Academic Resources

Explore Behavioral Neuroscience academic resources designed to support your academic goals.

Curriculum Guide

Psychology Department

CLAS Advising Department

What Can I Do With This Major?

Career Resources

Unlock career potential in Behavioral Neuroscience! Discover resources to maximize your professional trajectory.

Career Assessment - PathwayU

Psychology Jobs and Internships via Handshake

Employment Options for Psychology/Behavioral Neuroscience Majors

Career Communities

Sample Behavioral Neuroscience Internship Sites:

• Girl Scouts
• Children's Healing Center
• Bethany Christian Services
• BRAINS
• Center for Women in Transition
• Mary Free Bed
• Pine Rest Christian Mental Health Services
• Kent County Juvenile Detention Center

General Information on Internships

Behavioral Neuroscience Practicum Options

GVSU's Psychology Department offers two practicum opportunities for students.

Psychology Practicum

Psych Friends Practicum

Study Behavioral Neurocscience Abroad

Through study abroad you’ll also set yourself apart from other job-seekers and graduate-school applicants in an increasingly competitive market.

Studying abroad for a student with a behavioral neuroscience major is the perfect opportunity to observe how behavior, biology, nature, and nurture have shaped international communities all over the world. Gain an understanding of how differences in behaviors, attitudes, and beliefs can be influenced by variations between cultures.

Behavioral Neuroscience Study Abroad

Explore Internships Abroad

Join A Student Organization

Get involved with a student organization related to your major. Student orgs are a great way to get connected and explore career options!

• Psych Friends
• Psi Chi – National Honor Society for students in Psychology
• Psychology Club
• SAGE
• Neuroscience Club
• Beta Beta Beta - Xi Omicron Chapter

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Student Organizations

Develop Skills by taking courses and earning certificates:

Developing relevant skills that employers seek is an essential component of a student's education. GVSU students should consider elective courses and certificates that pair with their major to gain additional skills.

• Intercultural Competence Undergraduate Badge
• Research
• Understanding human behavior
• Academic writing
• Problem-solving
• Analyzing, synthesizing, and evaluating information
• Interpersonal awareness
• Basic statistical analysis
• Understanding of psychological theories and the history of psychology

Electives to Consider

Community Service Opportunities

Seek volunteer opportunities related to the field you're exploring as a way of testing out future careers.

The Civic Engagement Center keeps a list of current volunteer opportunities updated on their website. There are ongoing opportunities on a continuous basis, as well as on-campus and off-campus opportunities posted as they become available.

Civic Engagement Center

Undergraduate Scholar Engagement

Pursuing academic, creative, and research experiences and projects outside the classroom is an excellent way to learn new skills and build a body of work in your field.

Getting Undergraduate Research Experience in Psychology

The Center for Undergraduate Scholar Engagement (CUSE) also provides opportunities for undergraduate research and scholarship.

Center for Undergraduate Scholar Engagement (CUSE)

Undergraduate Behavioral Science majors are able to pursue a variety of graduate degrees. Below are a few examples:

• Master/Ph.D. in Psychology
• Occupational Therapy
• Law School
• Biopsychology
• Cognitive Science
• Neuroengineering
• Neurosurgery
• Developmental psychology
• Cognitive psychology