Location Type of program: Psychology/Related area Degree: Doctoral/Master’s/Certificate/Other

(e.g., 2nd 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

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

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: “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)

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.

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

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

University of North Dakota Psychology Dept.

◦ Master’s in Forensic Psych (on-campus/on-line)◦ Ph.D. in Clinical (APA) or General Experimental

Counseling Psychology◦ Counseling Master’s (addictions, community,

rehabilitation, school)◦ Counseling Psych Ph.D (APA)

University of Minnesota (offered at MSUM): Master’s of Social Work

Bemidji State UniversityMaster’s in Counseling (Psych Dept.-new)

St. Cloud State UniversityPsychology (Applied Behavior Analysis,

Industrial Organizational)

Education/Counseling (Community, School, Rehab; Marriage & Family, Chemical Addiction certificate)

Social ResponsibilitySports Management

Minnesota State University, MankatoPsychology Dept. : PsyD in School Psych,

Master’s in Clinical and I/OCounseling: M.S. College Student Affairs,

School, Mental Health; Marriage & Family certificate

Rehab Counseling (with Speech/Lang. Hearing Sciences)

Gender & Women’s StudiesEthnic & Multicultural Studies

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)

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