On-Campus Resources
Advising
- Psychology Undergraduate Advising - Get your questions answered, find resources, and discuss your personal plans related to graduate study in psychology.
- CLA Career Services Center - Graduate Schools: Info and Advising
Test Prep
- Smart Learning Commons: Standardized Test Preparation Resource Center
- College of Continuing Education: Grad School Test Prep Courses
Books
Available for viewing in the Resource Library (S105 Elliott Hall):
- Getting In: A Step-by-Step Plan for Gaining
Admission to Graduate School in Psychology Published by the American Psychological Association
- Graduate School in Psychology
Published by the American Psychological Association
- Insider's Guide to Graduate Programs in Clinical and Counseling Psychology
John Norcross, Michael Sayette, Tracy Mayne
Additional books to consider:
- Psychology Licensure and Certification: What Students Need to Know
T. J. Vaughn
- The Complete Guide to Graduate School Admission: Psychology and Related Fields
P. Keith-Spiegel
- Preparing for Graduate Study in Psychology
William Buskist, Caroline Burke
Online Resources
Dr. Greg Neimeyer produced a helpful 75-minute webinar covering the topics listed below. Parts of this webinar can be accessed for free online.
Six Things You Need to Know
- Levels of training: Masters vs. Doctoral programs
- The Ph.D. and the Psy.D. - What's the difference?
- Counseling and clinical psychology - How special are these specialties?
- Attrition - The hidden risk on your investment
- Program rankings - All that glitters is not gold
- Finding the best program for you - Matchmaker, matchmaker, make me a match
This video is a panel of Graduate Students talking about the process they went through in applying for and entering graduate programs.