Sample timeline and student activities
1st Year Autumn
Coursework | Other Activities |
PSYCH 6810 (Stats I)
PSYCH 6853 (Dev Psychopathology I) PCYH 7717 (Interdisciplinary Dev Dis) PSYCH 6850 (IDD Ethics) PSYCH 7899 (Topics in DD) |
Begin to plan Master’s thesis project
LEND seminar and leadership projects |
1st Year Spring
Coursework | Other Activities |
PSYCH 6811 (Stats II)
PSYCH 6854 (Dev Psychopathology II) PCYH 7718 (Interdisciplinary ASD) PSYCH 6861 (Design and Methods) PSYCH 7899 (Topics in DD) |
Complete and present master’s thesis proposal
LEND seminar and leadership projects |
1st Year Summer
Coursework | Other Activities |
PSYCH 6851 (Teaching Psychology Seminar)
PSYCH 7840 (IDD Psych Practicum) |
Prepare for teaching in Autumn
Begin work on master’s thesis Orientation to Nisonger clinic activities |
2nd Year Autumn
Coursework | Other Activities |
PSYCH 7821 (Covariance structure models)
PSYCH 7858 (Dev Disability Assessment) PCYH 7845 (Cognitive Development) PSYCH 7840 (IDD Psych Practicum) PSYCH 7899 (Topics in DD) |
Work on master’s thesis project
Practicum in Nisonger Center diagnostic clinics Teaching PSYCH 1100 (Teaching Associateship)
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2nd Year Spring
Coursework | Other Activities |
PSYCH 7823 (Repeated measures analysis)
PSYCH 6863 (Psychometrics) PCYH 6652 (Empirically Supported Treatments) PSYCH 7840 (IDD Psych Practicum) PSYCH 7899 (Topics in DD) |
Complete and defend master’s thesis
Practicum in Nisonger Center diagnostic clinics Teaching PSYCH 1100 (Teaching Associateship) |
2nd Year Summer
Coursework | Other Activities |
PSYCH 6193.09 (Independent Study-Research Hours) | Begin to prepare for candidacy examination |
3rd Year Autumn
Coursework | Other Activities |
PSYCH 6870 (Social Psychology)
PCYH 5613 (Psychobiology) PSYCH 7189 (Supervised Field Experience) PSYCH 7899 (Topics in DD) |
Prepare for candidacy exam
Practicum at Nationwide Child Development Center Teaching PSYCH 1100 (Teaching Associateship) |
3rd Year Spring
Coursework | Other Activities |
PSYCH 6809 (History)
PSYCH 7189 (Supervised Field Experience) PSYCH 7899 (Topics in DD) |
Sit for candidacy examination
Practicum at Nationwide Child Development Center Teaching PSYCH 1100 (Teaching Associateship) |
3rd Year Summer
Coursework | Other Activities |
PSYCH 6193.09 (Independent Study-Research Hours) | Plan dissertation |
4th Year Autumn
Coursework | Other Activities |
Research or practicum credits | Form committee and propose dissertation
Practicum with Nisonger Early Learning Program Teaching PSYCH 1100 (Teaching Associateship) |
4th Year Spring
Coursework | Other Activities |
Research or practicum credits | Collect dissertation data
Practicum with Nisonger Early Learning Program Teaching PSYCH 1100 (Teaching Associateship) |
4th Year Summer
Coursework | Other Activities |
Research credits | Collect dissertation data |
5th Year Autumn
Coursework | Other Activities |
Research or practicum credits | Analyze dissertation data, begin writing
Practicum with I am Boundless |
5th Year Spring
Coursework | Other Activities |
Research or practicum credits | Complete and defend dissertation Practicum with I am Boundless |
5th Year Summer
Coursework | Other Activities |
Internship credits | Full-time (paid) internship with Haugland Learning Center |
6th Year Autumn
Coursework | Other Activities |
Internship credits | Full-time (paid) internship with Haugland Learning Center |
6th Year Spring
Coursework | Other Activities |
Internship credits | Full-time (paid) internship with Haugland Learning Center |