Graduate Study in Psychology 2008 (Graduate Study in Psychology)

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	Graduate Study in Psychology 2008 (Graduate Study in Psychology) American Psychological Association (APA), 2007 - 953 pages average customer review:based on 11 reviews view larger image
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highly recommended

The Graduate Study in Psychology is the best source of information related to graduate programs in psychology and provides information related to approximately 600 graduate programs in psychology in the U.S. and Canada. The Graduate Study in Psychology publication contains information about the number of applications received by a program, number of individuals accepted in each program, dates for applications and admission, types of information required for an application (GRE scores, letters of recommendations, documentation concerning volunteer or clinical experience, etc.), in-state and out-of-state tuition costs, availability of internships and scholarships, employment information of graduates, orientation and emphasis of departments and programs, plus other relevant information.

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Required reading

Graduate Study in Psychology 2008 is the 41st edition of this book. I include the book's TOC to show what it is and what it isn't. This book IS a guide to over 500 psychology programs in the US and Canada. This book ISN'T a practical guide to clinical psychology.

Table of Contents
Foreword v
APA Policy Related to Graduate Education vii
Resolution on the Master's-Level Issue vii
Policy on Training for Psychologists Wishing to Change Their Specialty vii
A Note About Respecialization in Psychology vii
Rules for Acceptance of Offers for Admission and Financial Aid (Fall Admissions) viii
Accreditation in Professional Psychology viii
Licensing ix
Applying to Graduate School ix
Suggestions for Selecting the Right Program x
Admission Requirements x
Submitting Your Application xi
Interviews xi
Financial Assistance xi
Accepting an Offer xi
Discrimination xii
How to Use This Book xii
Explanation of Program Listings xii
University Name, Department Address, and Telephone Number xii
APA Accreditation Status xii
Departmental Overview xii
Programs and Degrees Offered xii
Application Information xiii
Student Information xiii
Degree Requirements xiii
Admission Requirements xiii
Tuition for Full-Time Study xiii
Housing and Day Care xiii
Financial Assistance xiii
Special Group Considerations xiv
Teaching Opportunities xiv
Additional Comments xiv
Information for Special Groups xiv
APA Divisions xvi
2001 Addendum 1
Department Listings by State 1
Index of Programs 605
Alphabetical Index 629

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great guide for psych schools

This book has helped me find graduate programs in psychology. Internet searches were confusing and lacking information that I needed. Without this book I would be lost!

Massive Amounts of Information, But Not Everything You Need

This book is full of helpful information on graduate programs in Psychology. Using the index in the back of the book, you can easily find a list of all schools providing a program in your field of interest. This index also differentiates by degree awarded allowing the user to find the PhD, MA, MS, EdS,PsyD, etc. that they need without searching through every program in the field.

Each school in the book has information on what programs are offered, which are APA accredited, tuition, admission requirements, opportunities for teaching and research assistance-ships and tuition remission (as well as percentage of students receiving them), student demographics, housing and post graduate employment.

Despite all of this useful information, there is no listing of Faculty interests/areas of study.

The book is a great starting place, but to find the right school further research would need to be done through other sources, such as program websites and faculty.

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Not the best (for clinical, at least)

When I first applied to graduate school, I bought both this book and the Insider's Guide to Graduate Programs in Clinical and Counseling Psychology. To my dismay, this book didn't have any information that the Insider's Guide didn't have--plus, the Insider's Guide gave me a much better picture of what the faculty were working on than this book did. For other branches of psychology, this might be worthwhile; but for clinical-bound people, I'd recommend relying on the Insider's Guide and the programs' websites. Good luck applying!

Comprehensive, if you can find it...

I purchased this book to find out which, if any, universities have online PhD programs. This book did not enlighten me. A few easy-reference charts would have made it much more searchable. It would have been great to look at a chart showing at a glance which schools have developmental psychology programs, for instance. If you already know what school you want to attend, the book has a lot of information, including facts such as how many students have dropped out of each program. But don't use this book for your starting point unless you enjoy reading page after page of 6-point font.

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