How to approach career change/ Masters IO Psych

aminta2013
Mon, 20 Jul 2020 00:04:42 +0000

Hello:

In college I studied economics and have been working the last 3 years as a paralegal and Economics tutor. I took several (4) statistics courses in college and one intro psych course ( which I got a B in). I did not take any research methods courses. I am now interested in changing careers and going into industrial/organizational psychology as a Master’s student (terminal Master’s program). I have done research into schools + found several that I am interested in, but I am a little concerned about my background not being a match (especially since I don’t have even a minor in Psych). My undergrad GPA was a 3.4, and I went to a top 20 private university in the US. Some of the programs specify requirements on their websites but some do not or keep it vague (ie. we “recommend” a research methods and I/O psych course).Should I contact the program coordinators where the requirements are not listed and ask about course pre-requisites? Should I include my transcripts when I contact them? I have done that in the past and the program lead said they require a certain number of credit hours in psychology. I am not sure how to best approach this.

Any advice appreciated!