This symbol, WY, the Greek letter Psy, isoften used as an abbreviation for the wordSYCHOLOGY. To many students, the pro-fession of Psychology is ~~all Greek.TT Tohelp familiarize students with the field, hereare answers to some questions high schoolstudents frequently ask.WHAT IS PSYCHOLOGY? Psychology is thescience which studies individual behavior,draws conclusions from such study, and ap-lies understandings gained in the service ofman.WHERE DO PSYCHOLOGISTS WORK? Inschools and colleges; for federal, state andlocal governments; for the Armed Forces; inbusiness and industry; and for private philan-thropic, charitable, and research foundations.Some are self-employed as clincians or con-sultants in private practice.WHAT DO PSYCHOLOGISTS DO? Some teach;some provide counseling services; some helpwith selection and training of industrial per-sonnel, on-the-job adjustment of employees,and increasing worker efficiency; some areconcerned chiefly with administering psycho-logical tests, others with diagnosing difficul-ties and providing therapy; some are scientificresearchers; some are engaged in such specia-lized programs as the selection and trainingof astronauts. There is a great variety in thetypes of positions available for psychologists,and the settings in which they may work.WHAT IS THE OUTLOOK FOR EMPLOY-MENT? Excellent, for the well-trained indi-vidual. The number and types of positions areincreasing in number far more rapidly than theycan be filled. Opportunities for imploymentare not limited to any one geographic areaHOW DO I BECOME A PSYCHOLOGIST? Firstone must earn a bachelors degree with a majorin psychology; then one must earn at least aMasterTs Degree in psychology. Many jobs nowrequire a Ph.D. Degree in psychology and over60% of all psychologists now have earned thisdegree. Psychologists with Ph.D. Degrees, onan average, earn two to three thousand dol-lars a year more than do psychologists with aMasterTs Degree. Most graduate students re-ceive financial help from universities and othersources, either in the form of part-time em-loyment or in the form of fellowships andscholarships.WHAT DOES EAST CAROLINA COLLEGEOFFER IN PSYCHOLOGY? ECC offers theA.B. Degree with a major in psychology. Itsrequirements include a background in theliberal arts as well as preparation in psycho-logy and a related minor field. The M.A. pro-gram at ECC consists of one full school year,in which course work is almost entirely insychology. The exact M.A. courses taken de-ends on the field of psychology in which onelans on working. Specializations at EastCarolina in the Department of Psychologyinclude, in addition to a MasterTs Degree inGeneral-Theoretical, a two-year program inclinical, and a two-year MasterTs Degree inSchool Psychology.For the school year of 1963-64, over twohundred-fifty undergraduates are majoringin psychology. Also, approximately twenty-five graduate students are enrolled. Theusual areas of psychology are included amongthe fourteen staff members in the department.Exciting plans for the future include a newbuilding (by school year 1964-65) with excel-lent facilities for research and teaching. Newrograms are also planned.WHAT CAN I DO WITH THE AB DEGREEALONE? Most positions directly related tothe field of psychology require the MA as theminimum education. However, AB graduatesfrom ECC are working as social case workers,interviewers in both government and industry,and other similar fields. Many areas not con-Sidered ~~psychologicalTT also attract psycho-logy majors. For example, many employersrefer people with psychology backgroundsfor jobs in sales, personnel, public relations,labor relations, the ministry and law.WHERE CAN I GET FURTHER INFORMATIONABOUT A CAREER ON TRAINING INSYCHOLOGY?American Psychological Association1333 Sixteenth St., N.W.Washington 6, D.C.East Carolina College BulletinEast Carolina CollegeGreenville, North CarolinaOffice of the DirectorDepartment of PsychologyEast Carolina CollegeGreenville, North Carolina