Resources
Campus Organizations
Psi Chi, the national psychology honor society, has a prize-winning chapter at OCU. Programs include speakers from various branches of psychology and lunch is provided.
NAMI at OCU This is a newly formed campus chapter for the National Alliance on Mental Illness. The purpose of the chapter is to promote awareness of mental illness in attempt to reduce the stigma associated with mental illness.
Professional Organizations
Below is information regarding various professional organizations. Some organizations are for all areas of psychology, and some are dedicated for specific areas within the broader field of psychology.
Professional Organizations for All Areas of Psychology
American Psychological Association
American Psychological Society
Oklahoma Psychological Association
Southwestern Psychological Association
Organizations for Clinically Based and Applied Areas of Psychology
Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapy
Association for Applied Sport Psychology
National Association of School Psychologists
Oklahoma School Psychology Association
Society for Human Resource Management
Society for Industrial & Organizational Psychology, Inc.
Gerontological Society of America
American Educational Research Association
National Council on Measurement in Education
Society for Learning Analytics Research
American Counseling Association
Other Professional Organizations
Society for Personality and Social Psychology
Society for Experimental Social Psychology
Human Behavior and Evolution Society
Society for Computers in Psychology
Society for Research in Child Development
Society for the Quantitative Analyses of Behavior
Helpful Student Resources
Careers in Psychology
Psychology is a degree that prepares you for a variety of careers. While many graduates will remain in a psychology-related field, other students use their psychology degree to do work within the business sector, nonprofit sectors, health, and education.
Not sure what you want to do with a psychology degree?
That's okay. Many students do not know all of the opportunities they have with a psychology degree. Here are some links that you can use to explore what career options are available:
What Can I Do With This Major? Psychology
Psychology Career Resource Guide
Career Cornerstone Center: Psychology
OCU also has a Career Services Center that not only has career counselors available, but they also have other wonderful resources and hold workshops on resume writing and interviewing to help prepare students for graduate school or the work force.