Can you get a Master's degree in Education if you have a BS in Psychology?
I want to become a guidance counselor in either NJ or PA and I wanted to know if I HAVE to get a Masters in Psychology or if I can go for a Masters in Education if I am graduating undergrad with a Bachelor of Science in Psychology.
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hi, you don't need a masters degree in psych to be a school counselor. different universities will call the degree different things, but you need a masters in education with specialization in counseling. that's what they call it at my university.
Saturday, January 22, 2011
Saturday, January 15, 2011
What's the difference between a doctor and a master in Psychology
What's the difference between a doctor and a master in Psychology?
And which is better?
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Whether or not you have a good job or any job at all! Of course a doctorate is better. It takes much longer to get and the work is much more difficult. A doctorate is the standard professional degree in psychology and will open every door for you. You can easily earn 150-200K or more. Getting just a masters is not a good idea. You will always have much worse jobs than people with doctorates and will not feel good about your situation as you will be a "second class citizen" in your profession.
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After you finish a four year program with a degree in Psychology, you will then go on and take another 36 credits and then you will earn a Master's degree in Psychology. If you then are not sick of studying this topic and want a particular job that would require a Doctoral degree you could pursue a Doctorate which requires more study and a research project and what is called a Doctoral Thesis. You then have to defend your research to a group of experts to get the degree, My recommendation to you is to spend all the time that you can reading about everything that you can so that you can pick up these commonly known things. Getting a good basic education is the most important thing at this point in your life.
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Almost all areas of specialization in psychology requires a doctorate degree. For this reason, you can get more high-paying jobs when you have PhD compared to a master's degree.
And which is better?
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Whether or not you have a good job or any job at all! Of course a doctorate is better. It takes much longer to get and the work is much more difficult. A doctorate is the standard professional degree in psychology and will open every door for you. You can easily earn 150-200K or more. Getting just a masters is not a good idea. You will always have much worse jobs than people with doctorates and will not feel good about your situation as you will be a "second class citizen" in your profession.
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After you finish a four year program with a degree in Psychology, you will then go on and take another 36 credits and then you will earn a Master's degree in Psychology. If you then are not sick of studying this topic and want a particular job that would require a Doctoral degree you could pursue a Doctorate which requires more study and a research project and what is called a Doctoral Thesis. You then have to defend your research to a group of experts to get the degree, My recommendation to you is to spend all the time that you can reading about everything that you can so that you can pick up these commonly known things. Getting a good basic education is the most important thing at this point in your life.
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Almost all areas of specialization in psychology requires a doctorate degree. For this reason, you can get more high-paying jobs when you have PhD compared to a master's degree.
Saturday, January 8, 2011
How difficult is admission into a Psychology Master's Program
How difficult is admission into a Psychology Master's Program?
I'm interested in Marriage and Family Therapy, Clinical, Counseling etc.
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Its pretty difficult- To give you an idea, I had a 3.3, with a gre- 560q,480v,5.5w and didnt get into any of the 10 schools I applied to (and I wasnt applying to anything too difficult- even applied to Western Kentucky University). I had several research opportunities, did a senior honors thesis which ended up being published, excellent letters of rec etc. To get in, you really need a 3.6+ with a gre combined q/v of around 1200+. It does depend on what you apply for though. IE-clinical is harder- but you need a phd to do anything with it as masters isnt recognized. MFT is usually housed in the social work department, thus, its easier to get in. (Thats what I ended up doing, going into clinical social work- all pays the same when you get done, but I still later went after a phd in school psychology- which is where I am now.) Counseling- that depends on what you want to do- school counseling is easier as its housed in the education department, but clinical counseling is the middle ground- harder than mft but easier than clinical itself. Hope that helps.
I'm interested in Marriage and Family Therapy, Clinical, Counseling etc.
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Its pretty difficult- To give you an idea, I had a 3.3, with a gre- 560q,480v,5.5w and didnt get into any of the 10 schools I applied to (and I wasnt applying to anything too difficult- even applied to Western Kentucky University). I had several research opportunities, did a senior honors thesis which ended up being published, excellent letters of rec etc. To get in, you really need a 3.6+ with a gre combined q/v of around 1200+. It does depend on what you apply for though. IE-clinical is harder- but you need a phd to do anything with it as masters isnt recognized. MFT is usually housed in the social work department, thus, its easier to get in. (Thats what I ended up doing, going into clinical social work- all pays the same when you get done, but I still later went after a phd in school psychology- which is where I am now.) Counseling- that depends on what you want to do- school counseling is easier as its housed in the education department, but clinical counseling is the middle ground- harder than mft but easier than clinical itself. Hope that helps.
Saturday, January 1, 2011
does cuny hunter college have a good school psychology master degree program & are the courses offered online
does cuny hunter college have a good school psychology master degree program & are the courses offered online?
Since I work during the day and have a child, I would like the option of taking more online courses suppose to being in a classroom.
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edu.2kool4u.net - it provides info about this school, tips to apply and its scholarships.
Since I work during the day and have a child, I would like the option of taking more online courses suppose to being in a classroom.
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edu.2kool4u.net - it provides info about this school, tips to apply and its scholarships.
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