I am an undergraduate, majoring in biology but I would like to get a master’s in psychology, and even a Ph. D

I am an undergraduate, majoring in biology but I would like to get a master’s in psychology, and even a Ph. D
Will graduate schools accept non-psychology majors? In other words, do you have to have a Bachelor's in psychology to go to graduate school for psychology?
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1
I dont know but even if , dont let them kill your dream :D


2
Phhh, psychology? Is there even an entrance criteria for that degree? Make sure you spell your name right on the application, that will probably get you in.


3
Of course they'll accept non-majors. Many fields prefer you have a different undergrad major. Statistics is like blood group O: universally accepted.


4
It depends on the school. Some require that you have a BA in Psych, others don't care as long as you took the Psych subject test of the GRE. I'm in a Psych doctoral program right now and a colleague of mine has a BA in English. She found that it was more difficult because she hadn't learned the basics. However, many major theories will be repeated again and again in each class so you probably wont be that handicapped in that area. I would suggest that you consider taking an intro to Psych class just to get the basics.


5
it depend on the school which is you choose. Just check the school requirements, not all the school asking you the BA degree or experience work. hoping it's helpful :)


6
No, you don't. but it will definitely help you to take extra psych classes now. Otherwise if you do get into a graduate program you'll have to take extra classes to make up for the prerequisites you didn't take.


7
It does really depend on what schools you're applying to. Other factors generally weigh more importantly, I think, especially research experience and letters of rec. You might think about emailing faculty that you're interested in working with with a short query of your own research goals.


8
Depends on the program. There is a girl in my program now who majored in Performance Arts and worked as a professional opera singer. I would think that if your major was completely unrelated (like ceramics or computers or phys ed), than you might have problems. But since biology has so much to do with psychology, neurology, and psychopharmacology, I don't think that it is a long-shot.