currently a resident in Florida and there are a couple of schools around here (University of South Florida, University of Florida) that offer programs in school psychology. They are considerably cheaper than other schools because they're public. The problem is that I don't want to spend my life in Florida, and wish to relocate to a large metropolitan in another state (NYC is on the top of that list). There are schools in NY (e.g. Brooklyn College) that offer school psychology, but there's a price difference and may be more difficult to get in.
My questions:
1) How easy is to relocate to another state with a certificate in school psychology? In regards to licensing?
2) Is there a consensus of universities with better school psychology programs?
3) Will having a school psychology degree from Florida make it more difficult in getting a job in another state? Are graduate from local schools held at a higher regards?
I know that the National Association of School Psychologists offers accreditation and that these accreditations are recognised by Florida, New York, among other states. But I'm still uncertain about how they work.
