Congratulations on your acceptance to Canisius! We hope this webpage will help you decide that the Canisius Psychology Department is a great place for you to spend your college career as it prepares you for your career after Canisius. If you want more information or have questions about our program please reach out to any of our very responsive department faculty.
Educational Opportunties for Your Career Path
- Benefit from small classes sizes - our average class size is only 21 students!
- Benefit from our 12:1 student/faculty ratio and one-on-one advisement with department faculty
- Choose from two robust degree curriculum - a Bachelor of Arts OR a Bachelor of Science to best suit what you want to do with your degree
- Choose from multiple minors designed to help you specialize in your area of interest
- Earn course credit for professional development outside the classroom
Professional Development Outside of the Classroom
- Engage in practicum experiences to learn in real-world, hands-on enviornments while being supervised by professionals in your career path
- Engage in faculty-student collaborations on scholarly research with our highly research-active faculty gaining the opportunity to present your research at academic conferences and publish in peer-reviewed journals
- Department and College-level funding is available to support undergraduate research and travel!
- Get engaged in the Psychology Club and in Psi Chi, the national honors society for psychology majors
Preparation for Your Life after Canisius
- 97% of recent department graduates are employed or are enrolled in graduate studies
- Department alumni are in PhD programs in psychology, medical school, law school and pursuing graduate training in social work and counseling
- Department alumni are employed by top companies such as M&T Bank and Independent Health where they regularly use statistical, research, and interpersonal skills gain in their time at Canisius
Learn more about the department at our department website.