Respiratory therapy or biology degree

[akcw1981]

Hi everyone, I am taking an intro class for respiratory care and a physics class for respiratory care. The classes are ok but I really liked a&p a lot better. I guess I like biology which is why I'm here! I'm not asking any of you to make my mind up for me I just want a few opinions from the biology lovers. Could you have changed your path from nursing (I'm well aware I'm not a nursing student, but somewhat similar,and I like this site) to a biology degree? Do you think you would have been more or less happy than now? Or have you done both? I guess I just want to hear an opinion or two on the subject. No, I'm not set in stone on it yet, still thinking! So please, tell me what you think.

[elkpark]

What would you be planning on doing with a biology degree? Presumably, you're taking courses in a respiratory therapy program because you're interested in working as a respiratory therapist. Presumably, you will need to earn a living when you finish school. What career directions do you have in mind that a biology degree would facilitate?

[Zyprexa_Ho]

Generally the hard sciences are not kind to people with only a bachelor's degree. A bachelor's degree in Biology only skims the surface of the entire field of biology. If you stop at a bachelor's you're looking at working in a lab as a tech or becoming a teacher. Other than that, you're pretty much going to have to get a graduate degree to do a job with any semblance of autonomy within the field.