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Requirements for Psychology/Education Major
With Certification in Early Childhood and Elementary Education (31-32 credits)

Students who wish to pursue careers in the field of education also benefit strongly from a breadth of knowledge within psychology, and so they also take a range of courses. The required courses differ in some degree from those required by the Psychology Major so as to provide particular strengths in areas most closely allied with the field of education.
The Psychology/Education Major is an option only for students who intend to complete the requirements for teaching certification. Teaching certification candidates who select this option should also be aware that the Psychology/Education Major may not provide a sufficient background in statistics and research methodology for pursuing advanced study in psychology. Students who wish to obtain teaching certification and also prepare themselves for graduate study in psychology should consider taking PY 204 Statistics II and PY 341 Research Methods in Psychology and Lab .
The required course work for the Psychology/Education Major is as follows:

Course	Number of Credits Earned
PY 100 Introduction to Psychology	*
PY 115 Educational Psychology	*
PY 201 Applied Statistics and Research Methods	4
PY 260 Social Psychology	3
PY 290 Psychology and Education for Exceptional Students	3
PY 308 Cognitive Psychology	3
PY 331 Biological Psychology	3
PY 380 Psychological and Educational Testing	3
ED 100 Foundations of Education	3
ED 205 Strategies and Techniques of Instruction	2
One of the following: ED 400 Field Experience II: Pre-Studeny Teaching Practicum or PY 360 Critical Review Paper and Psychology elective taken while writing the critical review paper	1-2
One of the following two courses:** PY 212 Child Development PY 214 Adolescent Development	3
One of the following three courses:*** PY 219 Introduction to Counseling PY 243 Abnormal Psychology PY 251 Family Systems	3

*     Introduction to Psychology and Educational Psychology are three-credit courses that count toward fulfilling the Social Sciences Core requirements.
**   Students in Early Childhood or Elementary Education programs must take Child Development; students in Secondary Education programs must take
       Adolescent Development.
*** Students in Early Childhood Education must take Family Systems.

Students in the Psychology/Education Major should note that, in addition to meeting the requirements of the Psychology Department and the Core Curriculum, they also must complete all of the requirements of the Education Department for certification at their level of interest. See the information provided under the Education Department section to determine those requirements.