Office of Precollege and Undergraduate Education
Our mission is to advance psychology in secondary schools, community colleges, and undergraduate programs by providing information, linkages, resources, funding, and professional development to faculty, students, and the general public.
Office staff and committees
Important data for educators
Data on psychology majors
- Data on the number of Bachelor’s Degrees Awarded by Demographic Characteristics and Institutions
- Data on the Degree Pathways of Graduates with a Bachelor’s Degree in Psychology
- Data on the Occupations of Individuals in the Workforce Holding a Bachelor’s Degree in Psychology
Data on high school students studying psychology
- Number of students taking the Advanced Placement (AP) Psychology exam each year is provided by the College Board
- Number of students taking the International Baccalaureate (IB) psychology exam and writing extended essays in psychology (4,000 word research papers) each year is provided by the International Baccalaureate Organization
- According to the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) High School Transcript Study (HSTS), 2019, conducted by the National Center for Education Statistics, 29.96% of students across the country earned credit for taking a psychology course during high school in 2019.
Education policy documents
Ways to stay connected
- Subscribe to the Psychology Teacher Network (PTN) Newsletter
- Subscribe to the Psychology Student Network (PSN) Newsletter
- Educators: Join the INTROPSYCH Community Listserv and the CABEducators Listserv
- Students: Subscribe to the PSN student Listserv
Last updated: June 2023Date created: 2008