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In 250-500-words, explore various careers in psychology, then choose one you are interested in (choose one that is closely related to your major or future career path).

In your reflection:

Describe a psychology career
Provide a summary of education and skills necessary for that career
Assess the steps you need to take, personally and professionally, to be successful in the particular career.
If you are not a psychology major, explain how the career you chose above complements your selected major or future career field

Two references should be used to support this assignment. One of the references can be the textbook.

Prepare this assignment according to the guidelines found in the GCU Style Guide, located in the Student Success Center.

This assignment uses a rubric. Please review the rubric prior to beginning the assignment to become familiar with the expectations for successful completion.

You are required to submit this assignment to Turnitin. Please refer to the directions in the Student Success Center.

This benchmark assignment assesses the following programmatic competencies: 4.2: Compare career trajectories and roles in psychology-related professions.

	1 Unsatisfactory 0.00%	2 Less than Satisfactory 65.00%	3 Satisfactory 75.00%	4 Good 85.00%	5 Excellent 100.00%
80.0 %Content
25.0 %Describe a psychology career	Psychology career is not described.	Description of psychology career is vague or incomplete.	Description of psychology career is clear.	Description of psychology career is concise.	Description of psychology career is thoughtfully researched.
25.0 %Summarize education and skills necessary for that career	Summary of education and skills necessary for career is missing.	Summary of education and skills necessary for career is vague or incomplete.	Summary of education and skills necessary for career is appropriate.	Summary of education and skills necessary for career is clear and concise.	Summary of education and skills necessary for career is thoughtful and provides well-researched examples.
30.0 %Assess steps needed to be successful in the particular career. If not a psychology major, explain how that career complements your selected major or future career field (4.2 Compare career trajectories and roles in psychology-related professions.)	Assessment of steps need to be successful in the particular career or explanation of how that career complements selected major or future career field is missing.	Assessment of steps need to be successful in the particular career or explanation of how that career complements selected major or future career field is vague or inconsistent.	Assessment of steps need to be successful in the particular career or explanation of how that career complements selected major or future career field is clear.	Assessment of steps need to be successful in the particular career or explanation of how that career complements selected major or future career field is concise and makes some connections to skills and education.	Assessment of steps need to be successful in the particular career or explanation of how that career complements selected major or future career field is thoughtful and well-researched. Provides relevant examples connected to education and skills.
17.0 %Organization and Effectiveness
6.0 %Thesis Development and Purpose	Paper lacks any discernible overall purpose or organizing claim.	Thesis and/or main claim are insufficiently developed and/or vague; purpose is not clear.	Thesis and/or main claim are apparent and appropriate to purpose.	Thesis and/or main claim are clear and forecast the development of the paper. It is descriptive and reflective of the arguments and appropriate to the purpose.	Thesis and/or main claim are comprehensive; contained within the thesis is the essence of the paper. Thesis statement makes the purpose of the paper clear.
6.0 %Paragraph Development and Transitions	Paragraphs and transitions consistently lack unity and coherence. No apparent connections between paragraphs are established. Transitions are inappropriate to purpose and scope. Organization is disjointed.	Some paragraphs and transitions may lack logical progression of ideas, unity, coherence, and/or cohesiveness. Some degree of organization is evident.	Paragraphs are generally competent, but ideas may show some inconsistency in organization and/or in their relationships to each other.	A logical progression of ideas between paragraphs is apparent. Paragraphs exhibit a unity, coherence, and cohesiveness. Topic sentences and concluding remarks are appropriate to purpose.	There is a sophisticated construction of paragraphs and transitions. Ideas progress and relate to each other. Paragraph and transition construction guide the reader. Paragraph structure is seamless.
5.0 %Mechanics of Writing (includes spelling, punctuation, grammar, language use)	Surface errors are pervasive enough that they impede communication of meaning. Inappropriate word choice and/or sentence construction are used.	Frequent and repetitive mechanical errors distract the reader. Inconsistencies in language choice (register) and/or word choice are present. Sentence structure is correct but not varied.	Some mechanical errors or typos are present, but are not overly distracting to the reader. Correct and varied sentence structure and audience-appropriate language are employed.	Prose is largely free of mechanical errors, although a few may be present. The writer uses a variety of effective sentence structures and figures of speech.	Writer is clearly in command of standard, written, academic English.
3.0 %Format
1.0 %Paper Format (use of appropriate style for the major and assignment)	Appropriate template is not used appropriately or documentation format is rarely followed correctly.	Appropriate template is used, but some elements are missing or mistaken; lack of control with formatting is apparent.	Appropriate template is used, and formatting is correct, although some minor errors may be present.	Appropriate template is fully used; There are virtually no errors in formatting style.	All format elements are correct.
2.0 %Research Citations (in-text citations for paraphrasing and direct quotes, and reference page listing and formatting, as appropriate to assignment)	No reference page is included. No citations are used.	Reference page is present. Citations are inconsistently used.	Reference page is included and lists sources used in the paper. Sources are appropriately documented, although some errors may be present.	Reference page is present and fully inclusive of all cited sources. Documentation is appropriate and appropriate style is usually correct.	In-text citations and a reference page are complete. The documentation of cited sources is free of error.
100 %Total Weightage