A clinical psychologist holds a doctorate such as a Ph.D. or Psy.D. (Doctor of Psychology) and has a state license in order to practice. Clinically oriented programs are usually about 5 years in length (4 years of classes and 1 year of full time internship), post bachelor's degree, that is! Research Psychologists generally hold a Ph.D. and work in academic settings, therefore generally do not have a license.
Master's level counselors usually have a different type of license. Examples include "Marriage and Family Therapist" license or "Licensed Counselor" Master's programs generally range from 2-3 years if you go full time.
AnswerWell I am not sure how much psychologists make but I went to my guidence counselor to get information on psychology. And he said that psychologists have to go to college for 2years to get their Assoc. Degree, 4 years to get their Bach., 6 years to get their Mast. Degree and 8 years for their PHD. Answer4 years for a B.A or B.S degree, given the time dedicated toward the degree, it can be completed much sooner. 18 months to 2 years for your masters given your field of study. Usually 4 years for your Ph.D, it could take less or longer, the 4 years greatly depends on the students ability to dedicate time to study.So, under normal circumstances anywhere from 8 to 10 years for your Doctorate egree in Psychology.
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AnswerThe actual total time it takes to get a PhD in some discipline of psychology depends upon the discipline of psychology (i.e. clinical, social, cognitive neuroscience, etc.), the school's program, and the student.First step: BA or BS degree. It isn't required that one has an undergraduate degree is psychology in order to get into a psychology doctoral program. However, it is recommended that you do. On average, at the school that I attended, to get a BA in psychology, it takes about 4 years. For a BS degree, it depends on the requirements of the school you are attending and if you have more than one major.
When I was attending college, going for two BS degrees, where one was in psychology, the average time to completion for a BS degree in psychology (if that was your only major) was about 4.5 years, while a BS degree in computer science (my other major), took students, on average, about 5 years to complete. For me, completing both simultaneously took six years. Overall, if you are pursuing more than one degree, then expect it to take more than 4 years to get your undergraduate degrees.
Next step: a graduate program. Here, it depends on the type of psychology discipline one is striving for. I will discuss a clinical psychology program accredited by the American Psychological Association (APA), as an example, given that I had done extensive research in such a career track for myself, before entering the world of software engineering.
Most of the professors and graduate students in the clinical psychology program at my school conveyed to me the following summarized in bullet-point form:
� 2 years to get your MA degree � 4-6.5 years to get your PhD degree
However, if you are attending a program accredited by the APA, you must enter the program with the intentions of getting your PhD. You can't just get your MA. The only reason why one would just get their MA in such a program is if they flunk out of achieving the PhD component of the program or stop. However, this is frowned upon.
Further, getting in to a clinical psychology program is very competitive. It is highly recommended that one holds a strong skill-set in statistics. Also, it is not recommended that one only know a lot about facts and issues pertaining to psychology alone. In order to stand out and get into a good program, one should be a polymath in at least two different areas of study (e.g. Biology and psychology or English and psychology or, even, computer science and psychology). This is recommended, since the field of psychology tries to bridge different fields together, in order to create a more holistic picture of some phenomena. Further, it keeps things dynamic and fun.
AnswerAnwser: 5-10 years!! I want to be a pyschologist, What is the best college to go to be a pyschologist?none
I think 12 years in collage
It takes about 4 to 5 years <3
IT DEPENDS ON WHAT COLLAGE YOU GO TO.
A BS in Education can on average be achieved in four years.
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usually 4-12 years
you have to take a lot of classes to become a doctor but also i know you have to take 8 years of collage.
English, Math, Government, Psychology, Chemistry, Biology, History to start.
It takes about 11 years after high school, 4 years of collage, 4 years of medical school, and 3 years of medical training.
well it takes 3 years of med school. 2 yrs. for collage and 4 yrs for masters
None, but you could get a degree in communications that could get you a job in radio or TV. That would take 4 years.