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Larissa Niec

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Raw average: 2.00/5 from 1 quality ratings. The adjusted rating blends this with the UW review average (3.66/5), weighted as 20 additional ratings. Smaller samples stay closer to that average. Each captured review is counted once in the prior; this does not correct who chooses to leave a review.

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COUNPSY 237
Quality 2/5Difficulty 3/5
She has lectures at 7:45am, has an in person graded reading takeaway at the beginning of every lecture. She does not give clear criterias for assignments or takeaways. She assigns 3 or 4 readings per week, with some that are hundreds of pages long. She also tests us on her own book. Easy class but she isn't the best
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Classes with Larissa Niec

COUNPSY 230

Race and the Developing Child

3 credits

Explores children's psychological experience of racial, ethnic, and cultural status, their understanding development, and implications for working with REC diversity in educational contexts.

Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources

Larissa Niec

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Fall 2022–Fall 2025 · limited sample
COUNPSY 237

Mental Health, Self-awareness, and Social Justice: Working in Diverse Communities

3 credits

Mental Health, Self-Awareness, and Social Justice: Working in Diverse Communities increases knowledge and skills for addressing mental health within diverse identity groups and communities.

Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources

Past student reviews · Larissa Niec

Larissa Niec held 7:45am lectures featuring in-person graded reading takeaways. She assigned 3 to 4 readings weekly, including some hundreds of pages long, and tested students on her own book. The student found the class easy but felt she did not provide clear assignment criteria.

Larissa Niec

historical GPA · grades

Fall 2022–Spring 2026

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TermCourseTitle
Spring 2027COUNPSY 230Race and the Developing Child
Spring 2027COUNPSY 237Mental Health, Self-awareness, and Social Justice: Working in Diverse Communities
Spring 2027COUNPSY 990Research or Thesis
Spring 2027COUNPSY 999Independent Reading
Fall 2026COUNPSY 237Mental Health, Self-awareness, and Social Justice: Working in Diverse Communities
Fall 2026COUNPSY 999Independent Reading

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