<p>I am currently an undergraduate transfer student majoring in History. Basically, when I decided to go back to school I was undecided and picked a major I was interested in. I always figured I would go on to obtain a teaching credential. Recently I've taken on an interest in getting a Masters in School Counseling. However, I am not sure what requirements they look for. I pulled up some information through SDSU's program, but it doesn't really say exactly what type of requirements they look for, just that any concentrations in psychology or child development helps. I feel like it's too late to change my major (especially since I've applied through the TAG program). </p>
<p>I guess my basic question is this - what if I want to change my career path but my BA degree doesn't really have anything to do with it? What do students seeking graduate programs do when they realize they want to do something different than where they started? Or am I stuck?</p>
<p>Well obviously the first thing you should do is call the graduate school that you want to go to and ask them which classes are definitely required. I mean after all, you always hear people going onto medical school even though they majored in things like art history or philosophy. I believe you’ll be fine as long as you take the basic courses that the graduate school requires, such as the couple that you mentioned (or maybe educational psychology? I don’t really know…I’m just guessing haha).</p>
<p>I also don’t know what TAG is, but if it’s a program specifically for history majors, then does that mean that you’re obligated to stay in the program as long as you’re enrolled at your school? I don’t think you are, so if your problem about changing your major is because you’re going to be an upper junior or something like that, I think what you could do is keep your major and just take some electives that deal with psychology. Just speak with someone from your school’s Education department to help you decide which courses you should take.</p>