NOTE: This recommended Four-Year Plan is applicable to students admitted into the major during the 2023-2024 academic year.

Total Credits Required: 128 credits
GPA: 2.0

WI: Writing Intensive courses needed prior to graduation

Elementary Education program at Ramapo College: 4 Year Guidelines
*Ideally, students should be fully admitted into the Teacher Education program by the end of their first year at Ramapo. Transfer students
should be admitted before registration date of their first semester on campus. Students should be directed early to the TE program for
admissions requirements.

**Students must be fully admitted into the TE program before registering for EDUC 222. It is recommended that EDUC 211, EDUC 222, EDUC
346 and EDUC 360 be taken in different semesters as each will require clinical experience hours in schools.

Please Note: Required clinical experience hours typically occur outside of your regular class time.
CE1: EDUC 211- 22 hours of clinical experience required in an urban public school setting.
CE2: EDUC 222- 20 hours of clinical experience required in a public school setting. Must be admitted into the TE Program by preregistration
semester prior.
CE3: 60 hours of clinical experience required in a public school setting. New TB test and possession of a valid substitute teacher license
required at time of preregistration semester prior.
CE4: 20 hours of clinical experience required in a public school setting. New TB test and possession of a valid substitute teacher license
required at time of preregistration semester prior.

***New regulations will require students to have either 6 credits of Special Education, or the equivalent, to be eligible for certification upon
completion of the TE Program. Ramapo College will fulfill this requirement by continuing to require EDUC 360, a 4 credit course, and will fulfill
the remaining 2 credit equivalent by requiring students to take EDUC 395.
For students who do not take EDUC 395 in addition to EDUC 360, they must complete a minimum of 60 hours of fieldwork while enrolled in
EDUC 360. These hours will satisfy the requirement of both the mandated Special Education fieldwork experience and the requirement for 6
credits of Special Education.

****Only offered fall semester. These four courses are co-requisites and must be taken the semester prior to Clinical Practice Capstone.

*****State mandates, as of Fall 2018, will require one full year of Clinical Practice (CP). At Ramapo, that will be done on a Fall-Spring model. In
the first semester, students must complete 180 hours of clinical practice requirements; in the spring they must complete 525 hours during Clinical
Practice Capstone (student teaching.).

PLEASE NOTE: Transportation to and from clinical experience and clinical practice placements is the responsibility of individual
students. Please plan accordingly. If transportation is or may be an issue, please visit the TE program offices BEFORE you register for a course that requires a K-12/off-campus school placement.

Psychology Program at Ramapo College: 4 Year Guidelines
The Psychology Program at Ramapo College is designed to give students a broad range of approaches and perspectives within the complex
discipline of Psychology, and the 4 year guidelines are organized to help students plan their path forward to complete the program in the most
positive and effective way.

The Psychology Program Core Courses
There are a few courses that can be considered anchor points within the program. These courses are essential to take at the times suggested in
order for you to navigate the program successfully. These include Introduction to Psychology, Statistics, Research Methods, and Data Analysis.
These courses will help you to gain entry into other courses, and to understand the content materials in other courses.
Introduction to Psychology is a prerequisite to all other Psychology courses, so it is essential to take it during your first semester as a Psychology
Major.
Statistics is a prerequisite for Research Methods and Data Analysis so it should be taken during your second year (Sophomore year) at Ramapo.
We strongly encourage you to take Research Methods and Data Analysis (two courses that are taken in the same semester with the same
faculty member) in your first semester Junior year if you have completed the prerequisites by that time. Students must have junior or senior
standing to register for these courses and have completed Introduction to Psychology and PSYC242 Statistics. At the latest, take Research
Methods and Data Analysis during your second semester junior year.

Psychology Categories:
The Psychology Program is organized through a category system that provides students with the opportunity to learn within some of the
essential and established perspectives within Psychology. The 8 Categories are also organized by level (200 and 300).

Categories 1, 2, and 3 are generally taken earlier on in the program, (with some exception, such as Adolescent Psychology and Industrial-
Organizational Psychology which need to be taken at junior status).

Categories 4, 5, and 6 are generally taken a bit later on in the program, as they are all 300 level courses.
Categories 7 and 8 are the culmination of the program (Fieldwork and the Capstone course) and are to be taken during the last phases of your
work in the program.
Please discuss with your Psychology Advisor which courses and categories best meet your needs.