Educational Psychology: Which degree to purse.

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This post is to get info for a friend.
I have a friend who's really interested in becoming an Educational Psychologist. Which degree would be the best to pursue? Do any of the big 3 have a focused degree for this?

I agree with Dave, and by "educational psychologist" am I understanding that she wants to be a public school psychologist/counselor? That's different than a licensed clinical psychologist which does require a doctorate (counselor can be with a master's but requires a state license).

So, if your friend is literally starting from scratch- zero credit- then my advice is to spend the absolute bare minimum time and money on a bachelor's degree because an expensive master's or doctorate are most certainly going to be required (she'll have to find out which kind and if a specific accreditation is needed for that kind). The "bare minimum" may allow her to attend one of the big 3, but the overreaching criteria here is to say "bare minimum that allows......" whatever degree she plans to pursue AFTER her bachelor's degree, not "bare minimum at the big 3" without regard to future plans. Does that make sense?

PS be sure she's looking at the right kinds of websites and not one of those "eHow" things- she needs to keep her search on the professional pages like the APA https://apadiv15.org/

State by state licensure info https://www.apapracticecentral.org/ce/st...1541548464