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General Information

U.S. Universities, Alphabetic
A catalog of all the U.S. college and university web pages.

Gradschools.com
Comprehensive search of graduate programs by sub-type (e.g., music therapy, social psychology) and state.

The Chronicle of Higher Education
An excellent place to learn about universities and careers.  To learn about the latter, click on the "jobs" section.

Graduate Rankings - USNews and World Report
The latest available rankings of Psychology and other Ph.D. programs.

PhDs.org Rankings
Customized rankings of graduate programs based on National Research Council data.

The Princetion Review
If you want to improve those test scores for graduate school

Occupational Outlook Handbook
Government web site which described all the different occupations and provides data regarding job outlook, salaries, and amount of education required.

Psychology

American PsychologicalAssociation (APA) student page
Great source of information about both careers and graduate study in allsubfields of psychology.  Below are just a few of their links:

• Accredited Doctoral Programs in Professional Psychology
• Career Guidebook Series for Students of Color
• Employment and Education Data (includes current salary surveys)
• Funding Your Education
• Making Psychology Work for You
• Nonacademic careers in psychology

U.S. Psychology Ph.D. programs
This site has links to all the U.S. psychology departments and also ranks all the Ph.D. programs

Marky Lloyd's Careers in Psychology Page
An excellent source of information for students considering a career in psychology

Careers in Psychology (from the University of Oklahoma)
Many links about psychology careers and how to prepare for them

PsychGrad.org
Resources for applying for graduate study in psychology

Clinical Psychology FAQ
Suggestions and recommendations from Kenyon's faculty

Books and Brochures

• Career Paths in Psychology: Where Your Degree Can Take You (Robert Sternberg, Ed.)
• Getting In: A Step-by-Step Plan for Gaining Admission to Graduate Schoolin Psychology (APA)
• Is Psychology the Major for You? Planning for Your Undergraduate Years  (P.J. Woods & C.S. Wilkinson, Eds.)
• Insider's Guide to Graduate Programs in Clinical and Counseling Psychology (T.J. Myne, J.G. Norcross, & M.A. Sayete)

Social Work

The New Social Worker: Online Career Center
Information about careers in social work.

Social Work Resources
A collection of links for social work students and professionals.

Social Work Graduate School
How to get in and other helpful advice
 

Teach for America
National corps of outstanding recent college graduates of all  academic majors who commit  two years to teach in urban and rural public schools and become lifelong leaders in the effort to expand opportunity for children.

Peace Corps
The Peace Corps is fulfilling its promise by sharing America's most precious resource with the rest of the world: its people. Volunteers have helped pave the way for progress for countless individuals who want to build a better life for themselves, their children, and their communities.

Americorps
AmeriCorps is a network of national service programs that engage more than 50,000 Americans each year in intensive service to meet critical needs in education, public safety, health, and the environment.