As a psychology major at SMSU, you are required to complete a field experience. This is to help you gain real-world, practical experience and to provide you with an opportunity to dip your toes into the psychology career force. Thus, it will allow you a chance to investigate, change, or solidify your career aspirations, which will give you a good idea of your next steps after college. This experience will have two parts, pre-field (PSYC 399) and field (PSYC 400). In the pre-field experience, you will work with the faculty field experience coordinator, Miss Hess, to find and secure a field placement. In the field experience, you will get hands on experience by completing 120 hours of field work at that designated site you secured in your pre-field course.