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

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Question: What courses should you take before applying to graduate school in psychology?
Answer: So what courses do graduate admissions committees look for in applicants to psychology programs?
  • Statistics
  • Psychology of Learning
  • Experimental Psychology
  • Developmental Psychology
  • Physiological Psychology
  • Abnormal Psychology
  • Research Methodology
  • Cognitive Psychology
  • Sensation and Perception
In addition to psychology course work, graduate admissions committees are interested in students who have a broad educational background in the spirit of a liberal arts education Consider courses in:
  • Biology
  • Chemistry
  • Math
  • English
  • Philosophy
  • Computer Science
  • Anthropology

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