If you plan to be a psychology teacher/ professor at a 2-year college (a community college or a junior college). . .

You will need at least a Master's degree in psychology. Increasingly, a doctorate is preferred. Find a graduate program and tailor your undergraduate work toward making yourself an attractive candidate for that program.

Take psychology classes that will give you a good foundation for teaching such as learning, memory, cognition, assessment, developmental psychology, social psychology.

Take other skill-building classes that will help you in the classroom: speech, writing, human relations, computer applications.

Find out if the state you plan to work in requires certification of 2-year college teachers. If so, investigate certification requirements.

Join the American Psychological Association, the American Psychological Society, and/or your regional psychological association as a student member. Attend a convention, if possible.

Get to know other psychology majors and the professors in your psychology department. Join the psychology club or psychology honorary society in your psychology department. Look for announcements of psychology activities to which students are invited. Attend as many as you can.

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