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