The following is a list of recommended activities during each of your four years at the University of North Dakota.  If you have questions about any of these suggestions please contact your advisor or the Undergraduate Program Director, Dr. James Antes.

• Take required general education courses including science and mathematics.
• Take Introduction to Psychology and consider taking Introduction to Statistics if you have necessary prerequisites.
• Find out who your advisor is and meet with him/her.
• Look at department requirements and tentatively map out the courses you intend to take in your remaining years. Obtain a copy of the graduation checklist from your advisor or from the Undergraduate Web page.
• Think about taking a library resources course or seminar to learn how to use the library and electronic resources that are available.
• Start attending Student Psychological Association meetings and other departmental events.
• Start checking the Undergraduate Web page regularly to find out about special opportunities or information you might find useful.
• Start exploring the psychology field and discover possible career paths at the bachelors level as well as graduate school.
• The summer session is a good time to get some classes done!
• If you need to work, try to find a job that relates in some way to your chosen area within in Psychology or do some volunteer work. Opportunities in practical experience are listed on the web page.

• Finish taking general education requirements and start taking required upper division courses. Take Introduction to Statistics if not done during Freshman year and take Research Methods.
• Find out about Psi Chi, what the membership requirements are and plan to join when you qualify.
• Start a file box in which you put notes of activities or accomplishments that you might be able to use on your resume and/or curriculum vitae. Save all of your course syllabi and term papers.
• Think about attending or presenting at the Northern Lights Conference or one of the other regional Psychology Undergraduate conferences.
• Start exploring career options within psychology and related fields by checking out the career opportunities web page, by spending a day with someone whose career interests you, visit job sites and talk to people within your desired field.
• If you need to work, try to find a job that relates in some way to your chosen area within in Psychology or do some volunteer work. Opportunities in practical experience are listed on the web page.
• Look at list of research opportunities listed on the Undergraduate web page or talk to your advisor about possible research experiences within the department.
• If you plan to apply for a job with a bachelor's degree think about taking some courses to strengthen your resume such as computer skills courses, public speaking, business administration, technical writing, marketing, and biological or physical sciences.
• Start getting to know professors either by taking several courses from them or work on research projects. They will make good references later.
• Continue attending Student Psychological Association meetings. Consider running for an office for next year.
  
  

• Continue taking required upper division courses and think about completing an emphasis area. The emphasis information is available on the web page.
• Continue to look for research opportunities within the department, on the web page and by talking with your advisor.
• Start exploring graduate programs if you intend to go to graduate school. Find out about what steps need to be taken to increase your chances for admittance into graduate school. Talk to a Senior student who is applying to graduate school.
• Continue to get to know the professors and start thinking about those that might be good sources for recommendations next year and take an additional course from them or get involved in research.
• Continue getting work or volunteer experience within psychology or related fields. If you do not intend to go to graduate school, start exploring employment options.
• Think about doing a Senior Honors thesis if you qualify (Remember, you need a 3.2 GPA). Contact your advisor and/or the Honors program for more information.
• Join Psi Chi if you are eligible.  Get involved in activities.
• Join one or two professional organizations as a student affiliate.
• Consider visiting campuses of graduate programs if you intend to go to graduate school.
• Set up a file in the career planning and placement office and meet with a career counselor.
• Create another draft of your resume or curriculum vitae; make sure to include experiences from your file box.
• If you plan to attend going to graduate school, start studying for GREs during the summer by reading several Introduction to Psychology textbooks and practice with GRE study guides.
• Get involved with the Student Psychological Association and volunteer for activities or run for office.

• At the beginning of the year, have a graduation status check done to see if you have taken all required classes and what you still need to take. This can be done at the Dean of Arts and Sciences.
• Take a lighter load during the fall semester if you plan to apply to graduate school so that you may spend the time to complete application forms.
• Write to potential graduate schools for information about application in August or September, if you intend to go to graduate school.
• Sign up for GRE exams and take them in the fall semester, if you intend to go to graduate school.
• Continue to update your resume or curriculum vitae.
• Fill out application forms for graduate school and get references and transcripts.
• Apply for employment if you are not attending graduate school. Don't forget about possible job opportunities outside of the psychology field such as in businesses. Consult the career opportunities web page for information about bachelor degree level jobs.
• Continue research experiences and try to present some research at a regional conference.
• Continue getting practical experience either volunteer or paid.
• Consider being a Psychology tutor or teaching assistant.
• If you don’t get into graduate school consider attending another year to get more research experience and strengthen your application or consider possibilities for bachelor degree level jobs.

Here are some other links worth taking a look at!

APA Psychology Undergraduate Task Force Report (2002)

Undergraduate Courses Expected by Graduate Programs (PsiChi)