2.  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

3.  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…..

4. 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

5.  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

6.  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

7.  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)

8.  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.

9.  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

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

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

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

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

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

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

16. Minnesota State University, Mankato Psychology Dept. : PsyD 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

17.  St. Thomas University (PsyD in Counseling Psy)  Argosy University (PsyD Clinical, MA Clinical, Forensic, I/O)  Capella (PsyD Clinical, PhD General, PhD I/O; M.S. Addiction, Counseling, Mental Health, Marriage and Family, School, Child/Adolescent)

18.  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.orgwww.ets.org www.gre.org