Student Organizations
Association for Psychological ScienceThe Association for Psychological Science (previously the American Psychological Society) is a nonprofit organization dedicated to the advancement of scientific psychology and its representation at the national and international level.
http://www.psychologicalscience.org/about/
American Psychological Society Student Caucus
The APS Student Caucus is a representative body of the student affiliates of the Association for Psychological Science. As such, the APSSC is committed to the goals of that organization, which are to promote, protect, and advance the interests of scientifically oriented psychology in research, application, and the improvement of human welfare. Further, the Caucus seeks to enhance the professional development of its members and improve the education of the science of psychology.
http://www.psychologicalscience.org/apssc/
American Psychological Association
APA is a scientific and professional organization that represents psychology in the United States. With 150,000 members, APA is the largest association of psychologists worldwide. Based in Washington, DC, the American Psychological Association (APA) is a scientific and professional organization that represents psychology in the United States. With 150,000 members, APA is the largest association of psychologists worldwide.
American Psychological Association Graduate Student Association (APAGS)
APAGS is the home for graduate students within the APA. APAGS offers all of its members enormous opportunities to enhance their development towards a career in psychology and to shape the future of the discipline. With more than several thousand members, APAGS is one of the largest constituency groups of the APA, as well as the largest organized group of psychology graduate students worldwide.
http://www.apa.org/apags/welcome.html
The National Association of School Psychologists (NASP)
NASP is the premier source of knowledge, professional development, and resources, empowering school psychologists to ensure that all children and youth attain optimal learning and mental health.
The Texas Association of School Psychologists (TASP)
TASP is a state affiliate of the National Association of School Psychologists (NASP). The purposes of TASP is to advance school psychology as both a science and a profession with the ultimate goal of providing and promoting learning, emotional and social development, and mental health of all children in Texas.
Southwestern Psychological Association
SWPA works to promote and strengthen psychology's scientific, professional and educational facets. At its annual meeting, SWPA offers paper, poster, continuing education sessions, workshops, symposia, and invited talks. SWPA prides itself on serving the psychological community by providing access to scientific advances and professional development within a collegial atmosphere. Students are welcomed and treated as active and valued participants in the discipline.
Texas Psychological Association
TPA is the state affiliate to the American Psychological Association. Information on TPA's Student Division is found at http://www.texaspsyc.org/displaycommon.cfm?an=21
Psi Chi - The International Honor Society in Psychology
Psi Chi is the International Honor Society in Psychology, founded in 1929 for the purposes of encouraging, stimulating, and maintaining excellence in scholarship, and advancing the science of psychology. Membership is open to graduate and undergraduate students.
Latino Student Psychological Association
This group is organized to connect and support those students interested in working with Latina/o populations.
http://gsep.pepperdine.edu/psychology/student-groups/ca-latino-psychological-association/default.htm
Student Council for Exceptional Children
We are a local chapter of the national Council for Exceptional Children. Our organization consists of TAMU-C students who have an interest in children with exceptionalities (those with disabilities and those who are considered gifted). Our goal is to improve educational professional standards and to increase awareness of children with exceptionalities. We have general meetings every Monday at 4:00pm in the Conference Room of Henderson and every Wednesday at 2:00pm in the Student Lounge in Henderson Hall.
Check out our website at www.scec211.com.
