UCF Academic Advancement Programs (AAP) is the resource for graduate school preparation at UCF: https://academicsuccess.ucf.edu/aap/
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Watch this presentation on preparing for graduate school:
- Are you ready for graduate school? Do you have the grades and the other application requirements? If you are not sure what those requirements are, you need to research your programs. Some of the requirements are
- GRE
- Letters of Recommendation
- Personal Statement
- Resume/CV
- Interview
- How are you going to pay for graduate school?
- Which graduate programs are you applying to? Where is it located? What are the job outcomes for when you finish?
- UCF Psi Docs Guide to Psychology Graduate School
- Click here for INDUSTRIAL/ORG PSYCHOLOGY info
- Click here for CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGY info
- Each program is different in the requirements to apply so find out what the programs you are interested in want. Check out this Graduate School Planning Sheet to keep track of each of the programs you are applying to.
- Make sure your programs are accredited with their national accrediting body.
- For Psychology programs look to the APA:http://www.apa.org/
- For Counseling programs look to CACREP:http://www.cacrep.org
- For more information on Counseling see this website http://www.bestcolleges.com/careers/counseling/
- What are the differences between neuropsychology and neuroscience
- Here’s an interesting article that helps explain why some PhD programs are no longer requiring the GRE and other changes: https://www.psichi.org/page/271Eye-Four-Upheavals-In-Doctoral-Admissions-In-Clinical-And-Counseling-Psychology#.YxpVk3YpDsE
- Preparing for PhD
- Not sure about any of these questions? Contact that program you are interested in to find out more.
More holistic advice on preparing for graduate school:
Video transcript:Holistic Prep for Grad School Video Transcript
UCF Graduate Catalog: http://www.graduatecatalog.ucf.edu/
UCF Graduate Studies Application deadlines and requirements: https://graduate.ucf.edu/application-deadlines-and-requirements/