Sample Course Sequence for Early Childhood Ed & Psych Majors

Sample Four Year Sequence For UCC Students: Early Childhood Education (P-3) and Psychology Majors

Year 1: Fall Year 1: Spring
WPU 1010 First Year Seminar 1.5 UCC Personal Well Being - Recommended: DIS 1010 3
Psy 1100 General Psychology 3 UCC Arts and Communication 3
UCC Writing (WI) 3 UCC Literature (WI) 3
UCC Philosophical Perspective 3 UCC Bio 1140 or Bio 1200 4
UCC Math 1100 3
Total: 13.5 Total: 13
         
Year 2: Fall Year 2: Spring
Psy 2020 Applied Statistics (TI) 4 Psy 2030 Research Methods (WI, TI) 4
Psy 2300 History and Systems 3 CIED 2120 Child Development and Learning 3
UCC Historical Perspectives - Recommended: CIED 2400 3 Psy 2200 Social Psychology 3
UCC Diversity and Justice: CIED 2050 3 UCC Global Awareness - Recommended: CIED 2200 3
Language I 3 Language II 3
Total: 16 Total: 16
         
Year 3: Fall Year 3: Spring
Psy Clinical course 3 Psy 4800 Senior Seminar (WI) 3
Psy Information Processing 3 Psy elective 3
Psy 3530 Physiological 3 Second Math (1111 or higher) 3
CIED 2030 Teaching as a Prof 3 Second History (American) 3
CIEC 2130 Technology in Tch 2 CIEC 2000 Field Experience 1
Second Science 4 CIEC 2200 Emergent Literacy 2
CIEC 2100 Learning Environments 2
Total: 18 Total: 17
         
Year 4: Fall Year 4: Spring
Psy elective 3 CIEE 4140 Student Teaching 10
CIEC 3000 Practicum Field 1      (UCC Civic Engagement)
CIEC 3300 LA and SS Methods 3 Psy elective (Evening or weekend) 3
CIEE 3510 Math and Science 2     
CIEC 3650 Arts Methods 2
CIEC 3100 Differentiation 2
Total: 13 Total: 13

WI=Writing Intensive; TI=Technology Intensive

It may be advisable before or after your third year to take one or two psychology courses over the summer to lighten the load during the third year.  All required and some elective courses are offered by Psychology during the summer. 

This path includes exactly the required number of liberal arts credits from the administrative code for teacher certification: 90.