*Pokes head in* Is it okay for me to be here?
It sure is! Everyone is welcome here!
Yes, a pathologist has to support the client and help his/her family how to cope with him/her. It's like social support of some kind.
Well, if you're taking SLP, or anything related to psychology, you're required to take psychology courses XD, but I believe that that depends on what the university require and have as elective for each major.
If you want it to be more easier for you, I think Linguistics is easier than SLP. Saying that cause I'm majoring Psychology, so I know some things from the past two years
I believe that, yes, you got to have at least a Master's degree, and a clinical certificate, but I didn't know that spending one year under a professional is needed
It's good that you can maintain good grades. Actually, we all need to keep maintaining good grades throughout college *sigh*
You're not the only one who has a hard time to finance for a college
Oh, I know that there are required courses. That's what I'm taking right now, but there are only two required Psychology courses at the University that I'm attending. I don't need to take most of my electives either because of my transfer credits.
I've been there and done that with Linguistics. I'm not interested in the careers that would come from having a degree in that subject. My mind has been made up about this for years. I even moved out of country to specifically take the Speech Language Pathology program.
Don't worry about it being easier on me. I'm two years into University as well, with a good understanding of what is required of me. Psychology and SLP aren't that difficult for me to understand. I have a knack for science and math. That's why I've been able to maintain a high GPA.
Yes, it's required of all SLP graduates to work under a professional for one year's time. After that year is over, the professional decides whether or not the SLP is ready to go for their certificate. If the SLP is given to okay, then they can apply for it. If not, they have to spend another year working under a professional. Once they have the certificate, they need to maintain it by continuing their education. They're required to complete so many credit hours every three years as a way to renew their license, which can be done by either taking classes or attending conferences.
LOL. It's the worst part about college. Too expensive!
Edited by Slextrem, 06 February 2013 - 03:19 PM.