Students interested in pursuing graduate study in psychology should meet with a faculty member early to plan their course of study. Those who wish to specialize in particular areas of study should discuss their plans with faculty members whose expertise is most appropriate for those areas.
Although a number of courses may satisfy the major's laboratory requirement, students planning to pursue graduate work in psychology are strongly advised to take 50:830:381 Experimental Psychology. Such students also should include courses that provide training in research and/or theory, particularly in their tentative areas of specialization. In addition, they should include research activity in their programs of study by enrolling in 50:830:494,495 Advanced Independent Study in Psychology and by taking other courses that include research projects. Students who wish to pursue clinical work also should enroll in 50:830:493 Individual Supervision of Fieldwork in Psychology.
