check out iseek.org. They have a lot of info you can check out.

And second, there are so many fields in psychology. A psychologist isn’t always someone who sees patients or gives therapy to clients. That is only a small (but popular) sector of psychology itself. A psychologist can be in one of 2 types of psychology, applied psychology (it can be in ANY setting: industrial, educational, legal, forensic, health, sport) where you use your knowledge of psychology as a tool in these settings, or research psychology, where you conduct research for a public or private university or corporation. You CANNOT possibly even know what type of psychology you want to get into, and where you want to apply it right now.

But to even be considered a psychologist in virtually all these fields (in the US/Can) you need to have a doctoral degree (PhD). That’s A LOT of school.

Anyways, the point is, you really shouldn’t be even thinking this far ahead. All you should really be doing is peeking an interest in psychology, and maybe thinking about the specific field you would like to be in. It will all be a gradual decision though as you move through your education.

For now.. just enroll in a good university, with a Psychology undergraduate program… and take it from there.

Need to be prepared to complete the masters or doctorate level of study. Psycologists work in a variety of places. Police departments hire them to evaluate the officers. Hospitals hire them. Some work in their own private practices and build their own clientel. They work in consulting marketing to tell entrepreneurs how people will feel about some proposed new product that they plan to develop. The state govt hires them to evaluate troubled youths. they work a lot of places. its a good field.

they say it doesnt matter where you get your undergraduate degree so i would go for the cheapest place. then you will have more money for your graduate school.

Here are some general links to help answer some of your questions.

How to become a psychologist

http://www.guidetopsychology.com/be_psy….

Different careers in psychology

http://www.allpsychologyschools.com/faqs…

Want to become a psychologist

http://psychcentral.com/library/becoming…

Info on being a psychologist

http://www.bls.gov/k12/social04.htm……

For schools in California, the best place to start is the career counseling office on your campus. See if they have a program called Eureka (learn more about the program from http://eureka.org/aboutus/index.html

This links you to all sorts of resources for education, salaries, potential job markets, etc specifically targeting California

Hope this helps…best wishes.

I think thats right, could be wrong though.

Additional 4-5 years education PhD PsyD grad. program

You can work in a hospital setting or private-practice or for a social services agency… There are many options.

Salary depends on the type of Psychologist you are (your area of specialty), years of experience, and for whom/where you work. Ballpark $60K a year.

God bless!