<p>My major is Psychology and I am getting a minor in Forensic psychology as well. I am 2 classes away from a biology minor and was wondering if it's worth it to go for it, or if a minor is useless. I have no idea what I am going to do in the future - I think I'm going to get a Masters in Forensic Psych but then I have no idea. If the biology minor wont do me any good, I'd rather take easy electives and save my cumulative GPA. I would appreciate everyone's input. Thanks!</p>
<p>You make the stereotype for psychology majors true.</p>
<p>First, think seriously about what you want to do with your life. You shouldn’t have majored in this if you didn’t know what you wanted to do. Second, do not go to graduate school and still have no idea what you want to do with your life. Seriously, my girlfriend needs to get a PhD to make a decent salary with a Psychology degree. </p>
<p>This isn’t the 1990’s anymore. I don’t honestly know what a psychology major can do these days besides try to become a doctor but that requires a high level of commitment and intelligence. </p>
<p>Please, figure out what you want to do before enrolling in a graduate school program. I think a biology minor would only benefit you in respect to a goal to work in a healthcare field. This country is saturated with people who majored in something they couldn’t market or get the degree necessary to get a good job with it.</p>
<p>I know. I want to go get that Forensic Psych Master’s for sure, but then I don’t know if I really want to go the extra 4 years to get a Psych PhD. I will probably end up in something medical or in the field of criminal justice, so I don’t know if I should keep the biology minor, as I don’t know if it will really be worth anything. Thanks for your input!</p>
<p>Psych + bio minor sets you up for occupational therapy. Good salary, high demand, potentially rewarding.</p>
<p>It also sets you up for speech therapy, audiology, and physical therapy, provided you take the right courses. It’s good to have fall-back plans. :)</p>
<p>Would it increase your time spent in college (ie. having to stay an extra semester)? Do you feel that it would interfere with your current course load or your life outside of school (job)? If not, then go for it. But if you had to stay an extra semester or take 20+ credits in a semester to do so, then no, I personally wouldn’t.</p>
<p>No, it would not increase my time in college at all…I could still graduate this December. I have a huge workload this Fall semester but could still do it.
The problem is I am lazy and don’t want to do more schooling after I get my Masters :p</p>