Major Completion Timeline
A clear path from your first year to graduation
The psychology major at UB is flexible, but it is also structured to help you build skills over time. This timeline shows how requirements and experiences typically unfold year by year, so you can plan with confidence, alongside advising and the official course catalog.
A psychology degree prepares you for careers that involve understanding people, behavior and data. Graduates go on to:
- Direct clinical work: Psychologist (with PhD), psychiatrist (with MD), school psychologist, counselor, therapist (with Master’s degree)
- Research and academia: University research, teaching, lab management, behavioral studies
- Public health and community work: Substance abuse counseling, hospital administration, casework, rehab
- Business and industry: Market research, human resources, public relations, consulting
- Education and youth services: Teaching, guidance counseling, youth outreach
- Healthcare: Medicine, nursing, dentistry, occupational therapy (with further study)
- Law and criminal justice: Law school, forensics, law enforcement, probation
- Tech and data: Behavioral statistics, UX research, human-computer interaction
