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Graduate Study in Psychology

Psychology is one of the most competitive fields in which to earn a graduate degree. Learn how to successfully apply to graduate programs in psychology.
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Training Models in Clinical and Counseling Psychology

There are several kinds of doctoral programs in clinical and counseling psychology and each offers different training emphases. Some prepare graduates for clinical practice, some for research careers, and some for both.

5 Tips for Applying to Graduate Programs in Clinical or Counseling Psychology

Both clinical and counseling psychology are among the most competitive of all graduate programs. If you want become a clinical psychologist you must improve your graduate school application. Here's how to stand out from the rest.

What is the PsyD Degree?

What is the PsyD (doctor of psychology)?

Which is Right for Me? One Student's Choice of a PhD or PsyD

What happens when you're accepted to more than one graduate program? Consider this student's experience in making a choice among several doctoral programs in psychology.

What Is the Difference Between a PhD in Psychology and a PsyD?

If you want to earn a doctorate in clinical or counseling psychology so that you can practice as a psychologist, you have two choices of degrees: the PhD or the PsyD

How Do I Change Careers and Apply to Graduate Programs in Counseling Psych?

How do you change careers and enter a graduate program in counseling psychology if you already have a career?

Psychology Courses to Take to Apply to Graduate Study in Psychology

What courses should you take before applying to graduate school in psychology?

What Program is Right for Me? I Want to Work with Teens and Study Psychology

Question: I'm interested in working with teens and I want a graduate degree in psychology. What kinds of programs should I look for? Clinical psychology?

Succeeding in Graduate School

Review of Succeeding in Graduate School: The Career Guide for Psychology Students, from your About.com Guide

Q&A About Developmental Programs

Question: I'm interested in working with teens and I want a graduate degree in psychology. What kinds of programs should I look for?

Books for Psychology Applicants and Graduate Students

Psychology students will find a dizzying array of guides to graduate school admission and survival. How do you choose? Check out our list of top picks and narrow your choices.

The Psychology Major's Handbook

Learn more about The Psychology Major's Handbook, a resource for psychology students that will guide them throughout the college years and beyond to graduate school and the real world.

Master's in Psych before Ph.D.?

Should you get your master's in psychology before applying to PhD programs? Is the master's a help or a hinderance?

Office of Teaching Resources in Psychology

The APA Division 2 (teaching of psychology) homepage. Excellent info.

Planning for Grad School

A long-term plan of action to gain admission to graduate school in psychology.

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