Taking Time off Before Graduate School?

[KSUViolet06]

Originally Posted by ProBlack

thats the thing im worried about...my prof has been pushing me to apply for a phd program (im about to get my ba) instead of a masters bc they are more likely to pay for you to go to school and give a stipend if you are getting your phd...but that means i wont get the "real world" work exp.

Is this a combined Masters/Doctorate kind of thing?

[ProBlack]

Originally Posted by KSUViolet06

You can go from a BA to a Ph. D. program?

Is this a combined Masters/Doctorate kind of thing?

yea...ive seen a number of programs that are like this at least in the history and sociology fields...

[Psi U MC Vito]

Originally Posted by ProBlack

only one year?? how many credit are you taking per semester??

She probably is doing a BS/MS program or something similar.

Originally Posted by KSUViolet06

You can go from a BA to a Ph. D. program?

Is this a combined Masters/Doctorate kind of thing?

From what I hear, it's actually not that uncommon. Quite a few holders of masters degrees actually got them in the process of doing a doctorate.

[AGDee]

Originally Posted by Psi U MC Vito

From what I hear, it's actually not that uncommon. Quite a few holders of masters degrees actually got them in the process of doing a doctorate.

I know this is typical for Clinical Psychology. When I started my first Master's program, I hadn't done my research well and found out afterward that my school didn't have a PhD program and any of the PhD programs in the area were going to make me essentially re-do my whole Masters if I went for the PhD. My daughter came along unexpectedly so it all became a moot point, but I was NOT happy initially when I found out I couldn't just go do a PhD later at some point.