Student groups
Get involved
Immerse yourself in the life of psychology at Wayne State by attending a Psychology Major Information Meeting and exploring some of our great student organizations and opportunities to get involved.
Mentoring Undergraduate Students towards Excellence (MUSE) Program
The MUSE program matches graduate students in the psychology department with undergraduate students who may be:
- Typically underrepresented (members of minority groups)
- First-generation college students
- Unsure about how to navigate graduate school applications
The graduate mentors help the undergraduates by assisting them in finding research labs and encouraging them to participate in undergraduate research opportunities (both in the department and in the wider university community). If needed, graduate mentors might also help the undergraduates in the MUSE program who have significant personal needs (homelessness, lack of food, etc.) by connecting them to CAPS, the W Food Pantry and other university-provided services. The graduate mentor helps the undergraduate navigate through the graduate school application process with important advice about the GRE and the application and interviewing process.
Graduate mentors and students meet weekly. Mentors are assigned to students each fall. If you are interested in becoming a graduate mentor, or if you are an undergraduate who feels you would benefit from being a member of the MUSE program, please contact WayneStateMUSE@gmail.com.
NAMI Warriors
NAMI (National Alliance on Mental Illness) is the nation's largest grassroots mental health organization dedicated to advocacy and spreading awareness. NAMI Warriors supports the mission of NAMI and NAMI Detroit, through student and community engagement, programming and education.
Psi Chi, the International Honor Society in Psychology at Wayne State University
Psi Chi is an international honor society for psychology majors and minors recognized by graduate schools, medical schools and the U.S. government. The mission of Wayne State's student chapter of Psi Chi is to produce well-educated, ethical and socially responsible members who contribute to the science and profession of psychology and to society.
Psychology Academic Support Services (PASS)
PASS mentors are advanced psychology majors (junior or senior standing), who have been successful in their coursework and are experienced in navigating the psychology curriculum and also Wayne State University. The PASS team is a diverse group of students with varied interests and goals. PASS does not provide academic advising. However, PASS mentors meet with students to discuss things such as goals, strategies for success, study skills and for basic support and encouragement. They also offer workshops and other types of educational programming. PASS also provides free course-specific tutoring for psychology classes.
Peer mentors are students which means they have a first-hand perspective on being a psychology major. They can help you explore your academic and career goals both short-term (for example, a grade of B in Stats) and long-term (for example, getting into graduate school) and finally help you with a plan to achieve those goals. The peer mentors have a wide range of knowledge regarding psychology as a major, psychology graduate school, research experience, volunteer work and also resources available at WSU.
Psychology First-Year Interest Group
Designed to bring together students with similar interests or academic goals, First-Year Interest Groups (FIGs) utilize block scheduling to create learning communities and simplify registration to two clicks. As part of First-Year Student Orientation, students will be invited to sign up for a FIG based on their interests and placement.
South Asian Psychology Student Organization (SAPSO)
SAPSO seeks to promote mental health awareness through education, advocacy and conversation among its members and the community. SAPSO is committed to fighting mental health stigma as it relates to the South Asian community. SAPSO provides students with informational seminars as well as community outreach and networking opportunities to work towards creating a stigma-free campus and community.
Undergraduate Psychological Society (UPS-WSU)
UPS-WSU creates awareness and provides information to students and the community on matters relating to the science of psychology including mental illness and circumstances that affect health such as poverty, homelessness, hunger and more.