PSYCHOLOGY, RUTGERS UNIVERSITY

The application form for the 2008-09 Dorothy and David Cooper Scholarship is now available and was sent via email to all psychology students. The scholarship award provides up to $3,000 to outstanding undergraduate majors in psychology who are eligible for financial aid. Note that the completed form must be received in Armmitage Room 301 by 4:00 p.m. on October 13th, 2008. Please contact the psychology department if you are a psychology major and did not receive the application form.

Position Available

Position available for a bachelors-level Research Assistant-part of a research collaboration between the Penn Center for Psychotherapy Research and Northwestern Human Services of Philadelphia. Great position for a recent graduate who would like more clinical research experience. Posting attached.

Seeking Certification of a Minor in Psychology

If you want certification of a minor in psychology, please do the following:

1) Bring The Certification of a Minor form filled in with your name, your minor field ("Psychology"), the name of the department chairperson ("J.W. Whitlow, Jr.") and your expected graduation date.

2) Bring a copy of your transcript with the courses marked that you want considered for your minor certification. You must have a total of 6 courses, of which at least 2 must have a number of 300 or higher. Please note you must have a 2.5 GPA and no more than one course lower than a "C" in the courses you present for the minor.

Preparation for Graduate Study

Students who might be interested in pursuing graduate study in psychology should meet with a faculty member as soon as possible after their arrival at Rutgers to plan their course of study. Students who wish to specialize in particular areas of study should discuss their plans with faculty members whose expertise is most appropriate for those areas, as indicated by faculty teaching and research interests (see list of department faculty).

Prospective graduate students should include courses that provide training in research and/or theory, particularly in their areas of possible specialization. In addition, such students should include research activity in their programs of study, by enrolling in Research in Psychology (830:495) and by taking other courses in which research projects are done. Students who might wish to pursue clinical work should also enroll in Individual Supervision of Fieldwork in Psychology (830:493).

Link to Department's Graduate Study Page

News from the Career Center

Careers for Psychology, Sociology & Childhood Studies Majors
Tuesday, September 30th, 12:30-1:15, Executive Meeting Room, Lower level Campus Center
(preregister to careercenter@camden.rutgers.edu)

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