A few days ago
dialuvzaladdin

Psychology teacher requirements?

i want to be a psychology teacher. i want to know information about what classes i should take in college. should i go further in psychology, or just get my teaching credentials. how long does it take to get my credentials? if anyone is a psych teacher, or any teacher, all the info i can get would be very helpful. thanks

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A few days ago
Anonymous

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google it

http://www.apa.org/ed/topss/homepage.html

http://www.youramazingbrain.org/teachers/default.htm

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A few days ago
Barbara H
There is a great deal of difference in what is required to become a teacher depending on your location. In the state of California there is a 30 unit (that is about 10 classes) requirement beyond the basic Bachelors degree, at this time. For single subject, like psychology, you can qualify by completing the units for a credential and having your bachelor degree in the subject you wish to teach. I have a multisubject or elementary type credential so I’m not positive but I believe that Psychology is grouped with other Social Sciences and is not available as a stand alone credential.

Good Luck,

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A few days ago
SMicheleHolmes
Barbara is right – the requirements vary greatly by state, so the best thing to do is research some information on your state’s teacher certification website – should not be hard to find since these are state agency’s. However, I will tell you this, most states do not offer certification in just psychology and most high school’s probably do not hire teachers to just teach psychology. I may be wrong about this, and there could be some really large high schools that do, but there are probably very few of those jobs available at any given time and may be given to teachers who have a lot of experience at that school. You would probably have to major in social studies education and get certification in that area as well. Then be prepared to teach a couple of sections of history in addition to some psychology classes. An bachelors in education is a simple four year degree like any other bachelors, although some states may require a masters to be a teacher (again, check with your state’s agency on that).

Now if you are talking about teaching psychology in college, that’s a whole different can of worms. You would have to have at least a masters degree with a minimum of 18 hours in psychology. This would get you qualified for a junior college job at the least. Larger universities may require more, like a doctorate. I’m pretty sure you don’t need teacher certification to teach at the college level, but you should get some experience teaching, and an ideal way to do that is by becoming a graduate assistant. Yes, you should major in psychology for a bachelors then look for a masters program that can also offer you a graduate assistant job.

As far as classes in college, it will just depend on whether you decide to teach high school or college. If high school, you will take social science classes including psychology classes, and you would take education classes. If college, just take psychology classes and a variety of them. Psychology is a pretty big area of study with lots of facets – abnormal psychology, cognitive psychology, experimental psychology, organizational psychology, social psychology, physiological psychology, psychological statistics, clinical psychology – shall I go on??? These are just some of the classes I took.

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A few days ago
David F
Typically, it appears that one needs one degree higher than what one wants to teach. If you want to teach psychology in high school, a college diploma may be sufficient. If you want to teach in a college, you’ll probably want a bachelor’s degree from a university. If you want to teach at the university, don’t stop ’till you’ve got a PhD.
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