Machine generated contents note: ch. 1 Why College? -- Who Goes to College? -- Public Expectations Concerning College -- Student Expectations about Going to College -- Desirable Skills and Abilities -- The Covert Curriculum -- The Civic, Liberal Arts Value of a College Education -- The Financial Value of a College Education -- Oh, You Don't Have to Go to College... -- Exercise #1 Potential Challenges to Staying in College -- ch. 2 Why Psychology? -- Thoughts about the Psychology Major -- Areas of Specialization within Psychology -- Who Majors in Psychology? -- Desirable Skills and Abilities for the Psychology Major -- The Importance of Advising and Mentoring -- Why the Psychology Major Is a Good Choice -- Exercise #2 Psychology Survey -- ch. 3 Careers with a Bachelor's Degree in Psychology -- The Undergraduate Curriculum -- What Employers Want, and What They Pay -- Careers with a Bachelor's Degree -- Career Options, Job Descriptions, and O*NET --

Contents note continued: What About the Associate's Degree? -- Becoming a Freshman Again -- ch. 4 Pursuing Bachelor's-Level Options -- The Complexity of Finding a Job -- Preparing Your Resume, with Samples -- Letters of Recommendation, with a Sample -- Interview Skills, Questions, and Knockout Factors -- What If You Are Not Initially Successful in Your Job Search? -- You Got the Job, Now How to Keep It (Or Not Lose It) -- Exercise #3 Job Ads -- ch. 5 Career Options with a Master's Degree or Doctoral Degree -- Why Graduate Training? -- Types of Graduate Training and Graduate Degrees -- Sample Job Descriptions, Work Locations of Graduate Degree Recipients -- Occupational Opportunities with the Master's Degree -- Occupational Opportunities with a Doctoral Degree -- What Is a Postdoc? -- Exercise #4 Decoding Graduate School Information -- ch. 6 The Graduate Admissions Process -- The Popularity and Competitiveness of Graduate Admissions -- Overview: The Application Process --

Contents note continued: Narrowing Your Program List -- Understanding the Application Process -- Patience -- Primary and Secondary Selection Criteria, with Caveats -- Grades, Transcripts, and the GRE -- Letters of Recommendation, with Faculty Examples -- The Personal Statement, with Student Examples -- A Student's Guide to the Curriculum Vita (CV), with Examples -- Research Experience, and Match and Fit with Your Program of Interest -- Strategies to Consider If You Do Not Get In -- Exercise #5 Letter of Recommendation Request Worksheet -- ch. 7 Research and Teaching Assistantships -- What Is a Research Assistantship? -- Presenting Research at Conferences -- What Is a Senior Thesis? -- Becoming a Teaching Assistant -- Exercise #6 Outside-of-Class Activities Plan -- ch. 8 Getting Involved: Internships and Organizations -- Field Experiences and Internships -- What Interns Do -- Other Internship Opportunities -- Organizational Involvement -- The American Psychological Association --

Contents note continued: The Association for Psychological Science -- Psi Chi -- Regional Associations -- Exercise #7 Time Management -- ch. 9 Sharpening Library and Research Skills -- Generating Research Ideas -- The Literature Review -- The Special Role of References -- Library Research Strategies -- Books -- Journal Articles -- The Internet -- More Literature Search Strategies -- Library Skills Psychology Majors Should Have -- Exercise #8 PsycINFO Author Search -- ch. 10 An APA Format Primer -- Writing Psychology Papers -- The Parts: Introduction, Method, Results, and Discussion -- The Introduction and Literature Review -- The Method Section -- Participants -- Materials -- Procedure -- The Results Section -- Figures and Tables -- The Discussion Section -- References -- Title and Abstract -- The Appendix -- APA Format Typing Instructions -- Spacing and Punctuation -- Grammar and Vocabulary -- Using Direct Quotes vs. Paraphrasing -- A Brief Note on Plagiarism -- Sample Paper --

Contents note continued: Exercise #9 Proofreading APA Format -- ch. 11 Doing Well in Psychology Classes: Study Tips -- General Study Tips -- Students Are Different -- Fight Delaying Tactics -- Get the Most from Faculty -- Developing Effective Study Habits -- Create a Regular Schedule for Studying -- Find a Regular Place to Study Where You Can Concentrate with Minimal Distractions -- Reward Your Studying -- Improving Your Reading -- Getting More Out of Lectures -- Improving Test-Taking Strategies -- Math Anxiety -- Behaviors to Avoid -- Exercise #10 Locations for Studying -- ch. 12 Ethical Issues for Psychology Majors -- The Ethics of Being a Student -- The Ethics of Research -- The Development and Use of APA Ethical Principles -- The Role of Informed Consent and the Institutional Review Board -- ch. 13 Psychology and Other Options: Nurturing Your Career -- The Psychology Major, Revisited -- Diversity in Psychology -- Other Related Options -- Anthropology -- Criminal Justice --

Contents note continued: Political Science -- Social Work -- Sociology -- Self-Reflection, Self-Assessment, and Career Development -- More Resources -- Exercise #11 Attitudes and Options.