Graduate School Information

General Resources

• Hanover College Resources on Planning to go to Graduate School

• CareersInPsychology.org. A website giving information and advice about careers in psychology but also some information about graduate school.

• Getting to Graduate School in Psychology and Related Areas  A comprehensive list by Jessica Percodani about: "Getting In, Succeeding Once You're There, and Putting Your Degree to Work"

• GradschoolTips.com

• GradView.com.  A general resource about graduate school with many interesting features including a graduate school search.

• The Psychology Graduate Applicant's Portal.  A collection of information about applying, preparing applications, succeeding in graduate school and even what to do when you get out of that place.

• tumaster.  A postgraduate search engine for Spanish speaking students.

Deciding Upon What Area of Psychology to Study

• A list of pages on specialized areas of Psychology. Use these pages to find out more about particular areas of psychology.
• If you are interested in exploring careers in psychology, there is a link to a discussion of careers in psychology developed at the University of York, UK. While the information is biased to the situation in England it could be very useful to you as well.
• If you are thinking of the mental health field you might find Counselor-License interesting and useful. This is a site with information on procedures and requirements to become licensed for counseling in a all states for a wide variety of counselor types.

Choosing a Graduate School

• Links to Psychology Departments around the world most of which have graduate programs. These links will hopefully provide a means for you to more fully explore potential graduate programs.
• All Psychology Schools. A comprehensive database of U.S. psychology schools to search for everything from associate’s to doctoral degrees in over 50 psychology-related concentrations.
• Community Psychology.net's list of Community Psychology Graduate Programs.
• Graduate Schools USA
• Psychology Pages from www.GradSchools.com
  • Applied Psychology (I/O; Human Factors)
  • Clinical Psychology
  • Cognitive Psychology
  • Community
  • Counseling and Mental Health Therapy
  • Developmental
  • Educational
  • Experimental
  • General
  • Quantitative
  • School
  • Social/Personality
  • Sports Psychology
• Search Psychology Programs
• The Recent NRC rankings of quality of Psychology Graduate Programs as published in the January Observer. This page is maintained by Scott Plous and has links to those schools with web pages built into the list.
• APA Accredited Doctoral Programs in Professional Psychology
• Or you can explore graduate schools using the Peterson's Guides which are now online. These guides have information on all schools with graduate programs in psychology in the U.S.A. and Canada.
• Social Work Departments as listed by www.GradSchools.com

Getting Into Graduate School

• A good place to start would be the article by Psi Chi entitled:
  A Suggested Plan for Action on Gaining Admission to Graduate School
• Council on Undergraduate Research Registry of Undergraduate Researchers and Graduate Schools. The purpose of this Registry is to facilitate match-making between undergraduates with research experience and a desire to pursue an advanced degree, and graduate schools seeking high quality students who are well prepared for research.  The registration is free for undergraduate students.
• How I Got in the Stanford Ph.D. Program.  On student's tale of their graduate application process, with general tips on the process.
• Letters of Recommendations
  • Advice from Hanover
  • Advice from Social Psychology.Org
  • Pet Peeves
• Tips for Getting into Graduate School by Steve Lindsay.  This site has information on how admission decisions are made, tips for increasing your chances for admissions, and more.
• The GRE by Kaplan
  • The GRE Psychology Test
  • Get a Free Diagnostic Exam on the GRE or LSAT or MCAT from Princeton Review
• Clicking here will bring up a helpful list of interview questions for students seeking a clinical graduate degree. The list was compiled by Kathy Blaisdell to whom we owe much thanks. In addition, the list was from Psy.D. programs, although the list ought to be useful for preparing for interviews with Ph.D. programs as well.

Funding Graduate School

• APA Minority Fellowship Program
• National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowships
• Scholarships Grants and Funding Opportunities

In Graduate School

• Graduate Student's Survival Guide
• How to be a good graduate student

Getting a Job in Psychology

• The Online Psychology Career Center
• The Career Planning Center for beginning scientists and engineers but the National Academy of Sciences. An Internet "one-stop shopping location" for job openings and the guidance and information you need to make decisions about their education and career. Both for deciding if graduate school is right and for finding jobs after graduate school.
• Psychologist-License.com. Licensure requirements for psychologists in the different states.