Psych bachelor degree?

Does anyone know of some of the top accredited universities for earning my bachelor in psychology? I have completed nearly all courses for a Associate's Degree from a J.C., but I want to finish as quickly as possible online (and I am very good at online courses) but I want a reputable/accredited online classes for my bachelor degree is an expedited matter.

Thanks!

 

Thank you. I would preferably would like to get a Bachelor of Science in Psychology with an accredited school which would not be too difficult to get accepted into a good graduate school (of course pending good grades etc.). I know Penn State has a program but their bachelor of science is based "strictly on business"

Thank you for your reply and any further input would be Deeply appreciated!

 

Drexel is a top accredited university that has a BS online:
Online Psychology Degrees & Psychology Online Courses at Drexel

 

thank you so much! I will take a look into it...

Not to sound too naive (since I am new to this); do you know the difficulty or the potential difficulty of getting a bachelor of science in an online accredited school such as the one you mentioned and going to a top graduate school? Does it happen? Does it make a difference to the schools if you attended a 4-year on-campus university or a distance education university program like the one you mentioned?

 

Of course it will make a difference. It will depend on the school and what their priorities are. There are many factors that come in to play with enrollment and school difficulty/prestige would definitely be one of those factors. People get in to prestigious schools all the time with DL BA/BS degrees and a lot of times it isn't an issue. Depending on the school it could depend on if you completed all courses, through a substantial amount of testing out of courses, or any combination. Other factors will include your GPA and things such as your age, experience, and any other things the school is looking for.

If your objective is to get into a prestigious MA/MS program then see what the entry requirements for the specific program are, who they accept, precentages, and how competitive it is. Then choose your BA/BS to suit the college to get into that program.

 

I was accepted to UF's graduate program (certificate and degree) with a BS from Charter Oak. Others on here were accpeted to other top schools with "online bachelors degrees". Look at the entry requirements for the graduate school you are interested in. A high GPA and GRE as well as the pre-reqs are important.

 

thank you.

 

I don't know if it was a slip or if you're saying that you only want a Bachelor of Science degree (as opposed to a Bachelor of Arts degree). I think a good BA (with decent grades) is as useful fro grad admissions as a BS. With that in mind, here's are my offerings. A Bachelors in Psych from UMass

BA Psychology - UMassOnline.net

There are also BS programs at Appalachian State University and Fayetteville State University in North Carolina.

 

Northeastern University offers an online BS in psychology.

 

just get a BS degree from Excelsior
its quick, its easy
you can do most of it just by completing some multiple choice exams.
They have exams in abnormal psych, life span development, social pych, psych of adulthood and aging, statistics, Research Methods in Social Sciences

and you can always take some online courses and have them transferred to Excelsior

like these psychology courses from BYU
BYU Independent Study - University Courses - Psychology

or this genetics course from BYU
BYU Independent Study - Courses - Biology - BIO 275 — Genetics and Reproduction

or these psych courses from LSU
http://www.is.lsu.edu/courselist.asp?cat=Psychology&nid=102&pg=

or these pych courses from state university of new york
Fall 2010 Online Courses - View by: Subject Area - SUNY Learning Network - acalog ACMS (under Type chage it to Psychology)
there's
Brain and Behavior
Cognitive Psychology
Behavioral Neuroscience
Cultural Psychology
Learning and Memory
and Biology of the Brain on the 2nd page

just do the excelsior exams to get the basics and requirements out of the way really fast and cheap
then take some online courses as electives to round out your psych degree

when you apply to the MS program you're going to have to take the GRE general exam and maybe the GRE subject psych exam

so if you do really well in both of those GRE exams and have all the required courses I think your application will be looked on favorably even if all your courses are from online sources

I would think that's better than only doing average on the 2 GRE exams and having all your courses come from a traditional brick and mortar school

 

I can't speak for psychology field but I got accepted into a masters program at a good engineering school (ERAU) with a BS degree from Excelsior (combined with my professional experience).

 

thx all of guys, esp. james! u guys are VERY helpful. I have been taking a look at these and will decide with my various choices in the next couple of days.

It also helped to go through all the schools provided on (I believe it was Newsweek's college section of their website)....you guys have a great website and thanks again for all your help!

Note: I went to Excelsior's website and I don't see a bachelor of science in psychology. The recommendation of taking different psych courses at different institutions was excellent though. I will continue to search their website.

