There are some colleges and universities that may have accelerated programs, however, no PhD program of study is going to be short. Typically, a PhD takes approximately eight years beyond high school. Read the following for information concerning colleges and universities and there offerings.
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A: If money is not an issue, do a Bachelor's Degree and go for direct entry to a PhD. If, however, you are like most people, do a Bachelor's Degree, then ace a Master's Degree so that you can get full funding for your PhD. Many PhD students are paid a salary by the university.
The longest field of study to obtain a degree in would be to get your doctorate. The total time can be as short as 7.9 years and as long as 18.2 years for physical sciences.
It depends on what your overall career goals are. You can get an associates degree in psychology within two years as a full-time student. You can get a bachelors degree within four years. However, those who are actually recognized as psychologist are those who have completed a masters degree in some specific area such as clinical psychology, or school psychologist, but mostly those who are psychologists have acquired their doctorate degree in the field.
The minimum degree at this time for a Physical Therapist is a masters, however it will soon require a doctorate degree.
To meet the American Academy of Physicians requiremets you must at leas sutudy for a 26 month period before practice.
Typically, the minimum educational requirement for college and university professors is a master's degree in the subject they are teaching, with a doctorate preferred. The master's degree takes between two and three years post bachelor's degree, and a doctorate four years post bachelor's degree.
the average time AFTER undergraduate school is 6-8 years to be a psychologist...
1) 4 years to complete a college/university undergraduate degree 2) 4 years to complete a medical program Following these 8 years you will have an MD, but in order to practice you will still have to do 3 years of work experience (residency) in a hospital and pass national/regional board exams. Obtaining a doctorate in medicine involves the same process as obtaining any other form of doctorate (eg: doctorate in dentistry, doctorate in chiropractic, doctorate in podiatry, doctorate in philosophy, doctorate in veterinary medicine, etc.). That is, 8 years in post secondary education. The only major difference is that there are different levels of competitiveness involved in gaining acceptance into the program. For example, in Canada, A doctor of veterinary medicine program is the most competitive doctoral program to gain aceptance into, because it has the most applicants each year. A doctorate in medicine is the second most competitive, followed by a doctorate in dentistry, etc.
Yes, a law degree is known as a Juris Doctor or Doctor of Jurisprudence degree; it is normally a 3-year, full-time graduate level professional doctorate granted by American law schools and some law schools in Australia, Hong Kong, and Canada. It is a graduate degree and is completed after a 4-year bachelor's degree. It is abbreviated J.D.
At the present time, the minimum of a master's degree is required. However, it will soon become a doctorate. That is true for new graduates, however there are current Physical Therapists who graduated before the Masters or Doctorate programs were available. From the APTA website: Graduates possessing a professional baccalaureate, masters, certificate, or doctoral degree are currently licensed in the workforce.
If you are referring to a college degree graduation within one year, that is not going to be possible. The shortest is a two year associates degree, which can be cut down in time provided the curriculum layout allows for it, and the student takes summer and interim sessions.If you are referring to a college degree graduation within one year, that is not going to be possible. The shortest is a two year associates degree, which can be cut down in time provided the curriculum layout allows for it, and the student takes summer and interim sessions.If you are referring to a college degree graduation within one year, that is not going to be possible. The shortest is a two year associates degree, which can be cut down in time provided the curriculum layout allows for it, and the student takes summer and interim sessions.If you are referring to a college degree graduation within one year, that is not going to be possible. The shortest is a two year associates degree, which can be cut down in time provided the curriculum layout allows for it, and the student takes summer and interim sessions.If you are referring to a college degree graduation within one year, that is not going to be possible. The shortest is a two year associates degree, which can be cut down in time provided the curriculum layout allows for it, and the student takes summer and interim sessions.If you are referring to a college degree graduation within one year, that is not going to be possible. The shortest is a two year associates degree, which can be cut down in time provided the curriculum layout allows for it, and the student takes summer and interim sessions.
If you went through all that schooling, time, and expense, I would assume you would want to be a physical therapist. However, with a doctorate you can choose to teach at a college or university in the area you were trained in.
You can obtain multiple master's degrees, but typically people pursue one master's degree at a time.