What is the minimum IQ needed to complete college?

Question

I'm wondering what kind of IQ someone needs to become lets say a nurse or a teacher?. My guess would be around 115, what do you think?.

Answer 1

Statistics have shown that the average College entrant has an IQ of about 108. The average highschool graduate; 103.

The average IQ of someone completing a bachelor of arts; 110. Bachelor of science; 115.

Average Ph.D; 125. Some scientific fields have average IQs of 130 or above (Dentists, Chemists, Physicists).


Above 140 IQ doesn't seem to mean anything though. I would say IQ is relatively meaningless in terms of achievement in school, because it's more about how hard you're willing to work. Certain fields tend to attract people of different intelligences though, so that's why the average goes up in certain fields, not necessarily because you HAVE to be smart to get in.

Answer 2

You first need to meet the entry requirements for acceptance on the course! Even if you don't initially meet entry requirements, in some countries, there are 'access courses' which one can do to to gain entry into higher/further education.
IDEALLY, you need to chose a course you have a passion for; this will give you a greater chance of remaining motivated throughout the course!
IQ has little do do with it, HARD WORK does! If you think you are slower or take longer to comprehend issues, it may be that you'll need a lot more support such as one-to-one sessions with tutors and identify able/willing peers within the subject group, etc.. Finally, stay engaged with the learning and teaching (attend classes, ask questions when you don't understand, manage your time properly, prep. for exams, ask for tutor/peers feedback on your coursework before submission, etc.).

Answer 3

There is no minimum. I would suspect that the 115 is closer to the average college graduate's IQ, not the minimum.

Answer 4

Pretty low I would suspect. Dumber people just have to work harder. An IQ is like the size of a car's engine, two cars of vastly different engine size can both finish the race, the one with the bigger engine is just capable of getting there much faster.

Answer 5

IQ has nothing to do with it, but rather your desire to learn and how seriously you take your studies. I've had students in my classes who had extremely high IQ's, but yet they've struggled with some things. For example, one was great in math and the sciences, but not so good in things like English and the liberal arts.

Bottom-line, to be successful in college, you need to work hard, take things seriously, regularly attend class, and remain motivated to achieving your goal(s).

Answer 6

Your IQ doesn't matter; you just need to make the grades.