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Must you have a Bachelors degree in Psychology to eventually pursue a Ph.D in Psychology?
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∙ 15y ago
Absolutely, yes. You need a BA in order to apply to doctoral, graduate school programs. Not true. You can have a BA or BS in something else, as long as its "somewhat" related. Though, one thing is required: that is, you must take all the recommended courses. For example, most PhD programs want to see a developmental psych class, a research class, an intro class, an abnormal class and a statisitics class (if I left anything out, let me know). If you satisfy these requirements, but decide to be a philosophy major or something, you can still get accepted to a doctoral program. It might be a little more difficult, but you still have a chance. I know a lady that was 42, and graduated with her BS in nursing and worked as a nurse for 20 years. She went back to school, took the required undergrad classes and got accepted to a doctoral program, even though she had a BS in nursing. They actually liked the fact that she had experience of 20 years working with people. I had a B.A. in philosophy, and went on to get my Ph.D. in psychology. However, it is true that most Ph.D. programs want to see that you've taken the core courses of a psychology major. That's why I got my M.A. in psychology before getting accepted into my Ph.D. program. I have a B.A in psychology and philosophy, but I went for my M.A. in psychology just to strengthen my application before applying for the PhD in clinical psych.
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