{"id":365,"date":"2023-03-28T20:08:34","date_gmt":"2023-03-28T20:08:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/psyc\/?page_id=365"},"modified":"2024-01-18T23:56:02","modified_gmt":"2024-01-18T23:56:02","slug":"the-path-to-graduate-school","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/psyc\/the-path-to-graduate-school\/","title":{"rendered":"The Path to Graduate School"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n\n  \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--rich-text \"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--rich-text\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n      \n<div class=\"f--field f--wysiwyg\">\n\n    \n  <h3><span style=\"color: #990000;\">Planning Your Graduate Education: The Basics<\/span><\/h3>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone  wp-image-5328\" src=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/psyc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/81\/2024\/01\/52897856069_86b3f5c792_k-300x157.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"751\" height=\"393\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/psyc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/81\/2024\/01\/52897856069_86b3f5c792_k-300x157.jpg 300w, https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/psyc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/81\/2024\/01\/52897856069_86b3f5c792_k-1024x537.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/psyc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/81\/2024\/01\/52897856069_86b3f5c792_k-768x402.jpg 768w, https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/psyc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/81\/2024\/01\/52897856069_86b3f5c792_k-1536x805.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/psyc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/81\/2024\/01\/52897856069_86b3f5c792_k.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 751px) 100vw, 751px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>For many students, a B.A. in Psychology will be an important stepping stone to a graduate degree. Students who are interested in working directly with patients in clinical settings may pursue a wide variety of graduate degrees including a MSW, MFT, Ph.D. or Psy.D. Those who orient more toward academic careers, will probably want to focus on a Ph.D. in one of the research disciplines of Psychology.<\/p>\n<p>There are also psychologists working in commercial settings (which generally requires a Ph.D. in Industrial\/Organizational Psychology), legal settings (which might require a joint Ph.D. and law degree), and in primary or secondary schools (generally requiring a masters or Ph.D. in School Psychology). Of course, students with a Psychology degree might also go on to get graduate degrees in distantly related fields, like medicine.<\/p>\n<p>The University of Southern California\u00a0offers Pre-Graduate School Advising to all current students and alumni who are considering graduate school.\u00a0 They offer a variety of advising services to guide students through the academic and administrative processes necessary to achieve their goals. 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