Dr. Andy Walters will be presenting a three-hour workshop intended to help students prepare for a graduate education on Tuesday, November 13th, from 6:00–9:00 PM in room 3108 in the Health and Learning Center. Dr. Walters has presented this workshop for several years and students who aspire to a graduate education have found them extremely useful. The content for this comprehensive planning session includes:
Part 1
Psychology and other Mental Health Fields
Psychology as a Science
Where Psychologists Work
Degree Specialties
Ph.D./Psy.D./Terminal Masters Programs
Constructing a list of those schools to which you’d like to apply
Part 2
The GRE (and how there’s no way around it)
Time Table for Applying to Schools
Selecting Schools/Programs
Fellowships & Assistantships
Criteria for Getting Into a Program
The Interview (including, “Turning off Your Cell”)
Once You’re In (a program) – If there is time