How many daily hours of study would be needed to get a psychology degree in 1 year?

[swalke321]

Are you looking for graded credits? Most of the testing options such as schmoop, aleks, clep, etc. are pass/fail. Some schools will award grades for certain exams. TESU only transfers courses in as credit/no credit. Excelsior will award grades for some exams, as well as their own. With most of the options as long as the score is above the minimum requirement, it is considered a pass and credit will be awarded but no letter grade.

[cookderosa]

No one is saying it, so I'll say it- but an undergraduate degree in psychology is going to require you continue on to earn a master's or doctorate, so you'll probably want to look at the requirements to get into graduate school and work backwards. Testing out in full isn't always the best way to get into grad school (there are exceptions, of course) especially if you're hoping to get licensed by your state.

[braindead]

From what school? Do you care about your GPA? Do you have ethical qualms about using search engines when taking unproctored online quizzes?

If the answer to the last one is "No," where do you go from there?

[bluebooger]

No one is saying it, so I'll say it- but an undergraduate degree in psychology is going to require you continue on to earn a master's or doctorate, ...

only if a career in counseling or psychology is your goal

but if your only goal is a degree then its all you need

and you think psychology might be the easiest or if its a subject that interests you then that's even better

[gingerbeefE]

If the answer to the last one is "No," where do you go from there?

I laughed too hard at this. at least youre honest.

[Kev]

Are you looking for graded credits? Most of the testing options such as schmoop, aleks, clep, etc. are pass/fail. Some schools will award grades for certain exams. TESU only transfers courses in as credit/no credit. Excelsior will award grades for some exams, as well as their own. With most of the options as long as the score is above the minimum requirement, it is considered a pass and credit will be awarded but no letter grade.

Ah, in that case, graded credits isn't that important. I would therefore need to simply take it as a personal goal to really study the test material (simply out of personal want). I was wondering how long what I plan to do would take.

In the case where someone getting a degree in Psychology would take non-graded tests, but would want to thoroughly study and learn the test material out of personal interest, would completing the degree in 1 year be possible? How many hours per day of study would that imply?

[Kev]

No one is saying it, so I'll say it- but an undergraduate degree in psychology is going to require you continue on to earn a master's or doctorate, so you'll probably want to look at the requirements to get into graduate school and work backwards. Testing out in full isn't always the best way to get into grad school (there are exceptions, of course) especially if you're hoping to get licensed by your state.

Yeah, I agree. An undergraduate degree in psychology is usually just a piece of paper without a master's or a doctorate degree. However, the reason I want to get a degree is because I need it to get a teaching license, and the reasons I want to get a Psychology degree is that psychology interests me a lot, I would have relative ease with this subject, and from reading the forum and other places, it seems like an easy/simple and quick degree to get.

[Mamasaphire]

Yeah, I agree. An undergraduate degree in psychology is usually just a piece of paper without a master's or a doctorate degree. However, the reason I want to get a degree is because I need it to get a teaching license, and the reasons I want to get a Psychology degree is that psychology interests me a lot, I would have relative ease with this subject, and from reading the forum and other places, it seems like an easy/simple and quick degree to get.

What I'd suggest then, is just get started
Only you know how fast you can study or complete a course, and every course will be slightly different -- there isn't really a set time each will take. If you have three hours a day/evening, then set up a plan, and dive into whichever alternative credit source you are most interested in using. SL is good because once you get started, it can become fun to continue to complete courses quickly, or at least that is how I felt. Then move on to the list of free credits. Then study.com, then ed4credit. Lots of options, and the sooner you get started, the more likely you are to be done in a year

[swalke321]

You just have to start. Everyone is different. Some prefer study.com for the videos. Other prefer taking one exam as it allows you to study using the text book. It depends on the topic, previous knowledge and how quickly you learn the material. Thoroughly learning Abnormal Psychology could take awhile but other psych subjects are easier. I studied social psych using study.com and found that it provided a good coverage of the topic. The more in depth you study a topic the longer it will take.

[Kev]

But with 3 hours of study a day, where I would learn the subject relatively well, would it be realistic to say that the degree could very well be completed in a year?