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Undergraduate Academic Advising In the U.R.I. Psychology Department

Undergraduate Academic Advising In the U.R.I. Psychology Department. Ask, “What can I do for you?”. Some typical student responses are…. Review of courses taken & needed 2. Strategize for selecting electives 3. Career-planning. To Review Courses,. You will need:.

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Undergraduate Academic Advising In the U.R.I. Psychology Department

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  1. UndergraduateAcademic AdvisingIn the U.R.I. Psychology Department

  2. Ask, “What can I do for you?” Some typical student responses are… • Review of courses taken & needed • 2. Strategize for selecting electives • 3. Career-planning

  3. To Review Courses, You will need: • Student’s transcript from ecampus • 2. A list of General Education Courses • 3. A Psychology Course Chart • 4. The New UG Advising Worksheet • (items #2, 3, & 4 now available as a hand-out)

  4. Acquiring the Student Transcript: Students generally know how to do this themselves, by going to www.uri.edu and clicking on Ecampus. For logon difficulties, Call 874-help.

  5. The THREE types of UG Courses: 1. General Education courses (Gen Eds) 2. Courses for the Psychology major 3. Free Electives Which should add up to the total 120 credits required for graduation

  6. Many students will ask, “What can I do with my Free Electives?” They can: 1. Consider a second major or minor, 2. Register for a 15-credit URInternship, 3. Take a maximum of 46 psychology credits, 4. Engage in intellectual exploration, But, they must: Complete 42 credits that are 300-level, or higher.

  7. To initiate a discussion about Career-planning: ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- You can ask, “What do you want to be doing …in five years?” (S)he may want to consider applying to graduate school or finding an entry-level job.

  8. Psychology majors are prepared for entry-level jobs in many fields (e.g., business, human services) because they have acquired: • writing skills, • 2. speaking skills, • 3. analytic skills.

  9. 1999 Work Settings (from APA website) 48% For Profit Companies 11% State or Local Government 12% Not-For-Profit Organizations 6% Universities and 4-Year Colleges 6% Self-Employed 4% Federal Government 13% Other Educational Institutions

  10. Resources for Entry-level Jobs • U.R.I. Career Services, • 2. Our UG Psych website • (Click “What can I do with a psych degree?”) • 3. www.apa.org/students • (“PsycCareers has classified ads), • 4. www.psichi.org • (“Links” has job search engines)

  11. Resources for Graduate School Preparation 1. U.R.I. Career Services, 2. Our UG Psych website (Click “What can I do with a psych degree?”) 3. www.GradSchools.com (this website has a graduate school search engine) 4. www.apa.org/students (this website has graduate school advice) 5. www.psichi.org (this website has additional graduate school advice)

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