<p>i want to become either a LCSW or Child/Adolecent Psyhcologist. Im new to the whole 'applying for college' thing. What's the difference between an undergrad degree and grad degree? what major & minor would be good.. Im just so lost in how many options there are for college, anything would be helpful! thanks :)</p>
<p>An undergraduate is a person who has not yet earned a degree from a four-year college. Usually that degree is a B.A. or a B.S. (Bachelor of Arts or Bachelor of Science), but there are other kinds of bachelor’s degrees, too. When people refer to an “undergraduate degree,” they mean a bachelor’s degree, though once you’ve earned it, you’re actually no longer an undergraduate.</p>
<p>A graduate degree is a degree that a person earns after completing a B.A., B.S. or other bachelor’s (i.e., four-year) degree. Common graduate degrees include M.A. and M.S. (Master of Arts and Master of Science), Ph.D. (Doctor of Philosophy), and various professional degrees, such as M.D., J.D. (juris doctor, Latin for “Doctor of the Law,” a law school degree), O.D. (Doctor of Optometry), M.Ed. or Ed.D. (Master of Education or Doctor of Education). There are many more besides, including M.S.W., Master of Social Work, the degree you would need to earn (after you get a four-year college degree) if you decide to become a social worker.</p>
<p>If you want to undertake a career in either social work or clinical psychology, you’ll need a bachelor’s degree and then some kind of graduate degree: M.S.W. or a Ph.D. in clinical psychology or a Psy.D. (Doctor of Psychology–a clinical degree, somewhat less academic and somewhat less research-oriented than a Ph.D. in psychology, but it makes you every bit as eligible to become a license clinical psychologist as a Ph.D. does), or something similar to those degrees. While you’re getting your bachelor’s degree, you could major in just about anything, but a major in psychology would make a lot of sense.</p>