Psychologist

Hi,

I have a 2:2 in English literature, what are my chances of becoming a psychologist if I do a conversion course? What would be all the steps involved?

Thank you

Academically your 2.2 will hold you back (both from pre doctoral jobs and the doctorate itself), if you are aiming to pursue a Clinical Psychologist role. However, it is not impossible to redeem yourself. Do well on the conversion, most likely do masters and do well, and get circa 2 to 3 years good quality experience (research assistants, assistant psychologist, cbt therapist trainee roles, experience with clinical psychologists etc). Then apply for the doctorate, which itself takes 3 years.

Obviously the above summary is not exhaustive (you may need many more years experience) and differs across applicants, but the above would out you in a good stead for applying. The above is for the Clinical Psychologist role, but will be different for Ed, Forensic and Counselling Psychologists. The doctorate entry requirements also differ depending on the university, so you may be better applying for those with selection tests rather than just scoring of applications (you can google all this in the future, no need to do now).

Good luck,

Greg

Hi,

I have a 2:2 in English literature, what are my chances of becoming a psychologist if I do a conversion course? What would be all the steps involved?

Thank you