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)

 

 

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