If I become a teacher...?

Question

and decide down the road I want to become a child psychologist or speech therapist .. what will I have to do? would more schooling be grueling or just a few courses? I live in NJ if that matters.

Answer 1

You can get a teaching certificate with a bachelor's degree. It will need to be in a teacher education program.

A professional psychologist or speech therapist will need at least a master's degree in that field.

Reality in the "real world" is that you need a doctorate to be a psychologist. That's a pretty "grueling" task of more than just a few courses. Figure on 4-7 years beyond the bachelor's degree.

Speech Language Pathology and Speech Therapy programs are applied professional degrees. They generally require 30-45 semester hours beyond the bachelor's degree and a serious supervised internship. Figure on 2-4 years beyond the bachelor's degree.

Answer 2

Psychologist is 8 years of college. They may allow 2-3 years of credit for your current education.

Speech therapist can be as little as 6 years of college.

Answer 3

Remember that to become a teacher, you do not have to major in education, or liberal arts. Make sure you have a degree in physiology, that way if you decides to change careers later, then you will have a few courses to take versus having to complete and entire curriculum. In addition to a BA, BS, teaching requires a teacher credentialing program.

Answer 4

easy. become a teacher and gain experience. then you will better understand which path you will take as your specialization. make sure you take a master's degree or Phd in the area you are specializing. start with a few courses and then use that as a basis for your decision...

Answer 5

major in education.
minor in pyschology.

then later on just take a few brush-up classes in physchology and you'll be ready to go! :]