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Are you interested in:聽

• Working with a wide range of people
• Counseling
• Neuroscience
• Medicine or Allied Health
• Applied therapies in the fine arts
• Working with children with special needs
• Understanding yourself and others
  
  

Psychology聽is an extraordinarily diverse field with hundreds of career paths. Some specialties, like caring for people with mental and emotional disorders, are familiar to most of us. Others, like helping with the design of advanced computer systems or studying how we remember things, are less well known. In common to all these fields is a shared interest in the minds and behaviors of both humans and animals. In their work, psychologists draw on an ever-expanding body of scientific knowledge about how we think, act, and feel and apply the information to their areas of expertise.

Types of jobs:

• Applied behavior analyst
• Juvenile court advocate
• Early intervention specialist
• Teacher
• Special needs educator
• Environmental psychologist
• Counselor or clinician
• Allied health professional
• Gerontology
• Occupational Therapy
  
  

Attend graduate school for:

• Graduate programs in psychology (Master’s, Ph.D. or Psy.D. for clinical psychology, counseling psychology, school psychology, or research)
• Occupational therapy or speech pathology
• Medical school
• Industrial/organizational psychology and neuropsychology
  
  

Options for the major:

• B.A. in psychology
• Double major or minor in any additional related area of interest including biology, environmental studies, mathematics, sociology, or social work
• Include specific electives as needed for licensure requirements if you are interested in elementary, middle, or high school teaching
• Experiential opportunities
  • On-site practica with the聽Meredith Autism Program
  • Internships
  • Collaborative research with faculty
  • Psychology Club
  • Service learning courses in the major
  • Summer government internships
    
    

Professional associations:

• American Psychological Association聽
• Association for Psychological Science聽
• Psi Chi, International Honor Society in Psychology聽
  
  

Career outlook:

Additional information:

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Complete a community聽field placement聽to gain experience and learn more about the field!