Your decision to pursue a degree in psychology is an important one! You will find that the study of psychology is interesting, rewarding, and that it covers a wide range of educational activities. It is no wonder that psychology is one of the most popular college majors across the country (National Center for Educational Statistics, 2001).In fact, the Princeton Review has just issued a report stating that Psychology is the second most popular major among undergraduate students. (http://encarta.msn.com/encnet/Departments/College/?article=Top10Majors07&GT1=10488)

Psychology provides a level of education and training that will help you to succeed in a variety of careers and other post-baccalaureate opportunities. Psychology is a scientific discipline that is concerned with behavior. Some disciplines within psychology overlap closely with biology and physiology and cover topics such as physiological psychology, neuroscience, perception, learning, memory, information processing, and psychopharmacology. Other disciplines have interests closer to those of social scientists and include development, social, and personality psychology. Other disciplines are closely tied to the application of psychological principles to special problems such as clinical and counseling psychology, industrial/organizational psychology, and health psychology. If you still aren't sure about the importance and applicability of a degree in psychology, consider the range of skills and abilities that our undergraduate program in psychology will help you to achieve and improve:

These skills will not only help you become a well-rounded life-long learner and successful in your chosen career, but they are exactly the skills that employers value.