Hey guys, I'm currently wrapping up first year and just have some questions about picking my major and where I will wind up. Im interested in the Hon. B.Sc PNB program, and my goal for later in life is medical school. However if that doesnt work out its always nice to have a backup plan. I was looking at some possibilities and turns out I can do clinical psychology after?
Does anyone have any information about that? Like how competitive Clinical Psychology is to get in, what GPA etc etc. Whats a day in the work for a clinical psychologist?
Also if anyone has any general information about the PNB program and Clinical Psycholgoy please share

Originally Posted by unman69

Hey guys, I'm currently wrapping up first year and just have some questions about picking my major and where I will wind up. Im interested in the Hon. B.Sc PNB program, and my goal for later in life is medical school. However if that doesnt work out its always nice to have a backup plan. I was looking at some possibilities and turns out I can do clinical psychology after?
Does anyone have any information about that? Like how competitive Clinical Psychology is to get in, what GPA etc etc. Whats a day in the work for a clinical psychologist?
Also if anyone has any general information about the PNB program and Clinical Psycholgoy please share

I'm not in psych, but I googled it and you might find this useful. You can look at the individual schools' websites for requirements, as it varies between schools.

Also this: http://psychology.stjoes.ca/overview.html

lol @ backing up with clinical psychology

It's a hard program to get into - possibly harder than medical school :|

Clinical Psychology is about as competitive as Medschool (IIRC the percentage of people that apply to clinical psych programs and get in is lower than medschool, but their average ungrad grades are a bit lower)

I agree that clinical psych programs are fairly competitive to get into. Compared to med school, there are much less spots available across the country. I wouldn't recommend it be your "backup" plan, but rather one of your first choices.

Most Canadian grad schools require, or at least strongly recommend, the submission of GRE scores. This is another admissions test that you would have to study for and get high scores on in order to have a good chance of getting considered or even accepted (on top of studying/doing your MCAT if you want to go to med school).

Clinical psychology programs across Canada vary widely in terms of their structure, the amount of time it will take to complete, etc. For instance, some schools have separate Masters and PhD programs you must take, while others will accept students straight into a PhD program from their undergrad. It's important to look into how long programs take to complete on average (schools usually have this on their website), because this can usually vary anywhere from 4-8 years.

There is also a strong research aspect in clinical psych PhD programs, for which doing a BSc in PNB would really help prepare you for. I'm just finishing my second year in the program (which has been completely redesigned), and there is a lot of emphasis placed on developing strong researchers. A good thing to think about if you want research to be an option in the future!

**the forum won't let me post links because I don't have enough posts, but if you google "mcmaster clinical psychology programs" i think the second link is a PDF of clinical psychology programs in Canada**

I would suggest checking mcmaster graduate programs they offer couple of programs in psychology. I think along with clinical mac also offers neuroscience psychology and may be couple of more just check.