A major function of the Undergraduate Advising Office
is to provide information on graduate study. Students should be aware that
admission to graduate school depends on many criteria. These can include
appropriate choice of undergraduate courses, grades, scores on the Graduate
Record Exam (GRE) and the Miller Analogy Test (MAT), research experience,
supervised internships, letters of recommendation from faculty, a personal
statement, and related extracurricular activities, including participation
in the Psychology
Club and Psi
Chi, and on Department
and College committees.
Students contemplating graduate schools are urged to attend
(as soon as possible) both meetings
concerning graduate study sponsored by the Advising Office . The first
of these covers the subfields of psychology, and graduate degrees; the
second covers the nuts and bolts of applying.
Students are also urged to consult the references on the
"Graduate Study in Psychology and Related Fields: Bibliography" available
in the Advising Office. Most of the references are on reserve in the Psychology
Advising Resource Library (reserve) under "PSYCH ADV". Here are
some of the most important general references you should know about:
Most, if not all, of the published books below are also
available, often at discounted rates, at Amazon.com,
or BarnesandNoble.com
or acses.com
Graduate Study in Psychology. Published by the American
Psychological Association. New every two years. Also available from the
American Psychological Association, and
Barnes and Noble.
An absolute MUST. Summarizes each MA and Ph.D.
programs in psychology and related fields in the US and Canada. Lists fields
of specializations, admissions requirements, number of applicants accepted,
tuition, etc.
Petersen's Guide to Graduate Programs in the Humanities and
Social Sciences.
Includes information on Schools of Social Work.
The complete guide to graduate school admission. Keith-Spiegel,
P. (1991). Erlbaum: Hillsdale, NJ.
A truly exception source of information on preparing
for and applying to graduate school. Includes detailed information on criteria
for admission. Most highly recommended.
Getting In: A Step By Step Plan For Gaining Admission to
Graduate School in Psychology. (1994). American
Psychological Association.
General information about preparing for and applying
to graduate programs in psychology.
Insider's Guide to Graduate School in Clinical and Counseling
Psychology. Guilford: NY.
Sayette, M. A., Mayne, T. J., & Norcross, J. C. (updated every one
or two years; author name order changes). Also available at Barnes
& Noble
Highly recommended. Lots of information about
specific counseling and clinical programs, too.
Applying to graduate school: Making the decision and making
it happen. Seegmiller,
B. R. (1996).
Handouts distributed at meetings.
BINDERS: There are a large number of binders on reserve under
"PSYCH ADV", each containing a great deal of information about a different
area of psychology. These have been put together by students enrolled in
Peer
Advising (PSYCH 295). New ones are added every semester. Some sample
areas include clinical psychology, school psychology, industrial/organizational
psychology, social work, gerontological social work, forensic psychology....
Graduate catalogues and some sample applications are available
in the Advising Office for your perusal. They are located in the bookcase
to your left as you enter Room 611HN. Application forms for the GRE
are also available. Also consult "Career
Information" on this site.
Contact Myrna
Fader, in Student
Services for a copy of her excellent booklet on applying to graduate
school, and for information about financial support for graduate study.
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