Ninjin Posted September 11, 2013 Posted September 11, 2013 If I am an out of field applicant, applying for SLP, does it matter if I get a BS or a BA? I am in my last year of undergrad, and I'm not sure whether I should go for the BS or stick with a BA.
queenleblanc Posted September 12, 2013 Posted September 12, 2013 It shouldn't matter what the degree is called as far as the A or S indicator. In fact, in master's programs for SLP / CSD, they can be MA or MS degrees and it doesn't really matter when you are going for the job down the road. Sometimes the BA vs the BS can indicate a less rigorous curriculum or fewer number of courses required to complete a major, due to it being a double major (BA in psychology with double major in linguistics as an example), and most universities looking at applications are going to be more interested in your *performance* in that degree, your grades and the perceptual difficulty of your course load. Sometimes you can get a BA but take many other pre-req courses, maybe even have two minors, etc. It isn't a negative to have a BA in my opinion and from my talks with professors about this topic. Try not to get too hinged on BA vs BS or even MA vs MS down the road. What matters is what courses / grades are on the transcript. :-) Best of luck to you!! GandalfTheGrey 1
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