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Meetings Contents
The Undergraduate Psychology Advising Office organizes and presents
a number of meetings each semester or academic year, specifically for our
majors although all are welcome to attend. These include:
 ORIENTATION
MEETINGS
FOR PSYCHOLOGY MAJORS AND THOSE THINKING
OF MAJORING IN PSYCHOLOGY
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FALL, 1999
DAY: WED
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FALL, 1999 EVENING: THURS
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1:10 - 3:00pm
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5:30 - 7:00pm
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Room 611HN
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Room 611HN
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Sept. 15, 1999
Oct. 6, 1999
Nov. 16, 1999
Dec. 1, 1999
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Sept. 23, 1999
Nov. 11, 1999
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All new majors attend one orientation meeting
which provides information about (1) psychology and related fields such
as social work and counseling, and (2) the Hunter CollegePsychology Department
and Advising Office. The following topics will be discussed at the meetings:
| Major Requirements |
Course Planning |
Course Descriptions |
Finding a Faculty Sponsor |
| Fieldwork, Volunteering,
Internships |
Preferential Registration |
Overview of Applying to
Graduate School |
How the Advising Office
can help; Resources |
| Research Opportunities |
Independent Study |
Honors in Psychology |
Psychology Advising Resource
Library |
These meetings are given throughout both semesters,
for Both Day and Evening students.
Please attend ONE of the Orientation Meetings,
preferably the one closest to when you declare your major. Meetings start
on time.
GRADUATE
SCHOOL MEETINGS
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FALL, 1999
DAY: WED
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1:10 - 3:00 pm
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 to the future
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Sept. 29, 1999
Oct. 20, 1999
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FALL, 1999
EVENING: THURS |
LOCATION: 611HN |
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Location: Room 611HN
Every semester we conduct a seminar series
that deals with graduate education in Psychology and Related Fields. PART
I of the seminar describes the various fields
of Psychology and related areas such as Counseling and Social
Work, and the graduate
degrees available. PART II describes the nuts
and bolts of actually applying. We'll discuss the importance of such
criteria as your course work, GPA, GRE's,
fieldwork
and internship experiences, research experience, the personal statement
and letters of recommendation. Some semesters, as in the Fall,
1998, both Parts are presented at one meeting.
(All students are encouraged to attend,
no matter how few credits you have. It's never
too early to attend!)
PART I: The Fields of Psychology, and Graduate
Degrees In Psychology and Related Areas"
This meeting, given in both semesters for both Day and
Evening students, describes what various types of psychologists do, the
subfields of psychology, and the kinds of training/education needed for
careers in psychology and related fields such as counseling and social
work. Most of the careers described require an MA or Ph.D.
PART II: The Nuts and Bolts of Applying to
Graduate School
At this meeting, we discuss how you can maximize
your undergraduate experience to enhance your chances of gaining admittance
to a graduate program. We stress the importance of GRE's, course planning,
GPA, research experience, field work/clinical experience (where relevant),
letters of recommendation, and the personal statement. We also discuss
the actual application process.
CAREERS
WITH A BA OR MA IN PSYCHOLOGY AND RELATED FIELDS
Majors often believe that they MUST get a Ph.D.
to enter a career which will allow them to use their psychology background.
This meeting provides information of the usefulness of a psychology major
for BA and MA level careers, such as those in human services, personnel,
business, counseling, and so on. Some semesters, the Director of the Career
Counseling Office at Hunter, Dr. Thomas Thomas talks at this meeting.
| Q: WHERE ELSE CAN I FIND
OUT ABOUT CAREERS IN PSYCHOLOGY, APPLYING TO GRADUATE SCHOOL, OR GRADUATE
PROGRAMS IN PSYCHOLOGY ? ? |
A: THE
PSYCHOLOGY ADVISING RESOURCE LIBRARY is located
on the 2nd floor of Hunter's Library (ON RESERVE). Look up "PSYCH ADV"
on the reserve computer and take the call numbers to the Reserve Desk.  |
ADDITIONAL
MEETINGS
Additional meetings are scheduled each semester,
whenever possible. During previous semesters, these have included talks
by Department Faculty on careers in Developmental, Clinical, Industrial/Organizational,
and Cognitive Psychology; the Chair of the admissions committee at Hunter
College School of Social Work discussing Social Work as a career and what
the admission committee looks for; senior Psychology majors describing
their experience (successfully!) applying to graduate programs in psychology
and in social work; and workshops on writing personal statements for graduate
admissions.
Is there a special meeting you would like to
see offered? Let us know.
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