I am not a clinical person, nor do we have a grad program, but based on MANY years of MANY students who have applied to them, the MOST important background your son needs is proof of ability to do research, i.e., preferably a first author research paper in at least a 2nd tier journal. Second, third author would be OK.
That is not at daunting as it sounds if he can link up over intersession or summer with someone and volunteer in their lab AND generate an idea that he can carry out. It's not all that hard with the proper mind set that research is nothing more nothing less than finding a reasonably correct answer to a question that really interests you. The rest is just mechanics. So he might want to take a research methods in psych course ASAP. Annette Annette Kujawski Taylor, Ph.D. Professor of Psychology University of San Diego 5998 Alcala Park San Diego, CA 92110 619-260-4006 [EMAIL PROTECTED] ---- Original message ---- >Date: Thu, 08 Nov 2007 11:50:22 -0500 >From: Gary Klatsky <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Subject: [tips] clinical program admission >To: "Teaching in the Psychological Sciences (TIPS)" <[email protected]> > > I have a personal question to those of you who are > affiliated with APA clinical programs or can forward > my question. I'm sorry for the cross listing. My son > is a sophomore in an interdisciplinary program > Philosophy, Politics & Law. After meeting a friend > of mine who is a clinical psychologist working with > PTSD patients at our local VA hospital, my son is > now thinking about becoming a clinical psychologist. > As he put it, growing up with two experiemental > psychologists, he never realized how interesting > psychology is. If he picks up psychology as a second > major he will not be able to graduate in time and > his school does not have a psych minor. If he were > to keep his current major, how difficult would it be > for him to be admitted into an APA clinical > program. If he were to apply without a psychology > degree, what course would the admissions committees > look for? > > > > Thanks > > > > Gary J. Klatsky, Ph. D. > > Director, Human Computer Interaction M.A. Program > > > > Department of Psychology [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Oswego State University (SUNY) > http://www.oswego.edu/~klatsky > > 7060 State Hwy 104W Voice: (315) > 312-3474 > > Oswego, NY 13126 Fax: (315) > 312-6300 > > > > All of us who are concerned for peace and triumph of > reason and justice must be keenly aware how small an > influence reason and honest good will exert upon > events in the political field. > > > > Albert Einstein > > > > --- > To make changes to your subscription contact: > > Bill Southerly ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) ---
