Do A.S. degrees adequately prepare students for their field?
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My opinion (as a BSME) is that any college education is helpful; an AS degree is very helpful; a BS is better yet; and anybody whoe stays in school beyond the BS degree is not playing with a full deck.
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Degree is better than a Cert.
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An Associate's (of Arts or Science) is not necessary to get a Bachelors degree.\n\nLet me explain it this way...\nStudent "A" just graduated high school and is admitted as a student at a 4-year university.  This university does not give Associate degrees, but only Bachelors.  So, "A" takes his/her GEs and major courses and graduates with a B.A. or B.S.\n\nStudent "B" just graduated high school, and gets admitted to a Community College.  The community college is a two-year institution which in completion of their program gets you an A.A. or A.S. and then "B" transfers his/her GE credits to a 4-year university as a Junior, and completes his/her degree in two more years to get a B.A. or B.S.\n\nNow, what you need to understand is that getting an Associate's. is not necessary to get a Bachelor's.  However, if you get an Associate's there will be some classes that DO NOT qualify as a transferrable GE units to a four-year university.  Say you graduate with an A.A. with 60 units, however 56 can only be transferred by the university's agreement with the Community College.\n\nBasically, if your goal is a Bachelor's, then consider an Associate's as a little gift from the community college before you leave for the university.  Sure, you need to take an extra few classes for it, but it's just a nice gift.
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A degree in Social Work... have you thought of maybe Social Worker?
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Sometimes a person may have a 2 year degree from a community college that is an applied science degree and if they work on their bs degree, they will receive a bs in applied science, because they already had a 2 year degree but not the required 2 years of general education courses one has to have.  A person who does not have an applied science degree in social scienes would receive a bs in social sciences, while a person who does have an applied science degree in social sciences would receive a bs of applied science in social sciences.
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It is considered a "science" degree at most schools, but the profession is a combination of both.  I would agree --more art than science.
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I was unable to find statistics regarding 2 year (associate) degrees.\n\nApproximately 27% of the United States' adult population has achieved a bachelor's degree or higher.
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a degree from a 2-year post secondary educational institution
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a b.s. in communications
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AS degree must be an Associates Degree which generally takes two years to complete.\nBA is a Bachelor of Arts Degree and would generally take four years to complete.  A BS Degree is a Bachelor of Science degree which is the same as a BA except you take different courses such as two years of a foreign language instead of a statistics class.\n\nA Masters degree is obtained once you receive a BA or BS in a subject such as English, Political Science, Biology, Social Science, Psychology, etc.  A Masters Degree generally takes two years to complete, during which you do research on a topic of interest to you for presentation.\n\nPhD. requires another two plus years and involves writing a doctoral dissertation and presenting it to the university for review and certification.  I am sure there are many more requirements that I am unaware of as I only recently received my BS in Social Science myself.
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At least a master's degree.
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A B.S. will require more coursework in biology, and carries a little more prestige.  The B.A. will give you more time to study in other fields.  You need to decide what you are interested in.  The coursework itself is only part of your education.  Talk to a dentist, especially one affiliated with a dental school, for more advice on what dental schools want.
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Consider asking these questions to some of the professors I know: http://www.sfsu.edu/~aas
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Degree in Sociology or Social Science or Social Welfare.
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A bachelors in psychology is better than no degree (by a lot), but to work in that field you really need a masters or doctorate. If you are not set on psychology as your career field, then do not worry about it so much. I have my BS in sociology and work as a software trainer! You just need a college degree, don't worry too much about how applicable it is!
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No, you don't need a degree. I know high school students who do tutoring. You have to know a subject well and know how to teach it and how to relate to others who are struggling with the subject.
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The type of degree you have is often irrelevant to your career path.  What is most important is that you have studied to that level and shown what you are capable of.  I took a degree in English and Archaeology but I now work in the public sector promoting languages and cultural skills!