Links & Resources

Undergraduate

General Career Information for Psychology Majors

• Careers in Psychology from the American Psychological Association
• Profiles of non-academic careers for scientific psychologists from the American Psychological Association
• American Psychological Association site for students
• American Psychological Society site for students
• Marky Lloyd's Careers in Psychology page
• Other links about careers in psychology

E-books available through Galileo at the library (Subject: Psychology Vocational guidance)

• DeGalan, J. & Lambert, S. (1995). Great jobs for psychology majors. Lincolnwood, IL: VGM Career Horizons. Electronic reproduction. Boulder, CO: NetLibrary, 2000. Call Number: BF76 .D44 1995eb

  • This includes self-assessment on skills for doing a job search & a range of career paths primarily related to social services and managing human resources. There didn't seem to be anything related to human-computer interaction or more techy uses of psychology.
• Super, C. M., Super, D. E., Camenson, B. (2001). Opportunities in psychology careers. Chicago, IL: VGM Career Books. Electronic reproduction. Boulder, CO: NetLibrary, 2002. Call Number: BF76 .S86 2001eb
  • This seems to provide a broader view of psychology than DeGalan & Lambert.

Hard copy books available through the Georgia Tech library

• Heffernan, T. M. (2000). A student's guide to studying psychology. Hove: Psychology Press. Call Number: BF77 .H44 2000
• TKeller, P. A. (Ed.). (1994). Academic paths: career decisions and experiences of psychologists. Hillsdale, NJ: Erlbaum. Call Number: BF109 .A1 A24 1994
• Rheingold, H. L. (1994). The psychologist's guide to an academic career. Washington, DC : American Psychological Association. Call Number: BF75 .R445 1994
• Sternberg, R. J. (Ed.). (1997). Career paths in psychology: where your degree can take you. Washington, DC : American Psychological Association. Call Number: BF76 .C38 1997
• Walsh, W. B., & Osipow, S. H. (Eds). (1995). Handbook of vocational psychology : theory, research, and practice. Mahwah, NJ: Erlbaum. Call Number: HF5381 .H1335 1995
• Woods, P. J., & Wilkinson, C. S. (Eds). (1987). Is psychology the major for you?: planning for your undergraduate years. Washington, DC: American Psychological Association. Call Number: BF76.I8 1987

Applying to graduate school in psychology

If there is any chance that you may want to go to grad school, you should be preparing yourself for it now. It should affect the classes you take and what you do outside of courses. In particular, you should get research experience. If you are interested in clinical or counseling psychology, research experience is good but so are other types of activities.

Career Services

Career Services provides resources to students applying to graduate schools.

• Graduate studies FAQ from the American Psychological Association
• Things to consider when contemplating grad school in psychology

E-books available through Galileo [Subject: Psychology Study and teaching (Graduate)]

• Keith-Spiegel, P., & Wiederman, M. W. (2000). The complete guide to graduate school admission: psychology, counseling, and related profession. Mahwah, NJ: Erlbaum. Electronic reproduction. Boulder, CO: NetLibrary, 2001. Call Number: BF77 .K35 2000eb
• Walfish, S., & Hess, A. K. (2001). Succeeding in graduate school: a career guide for psychology students. Mahwah, N.J. : L. Erlbaum. Electronic reproduction. Boulder, CO: NetLibrary, 2001.
  • Chapter 9 "The Mentoring Relationship in Psychology Training Programs" is particularly informative about the complexities of advisor/advisee relationships and why choosing whom to work with is such a huge decision (just reading through the tables can be informative).
  • Chapter 8 "Students and Faculty: The Growth of Relationships" might be more scary than helpful before starting graduate school, but contains good information for 1st and 2nd year grad students.

Hard copy books available through the Georgia Tech library

• Getting in : a step-by-step plan for gaining admission to graduate school in psychology. (1993). Washington, DC: American Psychological Association. Call Number: BF80.7 .U6 G47 1993

Graduate Records Exam

Graduate Records Exam (GRE): Usually you will need to take the GRE General Test and sometimes the Psychology Subject Test in the summer or fall before you apply to schools. The subject test is usually not weighted terribly highly and the best preparation for it is to read an introduction to psychology textbook. It will cost some amount to send your scores to the programs you apply to. To save money, use the free number notifications that you get when you take the exam.

Where to get a GRE bulletin on campus:

• at the Graduate Studies Office at Georgia Tech (suite 307 or suite 318, Savant Building)
• at most academic departments
• at the career services resource library in the Success Center