By taking several education courses and student teaching, in addition to the psychology major, you can be certified to teach high school psychology. Students who pursue the psychobiology track may be certified to teach high school science. If you are interested in becoming a high school teacher, investigate the requirements early. The additional courses necessary for teaching certification will either reduce your electives or taken an extra semester of university work. In addition, a degree in psychology indicates you are interested in people-a valuable trait for jobs involving sales , personnel work , or management .
Psychology is a valuable pre-professional major for several fields.
Psychology majors are working on graduate degrees in medicine , law , education , business , computer science , as well as in psychology. Students who plan to major in psychology and hope to go on to medical, dental or veterinary school might consider pursuing the Psychobiology track. If you are interested in working more directly in the field of psychology, you may want to earn a Master's degree in psychology. Supervise psychological technicians in schools, hospitals, and government agencies Work as a school psychologist If you are interested in teaching at the university level, practicing clinical psychology, or planning and conducting research, you will want to earn a doctorate in psychology. Members of the Psychology Department will be pleased to talk with you about advanced graduate training in psychology.