I want to study clinical psychology, which one should I choose?
I am a freshman in a college.
I want to study clinical psychology after graduate.
I found out that there are two types of psychology :
1. Psychology B.A
2. Psychology B.S
Which one should I choose if i wanna study clinical psychology later on?
If i major in B.A/B.S , will i be able to study clinical psychology in grad school?
Thanks!
Anon said,
Wrote on September 17, 2010 @ 12:56 pm
The Psychology B.S. (Bachelors of Science) probably has more of a science basis, which could be useful for understanding what is physically going on with neurotransmitters and such in the brain for some mental disorders. I’d recommend that one personally, but doing well in either set of classes, and taking classes relevant to clinical or abnormal psychology, would be a fine lead-in for clinical psychology in grad school.
dancing_smurf said,
Wrote on September 17, 2010 @ 1:20 pm
Hi James,
My feeling you should not be too concerned about the type of degree you are pursuing and be more concerned about grades. Clinical psychology programs are very competitive and ideally you need a minimum GPA of 3.6 to have a realistic chance. With that said both degrees will be accepted for graduate school programs in clinical psychology. The BSC degree will give you more coursework in psychology and the BA degree will give less time in your major while giving your more breadth in your studies. If I were to choose I would choose the BA degree because it gives you more breadth in your studies and more breadth may help you more in your graduate studies. Whereas as a BSc gives you more coursework in psychology and clinical psychology programs do not care, that much, what undergraduate psychology courses you took. Finally I would come up with a “Plan B” in the event you do not get accepted. By having a “Plan B” it will help ensure that you do not work minimum wage jobs due to the limited opportunities that exist for a graduate with a bachelors or masters degree in psychology. The “Plan B” I would recommend would be doing a double major with either business or social work in order to give you the greatest amount of options.