Local Regional Graduate Programs Considerations Location Type of

Local/Regional Graduate Programs

Considerations Location Type of program: Psychology/Related area Degree: Doctoral/Master’s/Certificate/Other (e. g. , 2 nd Bachelor’s/Technical) On-campus, hybrid, on-line Cost/financial aid Length of program; part-time/full-time

Quality of Program ◦ Accreditation, e. g. , APA (American Psych Association: Ph. D/Psy. D only) NASP (National Assoc. of School Psychologists) CACREP (Council for Counseling & Related Ed Programs) COAMFTE (Commission on Accreditation for Marriage & Family Education) Other…. .

Quality cont. How long has the program been around? Who are the faculty? Regular? Adjunct? Can you talk to current/recent students? What are the admissions requirements—how stringent? How competitive is admission? Emphasis on Evidence-Based Practice

Common Applied Psychology Fields School Psychology Counseling: Community, College Student Affairs, School Counseling, Chemical Dependency, Rehabilitation Counseling Clinical: adult, child, specializations Forensic Marriage & Family (often in other depts. ) Industrial/Organizational Applied Behavior Analysis

Experimental/Academic Fields Any of the disciplines within psychology Common degrees: M. S. or Ph. D. in Social, Learning, Personality, Cognition, Experimental, Biopsych, etc. Master’s in General Psych Master’s in Experimental Master’s in disciplinary areas

Terminal vs. Non-Terminal degrees Terminal: “self-contained”; the intent is to stop with that degree Non-terminal: A Master’s that’s intended to be part of a more advanced degree Some Master’s can be either terminal or a stepping stone to a more advanced degree (e. g. , NDSU Clinical Master’s degree)

“Out of the Box” Consider programs in related areas—you may need to complete pre-requisite courses to meet admissions requirements. ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦ Master’s of Social Work Speech/Language Pathology Nursing Emergency Management Social Responsibility Recreational Therapy etc. , etc.

Local/Regional Programs Minnesota State University Moorhead ◦ School Psychology (Specialist) ◦ Counseling and Student Affairs (Master’s in College Counseling & Student services and School Counseling) ◦ Master of Liberal Arts ◦ Master of Fine Arts ◦ Speech/Language Pathology and Audiology ◦ Nursing ◦ Education

North Dakota State University ◦ Psychology Dept. Master’s in Clinical Psychology Ph. D in Social/Health or Vision/Cognitive Neurscience

NDSU cont. Counselor Education (community, school Child Development & Family Science Master’s; Ph. D, in Human Development and Education/Counselor Ed. -new) ◦ ◦ ◦ CDFS Masters Couple and Family Therapy Family Financial Planning Gerontology Certificate Youth Development Master’s

University of North Dakota Psychology Dept. ◦ Master’s in Forensic Psych (on-campus/on-line) ◦ Ph. D. in Clinical (APA) or General Experimental

UND cont. Counseling Psychology ◦ Counseling Master’s (addictions, community, rehabilitation, school) ◦ Counseling Psych Ph. D (APA)

Additional Programs University of Minnesota (offered at MSUM): Master’s of Social Work Bemidji State University Master’s in Counseling (Psych Dept. -new)

St. Cloud State University Psychology (Applied Behavior Analysis, Industrial Organizational) Education/Counseling (Community, School, Rehab; Marriage & Family, Chemical Addiction certificate) Social Responsibility Sports Management

Minnesota State University, Mankato Psychology Dept. : Psy. D in School Psych, Master’s in Clinical and I/O Counseling: M. S. College Student Affairs, School, Mental Health; Marriage & Family certificate Rehab Counseling (with Speech/Lang. Hearing Sciences) Gender & Women’s Studies Ethnic & Multicultural Studies

Private and On-line St. Thomas University (Psy. D in Counseling Psy) Argosy University (Psy. D Clinical, MA Clinical, Forensic, I/O) Capella (Psy. D Clinical, Ph. D General, Ph. D I/O; M. S. Addiction, Counseling, Mental Health, Marriage and Family, School, Child/Adolescent)

American Psychological Association. (2009) Graduate study in psychology, 2010. Washington, DC: Author. (available in MSUM Psych Dept. student lounge, along with other relevant resource books) GRE information: www. ets. org or www. gre. org