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Prerequisites for a Psychology Internship

  1. You must have a GPA of 2.0 to do an internship in psychology.
  2. You must have earned at least 30 credits by the time the internship would start.

To get the most out of an internship in the following areas, please consider taking some of the courses listed below (either before the internship or during the same semester). These are not required courses, these are complementary to the focus of your internship.

Child/Adolescent Development

  • PSY 349 – Child Psychology OR EDU 225 – Child Development
  • PSY 364 – Cognitive Development OR PSY 365 – Social Development
  • PSY 379 – Child Psychological Disorders,
  • EDU 250 – Introduction to the Exceptional Learner,
  • SOC 364 – Juvenile Delinquency

Clinical Psychology/Counseling Psychology

  • PSY 447 – Introduction to Counseling
  • PSY 356 – Psychological Disorders 
  • PSY 379 - Child Psychological Disorders
  • PSY 391 - Multicultural Counseling

Forensic Psychology

  • PSY 356 – Psychological Disorders
  • PSY 447 – Introduction to Counseling
  • PSY 391- Multicultural Counseling
  • SOC 316 – Minority Groups
  • CRMJ 100 – Introduction to Criminal Justice
  • PSY 358 – Psychology and the Law

Geropsychology

  • PSY 366 – Psychology of Adulthood
  • PSY 364 – Cognitive Development OR PSY 365 – Social Development
  • PSY 317 – Psychological Assessment
  • PSY 447 – Introduction to Counseling

Health Psychology

  • PSY 247 – Health Psychology
  • PSY 447 – Introduction to Counseling
  • BIO 110 – Human Biology
  • PSY 351 – Physiological Psychology
  • PSY 361 – Cognitive Neuroscience

Organizational Psychology

  • PSY 345 – Social Psychology
  • PSY 347 – Organizational Psychology
  • PSY 355 – Group Dynamics
  • PSY 317 – Psychological Assessment

School Counseling

  • PSY 447 – Introduction to Counseling
  • PSY 364 – Cognitive Development OR PSY 365 – Social Development OR PSY 349 Child Psychology
  • PSY 391 - Multicultural Counseling

School Psychology

  • PSY 447 – Introduction to Counseling
  • PSY 364 – Cognitive Development OR PSY 365 – Social Development OR PSY 349 Child Psychology
  • PSY 317 - Psychological Assessment,
  • PSY 391 – Multicultural Counseling
  • PSY 379 - Child Psychological Disorders

Sport Psychology

  • PSY 237 – Sport Psychology
  • PSY 345 – Social Psychology
  • PSY 447 – Introduction to Counseling
  • PSY 355 – Group Dynamics
  • PSY 247 – Health Psychology

 

 

 

Psychology Department

  • W357 Thompson Hall State University of New York at Fredonia Fredonia, NY 14063

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