Advising

Meeting with an adviser

If you’re looking for someone to speak with about your education and career path, the College of Social and Behavioral Sciences has an advising center to meet your needs.

Careers

With a bachelor’s degree

Employment opportunities for students with an undergraduate degree in psychology are available in private industry, research, education, human resources, and other areas.  Below you will find links to useful resources about careers in psychology. In addition, if you’re interested in working as a counselor or a community college psychology instructor, be aware that you will need to go to graduate school to do so.

American Psychological Society Student Career Resources

American Psychological Association Student Career Resources

With a master’s degree

After you finish your bachelor’s, you could enter a master’s program with four tracks or a MA in counseling in the College of Education. Some people use the MA to prepare to enter a doctoral program; others finish their master’s and teach in a community college setting or work in other professional or research settings.

With a doctoral degree

To be a licensed psychologist, you must complete a doctoral program and licensure requirements. You can also become a professor at a university with a doctoral degree.

Preparing for graduate school

Graduate school admissions are very competitive, so if you want to get in, plan ahead. These activities can make your application more competitive:

• doing research as an undergraduate
• earning excellent grades
• participating in clubs like Psi Chi or the Psychology Club
• outstanding scores on the Graduate Record Examination (GRE)
• superb recommendation(s) from professors who know you

If you’re interested in graduate school, speak to one of your professors or an adviser as soon as possible to start making plans.