Psychology Career Corner

Dear Psychology and Psychological Science Students,

We hope everyone is doing well and can’t believe we are already at the end of the semester! Congratulations to those who will be graduating this May or August!

Updates: This will be our final edition of the Career Corner Newsletter. Next year, we will have all career and graduate school opportunities and events appear in Shanda’s weekly Hands-on Experiences email blast. Please be sure to read those weekly! A huge thank you to Jamie Ellsworth, Senior Academic Advisor II, for her creativity in compiling this newsletter each month. Thank you, Jamie!!

Please note that Shanda is working on an exciting lineup of Fall Career Prep events. Some of the topics include CV’s, personal statements, Marriage and Family Law, Forensic Psychology and the prison system, Social Work, Field of Aging, career paths of Psychiatry and Psychiatric Nursing, and so many more! We can’t wait to see you there!

Please check this link for a full listing of events soon: https://psychology.arizona.edu/about/events/career-prep-events.

Do you need help finding a hands-on experience? Consider taking PSY 296A Gaining Psychology Experience, which is offered fully online in 7wk2. The goal of this course is to have you prepare, find and apply for a hands-on experience in Spring 2026.

Interested in learning how to apply to graduate school? If you are going to be a senior this fall and haven’t taken PSY 396C, it is recommend you take it this summer. If you will be a junior this fall, it is recommended you take this course this fall.

Any questions about either of these courses, please contact Christy Ball at christyw@arizona.edu

Do you need deadlines and writing support to achieve your summer fellowship writing goals? Our Summer 2025 Fellowship Application Development Program is now accepting applications from University of Arizona students interested in completing fellowship applications over the summer. Our summer program is free and online.

Eligibility: University of Arizona students applying for graduate and post-doctoral fellowship opportunities are eligible to participate.

Prior to applying to our summer program, students must identify a fellowship application they will focus on developing over the summer. Our resources for finding funding may be helpful.

Application Deadlines: April 16 (priority deadline) and May 21. Our team may consider applications on a case by case basis after May 21. Please contact Nancy Ellis for more information.

Application now available - click here

Summer Application Development Program Support

The three components of the program include the following:

1. Deadlines to submit your drafts for comments

• Submission deadlines are May 30 and June 26

2. Feedback on your drafts and opportunities to meet with Graduate Writing Consultants to discuss your draft

3. Online information sessions about writing for fellowships

Participants will attend one online Kickoff Session at the start of the program. Kickoff Sessions will be held on Monday, May 26 from 12 - 1 pm and on Tuesday, May 27 from 9 - 10 am. For information on registering for a session, please see your acceptance email.

If you have questions about the Fellowship Application Program, please contact Valeria Quijada (Student Fulbright, Marshall, and Mitchell Scholarships) or Nancy Ellis (other fellowships).

Do you need a resume template? The Office of Student Engagement and Career Development has downloadable templates for all sorts of categories. Please see here for some options: https://career.arizona.edu/resources/early-career-resume-examples-includes-high-school-experience/ Scroll down to see a list of all possible resume templates.

Did you need someone to review your resume or cover letter? Please check out this resource: https://career.arizona.edu/resources/career-document-dropbox/ Submit your Resume and or Cover Letter and get real professional feedback.

Have a great Summer, and please tune to the Hands-on Experience weekly email blasts for all things career, grad school prep, and hands-on experiences!

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"Together, We Got This!"

Christy M. Ball

Associate Professor of Practice

Director, Undergraduate Career Development

christyw@arizona.edu

Shanda Romans

Experiential Learning Coordinator

romans1@arizona.edu