For those of you who go to the Capella Graduate School, how many credits do you average per quarter? The cost is around $3300 per quarter and you can take from one credit up to 12 credits (12 credits is the maximum you can take in one quarter). However, to maximize the cost effectiveness of the program, it would seem prudent to take the full 12 credits, but I'm concerned about taking on too heavy of an academic caseload.
Different for various departments. It may depend on what school or department you are talking about. Capella, apparently, has different financial and transfer of credit policies depending on whether you are in the school of Human Resources, Psychology, or Business, etc. I am in the school of psychology and I must pay per course. You must be in another school. To be more specific, it is hard to determine how many classes you should take in light of how quick you are in assimilating info, analizing the info, and writing papers. On top of that you may have many pressures like job, health, family, and other changes and factors. For me, I find that taking two classes (full time at the graduate Ph.D. level) is plenty to keep me busy with all my responsibilities. I find that I have to devote around 10 hours a week to each class. Sometimes it is more. If you can be a professional student then you might be able to take another one or two. Then you turn into a bat! Hope this helps.
Honestly, I don't see how you could take more than 2 or three classes per quarter (10-15 Quarter Hours) and still have a life. Just my personal opinion.
This quarter system is totally new to me. The Capella representative told me that each class is worth 3 quarter credits, so I could take up to four classes, which would total 12 credits. I'm thinking about trying three classes the first time to see if it is managable. Since the student pays $3300 per quarter, regardless of the number of credits that are taken, I feel obliged to take more classes that what I ordinarily would. If I choose Capella, the soonest I can do it is in 2004, so there is plenty of time to think.
Wishing you success! A five credit (quarter) course is equal to 3 credits in terms of semester credits. It is like taking a semester course crammed into 10 weeks versus the traditional 15 weeks for semesters. Whatever you decide, I wish you success!
4 classes in one quarter -- it is allowed, but you will not have a life if you do it........ I was not aware that the school of psychology charged by the course........ a suggestion, look at your electives and take a couple of courses in the psychology department and see what the workload is. I took 3 courses most of my time at Capella and felt pushed most of the time......... Let me know if I can be of further assistance..... And, be careful who you chose as a mentor.......
Three courses is nine credits, right? Did you also have a full-time job? I didn't know that we had to choose a mentor. How does this work? Please enlighten me.
Good luck. Do not burn yourself out. Any reason you did not take Argosy U where you pay by the course. North
Criminal Justice vs. Education ? Well, the final decision won't be made until the tuition check is paid and I actually enroll in a doctoral program. However, I'm leaning towards Capella's School of Human Services because they have a criminal justice (CJ) program. Doctoral CJ programs are extremely difficult to find. Additionally and frankly, I enjoy the CJ curriculum. Thirdly, I'm a cop, so why not specialize in my field of expertise? While pursuing an undergraduate degree, everybody told me that "a degree is criminal justice is useless." Consequently, I obtained a bachelors degree in business management; and it taught me that I want nothing to do with the business world!!! I learned how to determine the financial strength of a company by looking at the annual financial and income statements, the P/E ratios, etc. -- and it bored me stiff. On the contrary, CJ captivates my attention and does not bore me. It holds more of a "practical application" in my circumstances. I have throughly enjoyed pursuing a CJ graduate degree and I hope that a doctoral program will be the same. It has been richly rewarding, far beyond my expectations.
Re: Criminal Justice vs. Education ? Have you considered the "Cop-Doc" at Saybrook? Saybrook is another school specializing in this. The are distance but the drawback is only 18 credits transfer at most from your previous masters degree.
Re: Criminal Justice vs. Education ? I am sure you have looked at this as well but what about NCU. As I recall their PhD in Business can be done with a CJ Administration concentration (and paid by the credit hour with no residency). I agree with you that CJ is not necessarily useless. My brother in law had done well with his MA (+ experience). It is true that there are seemingly tons of CJ grads at the undergrad level. That is where having the graduate degree + CJ experience is probably a defining factor. North
Tuition Reduction for Vets I just learned that active-duty military gets a 23% reduction in the cost of tuition at Capella and veterans get a 10% reduction in the cost of tuition. I'm a veteran and this is the first time that being a vet has actually come in handy. I'm all ears brother. Being a DL program, how can we ensure that we choose the right mentor?
