Park University

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  1. KYLES'SMOM

    KYLES'SMOM New Member

    Hello. I am in my thirties and I have finally decided to finish my degree. I have approximately 80 credits towards a BA in Psychology. I just completed a course from LSU and I am currently enrolled in two courses through BYU.
    I plan to enroll at Park University and pursue their online BA in Social Psych. I was wondering if anyone had an opinioins about the school.
    I plan to finish in year and then I would like to go and get a Masters's, preferably through DL. I am interested in school Psych or perhaps counseling. Any suggestions?
    Thanks so much.
     
  2. Jack Tracey

    Jack Tracey New Member

    I found a reference to a Park College in a Bear's Guide but no Park University. The one I found is in Missouri and has programs in Management, Criminal Justice and CIS . . . no Social Psych. It doesn't seem that we're referring to the same school. You may need to provide more info to get a decent answer.
    Jack
     
  3. -kevin-

    -kevin- Resident Redneck

  4. KYLES'SMOM

    KYLES'SMOM New Member

    Yes, I am speaking of Park University in MO,

    www.park.edu. Sorry for the misunderstanding.
     
  5. Guest

    Guest Guest

    They are accredited, founded in the late 1800's. Last time I ever checked it was a 4th tier school which is nothing to be ashamed of. I would probably choose Park over U of Phoenix due to probably being better perceived. Should be a good choice.

    For Masters there are a number of choices. Liberty Universty has a MA in Counseling that qualifies for most state's LPC exam. The program is not religious in nature and relatively affordable. DOes require a couple of on campus courses that are done during short summer sessions (such as Group Counseling).

    http://www.liberty.edu

    Good luck.

    North
     
  6. TEKMAN

    TEKMAN Semper Fi!

    Greetings,

    Park University has many campuses, especially military base. And they have a good raputation too, so I would recommend you to earn a degree from them.

    What is about Troy State University?
    Bachelor of Science in Pyschology

    http://spectrum.troyst.edu/~distance/dist_ed/#Undergraduate

    only $140/credit

    They accept most of the credits, especially CLEP and DANTES exams for General edu.

    Kyles'MON,

    What course you have taken at LSU - Independent Studies?

    I am curently taking Calculus II, Technical Writting, and General Physics I.

    Semper Fi,
     
  7. KYLES'SMOM

    KYLES'SMOM New Member

    Thanks for the replies.

    Tekman- I took a Sociology course from LSU and it was a breeze.

    I will look into Troy. I have an AA already so most of my gen ed's are done.

    I am starting to wonder if I should just keep gathering credits and then go for one of the big three. I am just unsure of theri reputations in the "real world".
     
  8. SteveFoerster

    SteveFoerster Resident Gadfly Staff Member

    Amberton's MA in Counseling

    When you get to that point, Amberton University has a Master of Arts in Counseling with a variety of tracks. They're a very inexpensive regionally accredited graduate program -- $600 per course, twelve courses required.

    (Their MBA in on my grad school shortlist.)

    -=Steve=-
     
  9. mourningdove

    mourningdove New Member

    I used to teach online courses at Park. This is a good school and they have a large audience for online courses. They used to use VCampus as their CMS which I didn't find as comprehensive as some of the other systems like BlackBoard, WebStudy, Educator, etc. From what I understand from an online newsletter they have recently gone to another CMS which I am not familiar with. Each course requires a proctored exam at the end so you will need a proctor that fits their criteria. They offer 8 week classes with 5 semesters/year at the undergraduate level.
     

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