Help! Biology BS or BA??

Question

what is the difference anyway?
what about if i am aiming to be a physician.
or even chemistry BS or BA?

Answer 1

As mentioned above a BA is a bachelors of arts, while a BS is a bachelors of science. These terms specify how much effort you put into your program of study. For example for a chemistry BS you would take approximately 6 more courses in upper level chemistry than you would for the BA, this can include undergraduate research. This holds the same for nearly any major in a college of arts and sciences at an university. People obtaining BS's are usually those planning on going to graduate school in that or a similar field and doing research; people going onto professional programs typically obtain just a BA as they only need the general ed required science courses for their program.

Answer 2

There really is little difference in the career sector between a BA and a BS. The main difference is whether you have an interest in more scientific coursework, which often fulfills a BS requirement, so don't worry about that so much. I agree that you should definitely follow a career path that best suits your interests. Keep in mind that this day and age, most people change jobs numerous times, and it is also common to change careers at some point. Also, career crystalization does not naturally occur until around 25 so don't fret. What you are going through is normal. It's just a stage of development. The best thing to do is to explore your options. Interview and job shadow people in all of these areas and find out what other options they may know of in these fields. My personal opinion is that a BA in Psychology and Anthropology will lead to few work options. These are generally fields that yield little pay with a bachelors level degree. A BS in Biology with a teaching credential is an option. Depending on the region that you live in, teaching can be a fairly decent salary, but only the Bio would be certifiable in most places. I used my psychology and sociology dual major to land a case worker role in a social work setting for awhile, but the basic bachelors levels skills and knowledge were not sufficient for me to do the quality of work that I wanted to do. I completed a counseling degree (bug your counselor, that's what they are paid for), a post-master's school specialization, and am looking into a Ph. D program for Public Policy and might use these all for running a community center or working abroad through the Peace Corps. The idea here is that your options are endless. Don't limit yourself now. I also loved Women's Studies, and American Culture at the university level. Use your electives in college to help you make these decisions that you are anxious about now. A liberal arts degree will get you into many entry level positions (i.e. marketing, sales, government positions, law enforcement, social service agencies.) Sometimes that experience is far more telling than book work and theory. Good luck with your search.

Answer 3

BS is a Bachelor of Science degree
BA is a Bachelor of Arts degree

If you are interested in Biology and Chemistry and those types
of majors, I doubt that you will find any of them under the BA degrees; they're going to all be BS degrees.

Answer 4

BS= Bachelors of science
BA = Bachelors of arts

If u're majoring in Bio or Chemistry, you will get a BS on both b/c they're both part of science.

And its not necessary that you have to major in bio/chem if you want to be a physician, unless you plan to get a PhD in bio or chem for research in conjunction to being a physician. med schools are more interested in you getting good grades, show good leadership and everything good in between. I have a couple of friends who did not major in the sciences and got accepted to med school. All they did was meet the science requirements by taking them at the local junior college. but at the same time, had jobs such as Emergency medical technicians, emergency room technician, medical assistant, pharmacy technicians etc. They're doing ok. Well, hope this helps!

Answer 5

If you want to be a physician, you should get a BS in biology. Also, take a look at this site: http://cscserver.cc.edu/jtowell/Links/BA-BS.htm
It will answer your question.

Answer 6

B"S" stands for SCIENCE

B"A" stands for ADMINISTRATION

a physician requires the SCIENCE of biology