Published Mar 10, 2016
akcw1981
26 Posts
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
14,633 Posts
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
709 Posts
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.