Psychology

Why choose psychology at North Central College?

You’ll explore your interests while gaining valuable hands-on experience when our dedicated faculty work with you on individualized research projects. You’ll collect on-campus data at our Schwab Psychology Research Center, and you’re bound to find the perfect off-campus internship—or two or three—among the hundreds of social service agencies and businesses nearby.

You can also:

Present findings of your original research at regional and national psychology conferences.
Apply for a Richter Independent Study Fellowship grant which equips you to travel anywhere in the world your studies take you.
Use your senior seminar to explore topics like prejudice, family systems, aggression, memory disorders, persuasion and humor.
Join Psi Chi—the international honor society in psychology.

To learn more about experiences and opportunities here at North Central College as a psychology major, click here.

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Internship

Adult bereavement intern, Fox Valley Hospice, Geneva, IL
Mental health services intern, DuPage County, Wheaton, IL
Human resource generalist, Naperville Park District, Naperville
Respite worker, Metropolitan Family Services, Wheaton, IL
Juvenile investigation intern, DuPage County Department of Probation and Court Services, Wheaton, IL

Graduate Schools

Recent graduates in psychology have been accepted at:

University of Central Florida
Claremont Graduate University
Loyola University
University of Wisconsin-Madison
Chicago School of Professional Psychology
University of Wisconsin-Whitewater
Adler School of Professional Psychology
University of Illinois, at Urbana-Champaign

Careers

Recent graduates in psychology include:

Youth support worker, Geneva
Counselor
Social worker
School psychologist
Forensic psychologist
Clinical psychologist
Sports psychologist
Family therapist

Jessica Reynolds

Psychology major

Jessica Reynolds had an incredibly busy 12 months leading up to her final term at North Central.

“I have worked on research with faculty in psychology and I presented research at NCUR (the National Conferences on Undergraduate Research),” Jessica who combined her major in psychology with a second major in marketing. “In marketing, I was involved in the International Case Competition with AMA (American Marketing Association), and we placed in the top 24 in an international competition.”

Jessica originally planned to go straight to graduate school to earn a Ph.D. in psychology, but her experiences at North Central have provided her with a multitude of other post-graduate options.

“With all...

Sunbir “Sunny” Gill

Psychology major

Sunny got an early start conducting psychology research his first year at North Central. “It was neat taking a research practicum as a freshman, since freshmen participated in most of the trials I was facilitating,” he says. “There’s always research to be done at North Central, because the professors are more than willing to collaborate with students. Many graduate programs look at your research experience as an undergraduate. North Central provides the experience you need not only to gain admittance to graduate school, but to excel among your peers.”

Named the Outstanding Senior Man, Sunny made the most of his entire North Central experience. He served as president of North Central’s Enactus...

Daniel Kerley

Psychology major, Religious Studies and Human Resource Management minors

Daniel has seized opportunities both inside and outside the classroom that combine his major in psychology and minors in religious studies and human resource management.

A top student, he’s collaborated with a psychology professor on research that examined how religious beliefs and ethical ideology impact views of organizational justice. He took part in a D-Term trip to Northern Ireland where he studied the psychology of conflict and politics.

A top competitor, Daniel runs on the College’s championship cross country and track and field teams. He also serves on the general board of the student-led worship group Focus and Presidential Search Committee as a student representative.

“If you like...

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