 

Also; if I decided to study psychiatry, I don't assume there is any school "online" which I could obtain my bachelor's degree and take my MCAT's and go to medical school directly from an "online" degree, am I correct? I've done a lot of research on all of this and this website and all the replies have been very helpful so I once again thank everyone for their responses, input, and help!

 

Well, to go into Psychiatry you basically need to do a pre-med regimen, very heavy on the science courses. Cookderosa has a lot of valuable information as far as this is concerned.

Excelsior's BS/BA in Psychology is done under the Liberal Studies/Liberal Arts school (I'm in the program, but I can't remember what its called... It's Sunday I'm not supposed to think.. ) The major requires 30 hours of course work, including a minimum of 12 hours of UL classes (which is easy to fulfill because a lot of their core & area requirements fall under upper level classes).

You can easily fulfill 3 requirements (9 credits) of LL credit with Intro to Psych, Intro to Educational Psych, and Human Growth & Development CLEPs, and 1 req of UL credits (3 credits) towards the requirements with ALEKs Statistics.

The other requirements include Social, Abnormal, Research & Dev, History & Systems, Biological, a course on Research and Writing in Psychology, and an elective which is rather nebulous, but the only testable way I've found is through ECE Organizational Behavior. I'm actually taking a class through EC on Psychology of Diversity to fulfill the elective requirement (and it overlaps a lot with Social Psychology, so that makes it a little easier for me.)

For full details, hit the Lib Arts catalog at EC, and scroll all the way down to page 52, which is where it talks about the psych major requirements. (And yes, if you fulfill the major you get a BA/BS in Psychology from EC, not a BS/BA in Lib Arts 'with a major in Psychology'.

 

ah, TMW2009 has already posted the information.
Anyway, here's some more.


you MUST create a login id, its free and relatively quick, no credit card or registration fee required

https://www.excelsior.edu/

after you login look down the left side under MyEC
about 1/3 down the page it will say
Publications
click on it

you'll get taken to a new page
scroll down till you see
Catalogs
under that you'll see
School of Liberal Arts
click on it
a pdf will open up, go to page 52

It says



Outcomes for the Psychology MajorStudents who complete the major in Psychology should, at a minimum, be able to understand research and write in the style of the major. Students should also be able to:

1. Write an essay tracing the historical development of psychology and identifying the development of its subfields.

2. Write a review essay evaluating at least two profes-sional papers in psychological research, including both quantitative and qualitative methodologies and comparing the methods, statistical tools, and ethics employed.

3. Analyze the social influences on behavior in given contexts.

4. Evaluate the importance of cultural competency and how the issue of social justice relates to the field of psychology.


I Core requirements

A. General Psychology/Introductory Psychology

B. Statistics (psychological or equivalent)

C. Research Methods/Experimental Psychol-ogy/Experimental Design

D. History and Systems/ History of Psychology/ Psychological Foundations

E. Research and Writing in the Major

II Intermediate and upper-level courses in central knowledge areas or sub disciplines of psychology, including a minimum of one course in each the five areas from among the following:

A. Biological and Physiological Foundations: bio-psychology, physiological psychology, animal behavior, comparative psychology, perception, sensation, neuroscience

B. Developmental Perspectives: developmen-tal/child psychology, human development, psychology of adolescence, adult development/aging, lifespan development, foundations of gerontology

C. Social Influences: personality theory, social psychology, motivation, counseling theory and practice, group counseling, group dynamics

D. Abnormal Psychology: abnormal psychology, developmental disorders, psychopathology

E. Cognitive Bases: cognition, learning and/or memory, educational psychology, psycholin-guistics, psychology of language, language development

III Electives

Additional psychology courses including advanced courses built on the foundation of the courses listed herein or within the following specialized areas: applied psychology; behavior modification; clinical methods; death and dying; exceptional children; human services; community psychology; industrial psychology/human factors; measurement (psycho-metrics); psychology of adjustment; psychology of disability; psychology of women; psychopharmacol-ogy; sex differences; sexuality/reproduction; states of consciousness; stress; substance abuse/rehabili-tation; independent studies/research/advanced labs

 

One thing I found about the electives is (except in the case of Org Behavior, which is a business class) they want actual Psych classes. They won't accept classes that are under another 'umbrella' (like an edu class) that cover the topic. It needs to be an actual PSY designation. (And they won't accept the DSST Org Behavior test, either, only the ECE.)

 

It is described on page 52 of Excelsior's Liberal Arts catalog.