If you would like to work in the field of exercise, wellness, or sports psychology . . .

Have your faculty advisor help you identify appropriate programs. (There are not many. The job market in this specialty is similarly limited.) Plan on a minimum of 3 years of graduate training beyond your Bachelor's degree.

Obtain catalogs and other materials that will help you identify the undergraduate course work needed to make you an attractive candidate for selection by the graduate programs of your choice.

Discuss your plans with your faculty advisor.

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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