Department of Psychology
Undergraduate Advising Office

Last spring, we asked for your feedback about your advising experience—thank you to everyone who responded. A key takeaway was that most students prefer having a dedicated, assigned advisor. We want you to know that we heard your feedback and are excited to share a few upcoming changes.

Please continue to watch your Pitt email for a special announcement from the Psychology Advising Office in the coming weeks!

September 5, 2025       Add/drop ends
September 12, 2025     Extended drop ends
September 22, 2025     Grade option (S/NC) deadline
October 24, 2025          Monitored withdrawal deadline
October 27, 2025          Spring term 2026 enrollment begins
December 5, 2025        Last day of classes

Current undergraduate students who are interested in applying to Pathfinders will apply through PittSource, the University of Pittsburgh portal for student employment.

Applications will be due within the first two weeks of the term. Applicants will be expected to attend a meet and mingle and group interviews. Select applications will be invited back for individual interviews. The Pathfinders organization provides extensive training throughout the semester you’re hired.

Applications for the Fall are due on September 8, 2025 at 12 PM and can be found on the Pitt Talent Center.

The Cognition in Context Laboratory researches how interactions between people and their social environments relate to adaptive cognitive behaviors, including reading and language. Currently, we are examining how social network experiences, such as diverse perspective bridging, relate to eye movement patterns while reading socially-nuanced language (e.g., non-literal language, social inferences). To do this, we work with egocentric social network data collected from participants who also completed a natural reading task in the lab with eyetracking. Future work may involve integration of large, population-level datasets such as data collected by the U.S. Census.

View the website for more details and application.

This opportunity is offered through the School of Education.

Learn to make a positive difference in the lives of youth and families.

Through this 15-credit minor, you’ll explore child and youth development—and will apply this knowledge in real-world settings. The program is for undergraduate students passionate about making a difference in the lives of children, youth, and families. After gaining a strong foundation in youth psychology, you will be ready to work in a range of settings.

In an effort to broaded student access to the field ofhttps://www.youtube.com/@ODUClinicalPsychology clinical psychology, Dr. Christina m. Rodriguez has enlisted colleagues who share their thougths and experiences. These helpful free vidoes can be found on YouTube.

In addition to providing high levels of rigorous academic training, the UMD I/O Master's program provides hands-on practical experiences, and career guidance while meeting the needs of students and working professionals. The program is completed in 15 months over the course of five terms. Students complete two classes per term. Students can choose to complete the program in one of two ways: an in-person, hybrid model and a fully virtual model.

We have several opportunities for interested students to learn more about our program:

·  Information Sessions: we host information sessions monthly to provide details about the I/O Master's program and answer any questions. Our next information session is on Monday, September 8 at 3:30PM Eastern Time. All interested students can RSVP here.

·  I/O Apprenticeship Program: interested prospective students can meet with a current student, an alum, and the program director. This is a great opportunity to learn more about the field of I/O Psychology and how our program can help them reach their goals. Applications for the IOAP can be found here.

·  Email or Phone Call: send us an email at iomps@umd.edu or call us at 301-405-5875

·  Contact Form: students may also submit a question or general inquiry via the Contact Form on our website

Announcements will run bi-weekly throughout the summer.