University of the Rockies

Anyone Know anything about the University of the Rockies?

I know it is accredited, but is it a Mill or will people throw the degree in my fact and laugh when I put it as my school?

 

I'd never heard of the school before, but it looks like they are RA, so I wouldn't worry about them being a mill.

 

What does RA mean?

 

Regionally Accredited.

As opposed to Nationally Accredited, or Unaccredited.

 

Thanks

Thanks but on more off-topic question for you .

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I'm maybe wrong but it seems you don't know much about educational accreditation, and I think it would make sense for you to read at least the US part of this wikipedia article about it: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Educational_accreditation
There is also an article about regional accreditation: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Regional_accreditation

The point is: regional accreditation proves that an university isn't a mill.

mintaru

 

True, if a school is RA you know at least the degree is legit.

However I think the OP's question was more along the lines of the school's reputation, ie, even though it's not a "mill" in the literal definition, would employees consider it not a "real" degree? Ex, although DeVry is RA, it is not, afaik, considered to have a great reputation.

I'm not suggesting that U of the Rockies has a bad rep or a good rep, I have no experience with them one way or the other. They do seem rather expensive though: $640/credit tuition ...

 

That's possible. But I also have no real experience with them. Therefore I can't help in that case.

And yes, they are rather expensive. I think there are better known and more affordable schools.

 

cjsdowg, what degree are you interested in? I'm assuming MA Psychology ... any particular specialization that U of the Rockies offers that you want to pursue? Perhaps someone here could recommend a cheaper and better recognized program.

 

I am a student at University of the Rockies and it is an awesome school. It is regionally accredited and also accredited by the Higher Learning Commission. I am in the general psych program. Yes it is expensive ($640/credit hr) but the classes are only 6 weeks in length. I am on my thrid class and I love it. Had great experience so far with professors and the school. I would like to offer my 2 cents about the whole question of "will people laugh at my degree?". If you enroll at a regionally accredited university and your degree is relevant to your field, you will not be laughed at. If you have a degree plus related experience, you will be in the short list of many job opportunities. People in the business world do not laugh at degrees that students have earned; I have found that employers respect the hard work an employee or candidate for employment has invested. A diploma mill does not have regional accreditation, and that is what you want to avoid. Now, if you want to be in the world of education, I have found that the place you earn your accredited degree does matter a bit more. But the business world will not laugh...

 

"cjsdowg, what degree are you interested in? I'm assuming MA Psychology ... any particular specialization that U of the Rockies offers that you want to pursue? Perhaps someone here could recommend a cheaper and better recognized program. "

I want to get into sports Psych.

And thanks for kirkhenderson123 . Makes me feel a little better .

 

A school with NA acreditation and some state approved schools are also not diploma mills, and in some circumstances these schools are fine.

 

Hi - Are you in the MA or PsyD program? In what is your concentration? What do you plan on doing with this degree?

Thanks in advance.

 

Answer for your off-topic topic:

If what you have now does what you need it to do, stick with it.

 

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Despite the high tuition, it does look like a good school. I'm still trying to wrap my head around why someone would pursue a non-clinical PsyD.

Tom

 

I read some where that you can go back can get what you need to be clincal. How imporant is a clinical degree ? I have a little while before I get into classes so I guess this is the stuff I need to know lol.

 

They are not a diploma mill. They are legit. U. of the Rockies has Regional Accreditation:

http://rockies.edu/about/index.php#accreditation

They have an online school and a campus. They are located in Colorado Springs: http://rockies.edu/about/index.php#location

The school is affiliated with Ashford University (www.Ashford.edu), which offers undergrad degrees.

U of the Rockies offers Masters and doctoral level degress in various fields of psychology. They are not APA accredited at this time.

Their online degrees are found at:

http://rockies.edu/online/index.php

Their residential degrees are found at:

http://rockies.edu/campus/index.ph

 

Very much so, if your intention is to practice as a licensed psychologist. If your goals are non-clinical, then this degree might meet your needs. There are programs (i.e. Fielding) that offer re-specialization in Clinical Psychology. However, this is for people with PhDs in a non-clinical area of Psychology. I don't know if they will accept someone with a PsyD, since this is almost always a clinically-oriented degree to begin with!

I think that I would feel better about the PsyD with The University of the Rockies, if they offered a general concentration (they do offer this for the MA). I just don't see any concentration that is particularly appealing to me (with the possible exception of Health & Wellness). Most of the concentrations appear to be business oriented. I'm not sure that the PsyD degree is the best fit for business concentrations. Maybe I'm being a bit narrow-minded here, but I don't think so.