| The growth rate for employment as a | | | | |
| psychologist is above average due to an | | | | In order to work as a psychologist, students |
| increased demand for these services in | | | | must fulfill the required course of |
| hospitals, schools, mental health centers, | | | | education, usually a doctorate, then complete |
| social service agencies, consulting firms and | | | | an internship and gain one to two years of |
| substance abuse clinics. Further, the average | | | | professional experience. Sometimes psychology |
| earnings enjoyed by industrial-organizational | | | | students are also required to complete a |
| psychologists as of 2004 were $71,400. Online | | | | thesis or original research paper. At this |
| psychology programs give people the | | | | point, the student can take the application |
| opportunity to study for a career in this | | | | state licensing qualifying examination to |
| challenging, rapidly growing field without | | | | become a psychologist. Most of the state |
| compromising their other daily activities. | | | | licensing boards give a standardized test, |
| | | | but equirements vary from state to state. |
| Students pursuing psychology online degrees | | | | Some states also require continuing education |
| learn about the human mind and behavior and | | | | to renew a psychology license. |
| its biological, social and cognitive bases, | | | | |
| as well how to apply this knowledge to | | | | Online psychology programs make it easy for |
| practical problems. Student enrolled in | | | | busy professionals to fit continuing |
| online psychology programs can choose to | | | | education requirements into their hectic |
| specialize in areas of psychology such as | | | | schedules. Doctoral training programs in |
| educational, child, clinical, sport, | | | | counseling, school and clinical psychology |
| forensic, industrial, organizational, social | | | | are accredited by the American Psychological |
| and marriage and family therapy. The U.S | | | | Association (APA). The National Council for |
| Department of Labor reports that four out of | | | | Accreditation of Teacher Education and the |
| ten psychologists are self-employed. The | | | | National Association of School Psychologists |
| remaining psychologists work at places such | | | | are also involved with accreditation of |
| as public and private schools, hospitals, | | | | school psychology advanced degree programs. |
| state and federal government, correctional | | | | It typically takes students five to eight |
| institutions, market research firms, | | | | years to complete psychology online degrees. |
| advertising agencies, day care centers, | | | | |
| mental health care providers and PR firms. | | | | In 2004, psychologists held approximately |
| Dynamic positions held by psychology | | | | 179,000 jobs. With the variety of interesting |
| graduates include media buyer, copywriter, | | | | employment opportunities that exist in the |
| art therapist, retail buyer, teacher, child | | | | psychology field today, online psychology |
| welfare caseworker and public relations | | | | programs afford students a chance for career |
| specialist. A wide variety of exciting | | | | advancement while they balance their work and |
| employment options exist for students who | | | | family responsibilities. |
| earn psychology degrees online. | | | | |