<p>Though some undergraduate psychology programs might offer subspecialty tracks in neuroscience, cognitive science, or developmental psychology, usually one does not specialize at the undergraduate level. If you look at the bachelor’s degree programs in the psychology department at your school, you will see that this is the case. The various subspecialties that you listed in your post appear to be graduate concentrations. When I checked the department website, I found a different list of graduate concentrations: Behavioral Neuroscience, Clinical, Cognitive, Community/Cultural, Developmental, Experimental Psychopathology, and Social/ Personality. </p>
<p>Premature specialization at the undergraduate level is not recommended. A broad exposure to the various subfields of psychology is the best preparation for graduate studies. Once you complete your undergraduate studies, if you want to become a counselor, you could apply to a graduate program in counseling (master’s level) or counseling psychology (doctoral level). These programs are found as free-standing departments (usually, in a school of education) or as a subspecialty (in a psychology department.) Sometimes, they are found as a subspecialty program in a department of educational psychology (in a school of education). </p>
<p>School counseling is usually a master’s-level program found in schools of education or as a subspecialty within a master’s level counseling program. You also might consider graduate programs in school psychology (which offers master’s, specialist, or doctoral degrees).</p>
<p>If you want to be a cognitive therapist, you should enter a graduate program in counseling (master’s or doctoral level) or a graduate program in clinical psychology (though there are master’s programs, independent practice requires a doctoral degree–either PhD or PsyD).</p>
<p>If you want to become a counselor in a college, you would follow the counseling pathway indicated above. For somewhat different aspect of college counseling, you might do a master’s or doctoral degree in higher education & student personnel (in a school of education). </p>
<p>I did not see a counseling program at the UH Manoa campus, either in the psychology department or the college of education. At the Hilo campus, a master’s program in counseling is offered with a subspecialty option in school counseling. <a href=“http://counseling.uhh.hawaii.edu/[/url]”>Master of Arts in Counseling Psychology;
<p>It can get confusing since there are many different mental health and education professions that might be involved in counseling. Also, the units in which a graduate program is located or the title of the program/degree varies across different universities. You’re only at the beginning of your studies, so you will eventually figure it out. You should talk to your professors if you have additional questions.</p>