Grad school admissions for psychology- What should your transcript look like?

Career Opportunities & Internships
1

<p>Is it okay to not have taken hard sciences like chemistry, physics, etc? Neuroscience classes above Intro Neuro aren't open to me unless I've taken chem, which I really don't want to take, so it's possible that I'll only graduate with two science courses, Biological Psych and Intro Neuro (assuming I take just the classes I find interesting).</p>

<p>Does anyone have advice on what classes graduate programs (in psychology) are looking for in a transcript? Are other social sciences enough to supplement knowledge gained from psychology courses, or are hard sciences also expected? I'm a freshman, by the way</p>

2

<p>It depends on what subfield of psychology you intend to enter at the graduate level. Clearly, if you apply in neuropsychology, you’d be at a disadvantage without a core of basic science coursework. If you apply in social psychology, you wouldn’t need those types of science courses. For clinical psychology, you’d need abnormal, and sometimes, tests & measurements, in addition to the stats and research methods required of all psych majors.
For all subfields, math and other quantitative skills are valued as is research experience.</p>