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Location
Type of program: Psychology/Related area
Degree: Doctoral/Master’s/Certificate/Other
(e.g., 2nd Bachelor’s/Technical)
On-campus, hybrid, on-line
Cost/financial aid
Length of program; part-time/full-time
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Quality of Program
◦ Accreditation, e.g.,
 APA (American Psych Association: Ph.D/Psy.D only)
 NASP (National Assoc. of School Psychologists)
 CACREP (Council for Counseling & Related Ed
Programs)
 COAMFTE (Commission on Accreditation for Marriage
& Family Education)
 Other…..
Quality cont.
 How long has the program been around?
 Who are the faculty? Regular? Adjunct?
 Can you talk to current/recent students?
 What are the admissions requirements—how
stringent?
 How competitive is admission?
 Emphasis on Evidence-Based Practice
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School Psychology 
Counseling: Community, College Student Affairs,
School Counseling, Chemical Dependency,
Rehabilitation Counseling
Clinical: adult, child, specializations
Forensic
Marriage & Family (often in other depts.)
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Industrial/Organizational
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Applied Behavior Analysis
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Any of the disciplines within psychology
Common degrees: M.S. or Ph.D. in Social,
Learning, Personality, Cognition,
Experimental, Biopsych, etc.
Master’s in General Psych
Master’s in Experimental
Master’s in disciplinary areas
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Terminal: “self-contained”; the intent is to
stop with that degree
Non-terminal: A Master’s that’s intended to
be part of a more advanced degree
Some Master’s can be either terminal or a
stepping stone to a more advanced degree
(e.g., NDSU Clinical Master’s degree)
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Consider programs in related areas—you may
need to complete pre-requisite courses to
meet admissions requirements.
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Master’s of Social Work
Speech/Language Pathology
Nursing
Emergency Management
Social Responsibility
Recreational Therapy
etc., etc.
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Minnesota State University Moorhead
◦ School Psychology (Specialist)
◦ Counseling and Student Affairs (Master’s in College
Counseling & Student services and School
Counseling)
◦ Master of Liberal Arts
◦ Master of Fine Arts
◦ Speech/Language Pathology and Audiology
◦ Nursing
◦ Education
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North Dakota State University
◦ Psychology Dept.
 Master’s in Clinical Psychology
 Ph.D in Social/Health or Vision/Cognitive
Neurscience
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Counselor Education (community, school
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Child Development & Family Science
Master’s; Ph.D, in Human Development and
Education/Counselor Ed.-new)
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CDFS Masters
Couple and Family Therapy
Family Financial Planning
Gerontology Certificate
Youth Development Master’s
University of North Dakota
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Psychology Dept.
◦ Master’s in Forensic Psych (on-campus/on-line)
◦ Ph.D. in Clinical (APA) or General Experimental
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Counseling Psychology
◦ Counseling Master’s (addictions, community,
rehabilitation, school)
◦ Counseling Psych Ph.D (APA)
University of Minnesota (offered at MSUM):
Master’s of Social Work
Bemidji State University
Master’s in Counseling (Psych Dept.-new)
St. Cloud State University
Psychology (Applied Behavior Analysis,
Industrial Organizational)
Education/Counseling (Community, School,
Rehab; Marriage & Family, Chemical
Addiction certificate)
Social Responsibility
Sports Management
Minnesota State University, Mankato
Psychology Dept. : PsyD in School Psych,
Master’s in Clinical and I/O
Counseling: M.S. College Student Affairs,
School, Mental Health; Marriage & Family
certificate
Rehab Counseling (with Speech/Lang. Hearing
Sciences)
Gender & Women’s Studies
Ethnic & Multicultural Studies
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St. Thomas University (PsyD in Counseling
Psy)
Argosy University (PsyD Clinical, MA Clinical,
Forensic, I/O)
Capella (PsyD Clinical, PhD General, PhD I/O;
M.S. Addiction, Counseling, Mental Health,
Marriage and Family, School,
Child/Adolescent)
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American Psychological Association. (2009)
Graduate study in psychology, 2010.
Washington, DC: Author.
(available in MSUM Psych Dept. student lounge, along
with other relevant resource books)
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GRE information: www.ets.org or
www.gre.org