Psychology & Counseling Club
The Psychology and Counseling Club is an academic organization. It is comprised primarily of psychology majors or minors but all students are encouraged to join and attend meetings and events. The purpose of the club is to encourage and stimulate interests in the academic disciplines of psychology and counseling among students. The Psychology and Counseling Club provides opportunities to attend lectures, social events, and networking opportunities for all members.
Psi Chi: National Honor Society in Psychology (check us out on Facebook)
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 who are making the study of psychology one of their major interests, and who meet the minimum qualifications. Students must apply for membership into Psi Chi.
the Beta Rho Chapter of Chi Sigma Iota (Counseling)
CSI is an international honor society that values academic and professional excellence in counseling. We promote a strong professional identity through members (professional counselors, counselor educators, and students) who contribute to the realization of a healthy society by fostering wellness and human dignity. Our mission is to promote scholarship, research, professionalism, leadership, advocacy, and excellence in counseling, and to recognize high attainment in the pursuit of academic and clinical excellence in the profession of counseling.
ASURCA (Rehabilitation Counseling)
ASURCA is the official student organization within the Department of Psychology and Counseling's MRC Program. This organization is recognized by A-State's student government organization as well as a national affiliate of other rehabilitation counseling student organizations. The primary function of ASURCA is to encourage the pursuit of academic and professional excellence within the university by promoting the interaction among rehabilitation counseling graduate students and with faculty. ASURCA also schedules both educational (e.g., guest speakers, conference attendance) and social activities (e.g., semester parties) that promote disability awareness within the university community. The types of disabilities include substance abuse, psychiatric disorders, physical disabilities, developmental disabilities, HIV/AIDS, etc. ASURCA also provides a social and academic network of support throughout the student's program of studies. For more information please contact Dr. Sharon Davis at 870-972-3064.
School Psychology Student Association (SPSA) (check us out on Facebook)
SPSA is a registered organization on campus for graduate students in the School Psychology program. The purpose of this association is to create a unified School Psychology graduate program that promotes professional leadership, academic achievement, and civic responsibility through the discussion of current issues and topics of School Psychology, in addition to providing information specific to the roles and responsibilities of a School Psychologist.
Society for Neuroscience - A-State Chapter
SfN's membership consists of more than 41,000 researchers, clinicians, postdoctoral trainees and students exploring the rapidly expanding field of neuroscience. SfN is the world’s largest organization of brain researchers with members in the United States, Canada, Mexico, and 86 other countries around the world.
For more information about student organizations, contact the Psychology & Counseling Department at (870) 972-3064.
