Question on California Southern University's Master of Science in Psychology degree.

I am interested in pursuing a MS in psychology at California Southern University. I am not too sure about the ranking since I have discovered they don't even rank, and I have done some research and discovered that it is not fully accredited. Any advice on this ? I want to know that if I decide to do their online degree, that I am making a wise choice academically and notably.


-Shivana.

 

Their degree is fully accredited, but, it is not regionally accredited. Whether or not you are making a wise choice depends on what you plan to do with the degree. If you wish to practice psychology you will need a PhD and, in most states, that degree will need to be at least Regionally Accredited. Some state boards also required that the degree be accredited by the American Psychological Association. If you want to use the degree to teach, probably not a good choice.

 

I think the question is, what do you want to do with your degree? Honestly, if you're only looking for a nationally accredited degree in the area of Psychology, I would suggest California Coast University, because it's cheaper.

Ultimately, I believe Nationally Accredited degrees serve their purpose of offering you a legitimate degree that an employee would chose to possibly increase pay or for seeking a promotion. However, you can do that an more with a regionally accredited degree.

If you're looking for a cheap Psychology degree online that is regionally accredited try:
American Public University, Fort Hays State University, or Liberty University. Fort Hays is probably the cheapest.

 

Over the past several years I have felt some growing respect for DETC accredited schools but I think the statement above is incorrect. My disagreement is with Psydoc's use of the term "fully accredited." Essentially, my feelings are that if a school has DETC accreditation it can be correctly described as being "nationally accredited" or "accredited by an agency recognized by CHEA," but if it is not Regionally accredited and professionally accredited (as in the profession of Psychology/Counseling) then it can not accurately be described as "fully accredited," as stated. This is not to say that this makes it a bad choice for our OP. I would, however, like to point out that Master's degrees in Psychology from DETC accredited schools do not make one eligible for licensure in all states and that the OP should check with the licensing board in the state they live/work before enrolling in ANY program.

 

Hi Kizmet:
Sorry, the "fully accredited" term was used by the OP; I do not take ownership of it.
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