Psychology major to Biology major?

So, are you even REMOTELY thinking that you really want to edge closer to med school? I'll assume you don't, and say to complete your psych degree. Of course, employment options are limited for an undergrad in psych, you know that, but if you're going straight into grad school it doesn't really matter. There are dozens of post-bac programs that include the entire premed sequence. You could complete one of these which is about 32 credits of hard science and not have to worry about a degree/major. The premeds are not upper level, so they wouldn't even fill your major- in other words, if you changed majors I'd bet you're looking at MANY more credits, maybe closer to 45. One premed sequence that is fully online is through the University of New England College of Medicine but it's a few bucks. You can opt for online sciences through community colleges (many offer these) BUT if you have the tiniest inkling that you might be heading to med school, a university lab will fare better than a CC lab.

I have graduate credit in both psychology and biology. The fields couldn't be more different. As it turns out, I didn't complete either degree lol, but found a better fit for my career through nutrition which uses biology in food science/physiology and uses social science in relational/instructional/counseling/behavior capacities...anyway....These two fields are totally opposite (psychologists will say "no they're not" but biologists will say "oh yes they are.") I think you should consider if you're more of a fit with the hard or soft sciences. I'm sure you know biology is more about quantitative where psychology is more about qualitative work. I'd suggest picking an end goal and doing what you need to get there. Don't just keep buying time, which is expensive, pick a path and go for it.

EDIT: I see where you are considering a minor in biology. I would ask "why?" It improves nothing besides your curiosity and moves your goal post. Even if it meets pre-reqs perfectly (which I doubt), you can do that after you graduate.

 

Actually my calculations turn out to having 52 additional credit hours, 45 would be nice though. I think this would increase my time about 4-5 semesters. Seeing as it would be purely in the Biology/Chemistry field, I think I would be able to squeeze in more credits that what I typically do.
I'm actually looking more towards a Masters of Science in Biology/Microbiology, I did originally think medical school; however, my academics were not as impressive as what they should have been. A Ph.D might be possible in the latent future, but it's not what I'm focusing on currently.
That's one big problem with psychology that I've learned to hate and love at the same time. They have no conclusive proof or evidence, perks of a soft science area.
Also realizing that there wasn't anything I could do with my degree in psychology that would interest me and not have me hating my career, I noticed I can do so better in an area that I'm already adept in from pure self-interest.
The only reason why I would get a Minor in Biology now, would be to go back for a second bachelors in Biology.

 

You don't need a biology degree to get into most biology (or related) graduate programs. You just need to complete whatever pre-reqs are required. I would suggest the following as a general guideline: General Biology 1 & 2 (for science majors), microbiology, biochemistry, a couple of upper level bio courses and the Chemistry 1 & 2 sequence. And of course the GRE (the school might only require the general test, but it wouldn't hurt to also complete the bio subject exam, especially if you knock it out of the park).

Good luck!

 

The current Masters program I'm looking into is the M.S. Biology program at University of St.Joeseph, their criteria is:

"baccalaureate degree in Biology or related field (ex: cell biology, ecology, marine biology, genetics, zoology, plant biology, evolutionary biology, microbiology) from a regionally accredited institution. If the degree is not in Biology, transcripts must reflect a B or better for a minimum of 4 biology lab courses"

I guess the only concern I have is that if I have the bear minimum for courses, that at that graduate level it will be above my biology experience. I want to be well prepared for the future.

 

The USJ bio courses all list pre-requisites where required (just click on the course name - for instance their toxicology course requires college-level organic chemistry as a pre-req). If no pre-reqs are required for a given course, then you should be okay with the minimum 4 bio courses with labs. That said, I would also suggest taking at least Chem 1 (for science majors) and a Physiology course to have some background in those areas (also to meet the pre-reqs for some of the USJ courses).