THE CHOICE OF A TRAINING SPECIALTY BY AN APPLICANT AS A FACTOR OF CHANGE IN HIS OR HER PROFESSIONAL IDENTITY
The article presents the results of the research into the dynamics of professional identity of students at a higher education institution. Special attention is paid to the crisis of professional identity of the cadets and students of the Moscow University of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia named after V.Y. Kikotya, who study in the specialty "Psychology of official activity". In the course of the research it was found out that the choice of the candidate's training specialty affects the picture of changes in his professional identity. The aim of the research is to study the dynamics of professional identity of the 1st, 3rd and 5th year students. Used research methods: the method of studying the statuses of professional identity (A.A. Azbel); the results were processed with the help of "Statistica 8" and "Excel" programs. The results of the study revealed the role of the initial choice of the applicant for the faculty to which he or she planned to apply in the process of professional development of the student at a higher education institution.