Major Completion Timeline

There are many exciting pathways open to recently-graduated Psychology Majors. Some options to consider: 

• Directly related clinical practice in psychology (with PhD in psychology) or psychiatry (with MD and residency)
• Directly related work in mental health as a counselor (e.g., vocational, rehabilitation, probation, alcohol and drug), school psychologist, or social worker (with further education at the master’s level)
• Directly related work in psychology research and teaching (with further education at the master’s or PhD level)
• Allied fields involving the analysis of human behavior (e.g., market research, government programs and agencies, personnel manager, human resources, management analyst, human factors specialist, public relations specialist, research/research technician, administrative services, community service, sales)
• Work as a research assistant in a university or other scientific laboratory, pharmaceutical company, or biomedical science institute
• Allied fields involving public health (e.g., behavior modification management, caseworker, occupational therapist, administration of hospitals and mental health facilities, medical technician)
• Allied fields involving education (e.g., teacher, vocational rehabilitation counselor and youth worker, guidance counselor, youth worker)
• Work in health professions as a physician (with MD and residency), nurse (with further education), dentist (with DDS), veterinarian (with DVM)
• Work in law (with JD), criminal justice, law enforcement, probation officer
• Work involving behavioral statistics and computer applications used in psychological research, including computer programming