How many daily hours of study would be needed to get a psychology degree in 1 year?

[swalke321]

Probably not in one year if learning the material in depth is your goal. If you want to study each course with text book, videos and other supplemental materials it could take a while maybe 1-2 courses a month. It could be done maybe in 1-2 years. It would depend on what material you plan on studying and how quickly you can read/learn the topics and how in depth you plan on studying. If one was to thoroughly study abnormal psychology it could potentially take several months, depending on how in depth you went/how much time you spend studying.

[Mamasaphire]

But with 3 hours of study a day, where I would learn the subject relatively well, would it be realistic to say that the degree could very well be completed in a year?

I can be all motherly, and say "yes, of course you can do your degree in a year! You are the most amazing child I have, and I believe in you!"eeya:

Or I can explain how it worked when I took classes with students half my age and in good health -- they caught on much faster than I did, and remembered things much more easily than I do. What took them 3 hours to learn took me days of carrying around flashcards. On the other hand, I received much higher grades than the partiers/lazy students in the classes, or those that had young children and worked and went to school full time.

In essence, yes, a degree potentially *can* be done in a year or two as seen by the examples of other past forum members, but will you be able to do it? Only you can answer that. And the almost more important question is -- how will it matter to you if it ends up taking two years instead of one?

[cookderosa]

I am very happy to have found this forum and to discover that it is possible to get a degree from home and in a very short period of time (at a very low cost as well). Although it might be thought as simple at first glance, I am certain doing this isn't for everyone and that it probably requires a lot of hard work, study and discipline.

So, I would like to get a psychology degree. I would also like to complete it in a short period of time—about a year. To get a better understanding of my situation, intensive study is something I actually like, and I have a flexible work schedule, which will certainly be very good for studying.

So realistically, about how many hours per day or per week would someone need to study to get a psychology degree in 1 year? Are there specific things that would be difficult to do? How easy/difficult would it be?

2 hours and 17 minutes per day for 180 days.

[melody75]

Hi there! I can sense your enthusiasm from a mile away, so I would like to chime in a few opinions. I don't think any of us can give you an actual answer, the only way to find out is doing it yourself. Start by doing it, and then figure out a plan to see if you can meet your goal. I saw your other thread, so it look like you're on the fence on what to pursue, coming from my own experience, it's best to tackle general requirement then figure out your major. And let's not forget you can always change your mind any time you want, so don't dwell too much on it. It's also important to remember your tackling a 4 year degree in such a short period of time, try not to burn yourself out, as long as you keep moving forward that's all that matter.

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Hope you get started soon, and good luck on your examines.

[Kev]

Okay, got the message. I'm completely new to this, no need for jokes. Just trying to get a better understanding of a change that will last 1-3 years.

Thank you for all the comments.

[Kev]

Hi there! I can sense your enthusiasm from a mile away, so I would like to chime in a few opinions. I don't think any of us can give you an actual answer, the only way to find out is doing it yourself. Start by doing it, and then figure out a plan to see if you can meet your goal. I saw your other thread, so it look like you're on the fence on what to pursue, coming from my own experience, it's best to tackle general requirement then figure out your major. And let's not forget you can always change your mind any time you want, so don't dwell too much on it. It's also important to remember your tackling a 4 year degree in such a short period of time, try not to burn yourself out, as long as you keep moving forward that's all that matter.
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Hey melody, thanks for the suggestions. Seeing tackling general requirements as a first goal is a good idea. I would like to learn the material well, but obviously, there are many subjects which can sometimes be formality rather than that useful. Getting used to the flow of things on subjects that are either not too difficult or not crucial probably makes things much easier.

Cheers.

[dfrecore]

Hey melody, thanks for the suggestions. Seeing tackling general requirements as a first goal is a good idea. I would like to learn the material well, but obviously, there are many subjects which can sometimes be formality rather than that useful. Getting used to the flow of things on subjects that are either not too difficult or not crucial probably makes things much easier.

Cheers.

Most of your Gen Ed's won't be "useful" to you in your career. If you take a bunch of history courses, they probably might be useful in your real life at some point (knowledge is power) but I certainly wouldn't try to get 100% in every course as if they meant something, when you only need 70% to pass and move along. Not saying to skate through, but I would certainly spend a lot more of my time learning the Major courses than the GE stuff.

[Kev]

Most of your Gen Ed's won't be "useful" to you in your career. If you take a bunch of history courses, they probably might be useful in your real life at some point (knowledge is power) but I certainly wouldn't try to get 100% in every course as if they meant something, when you only need 70% to pass and move along. Not saying to skate through, but I would certainly spend a lot more of my time learning the Major courses than the GE stuff.

Yeah, that's exactly what I want to do. I don't mind just skimming not that important subjects at all. If these won't be useful to me at all (or would be of very little use), I would prefer to save lots of time from those and then spend more time on the important courses.

[cookderosa]

Yeah, that's exactly what I want to do. I don't mind just skimming not that important subjects at all. If these won't be useful to me at all (or would be of very little use), I would prefer to save lots of time from those and then spend more time on the important courses.

General Education courses are meant to be a foundation, which is why everyone takes them- so there isn't any direct application to a career, but rather the help you develop a diverse appreciation for the world as well as develop college level reading and writing ability. Testing out, if you choose to do so, allows you to press "fast forward" on that process. Whether or not you continue to press "fast forward" through your major is up to you too. In my case, I tested out of my gen eds but took classes in my major- there is no one recipe, but there are a zillion ingredient options. My suggestion is to start. Test out of a handful and see how you feel about it. You can test out of the least interesting (to avoid spending much time there) or the most interesting (to improve your interest level and potential for success) but do it a bit and then decide. If YOU feel like you're short-changing your education, then stop and do something different. You can use any number of methods to accelerate your process without short changing yourself.

[davewill]

Yeah, that's exactly what I want to do. I don't mind just skimming not that important subjects at all. If these won't be useful to me at all (or would be of very little use), I would prefer to save lots of time from those and then spend more time on the important courses.

Also remember that a lot of the people here are very experienced in our fields, but have gone back to get the degree we skipped for whatever reason. As you can imagine, someone who's been working in the field for 20 years, might be perfectly capable (and happy) to fly through their AOS courses.