CCU MS Psychology

Dear ALL,

I am currently studying CCU's MS Psychology program, and I would like to transfer those credits to a RA University to continue my study in Psychology, do you have suggestion?

Thanks in advance.

 

At this time how many credits did you complete in this program? In addition, is your objective to transfer your courses to an RA terminal masters degree program or a doctoral program in Psychology? Let us know.

 

Thanks!

I would like to apply another MS Psychology in RA with credits transfer, I nearly completed the program, I would like to transfer as much as I can

 

There are a three immediate possiblities that come to mind that you may wish to consider. Northcentral University offers an MS degree program in Psychology that can be completed entirely online with no residency requirements. I believe that they will accept the majority of your DETC MS completed credits towards their masters degree. I also know that Capella University has accepted DETC coursework towards their degree programs and you may wish to check this out a well. Walden U. offers a masters degree program in Psychology and they also may consider transfer of your credits towards their degree program.

I would suggest exploring these three RA schools, determine how many of your credits each of these schools will accept, review the residency requirements of each program and the cost and then make a determination if any of these progams are congruent with your objective.

I am certain that other posters will provide you with additional possibilites for you to consider. Good luck!

 

Normally, at the master's level, they tend to allow one to transfer about 9 hours into the program. Since you say you are almost finished, I'd say complete your mastyer's at CCU and find an RA PhD in Psychology or PsyD that will take a DETC master's as your admission ticket.

 

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One problem with graduate transfer is that most schools will only accept a very limited number of transfer credits often only 6 credits.

 

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It appears that schools such as Capella have previously accepted much more than 6 credits from DETC schools. In fact at least one poster from this forum who completed a doctorate at this school had his DETC masters degree fully accepted towards the doctoral degree program. So unless poster Shirleyngan makes inquiry of these distance learning online schools and determines their policies in this regard it is not possible to conclude that "most schools will only accept a very limited number of transfer credits often only 6 credits".

 

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Maybe its more common at NCU. At Capella's clinical psychology PsyD program you can only transfer in 15 RA credits; you can't transfer any DETC credits there.
You can transfer up to 48-50 credits for their PhD programs, but I hear that the average is about 30 credits (as was my case). Don't know what exactly is the status with DETC but DETC credits are almost always going to be more difficult to transfer than standard RA.

-S

 

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This depends on whether you're talking in terms of: (a) transferring hours from one master's program into another master's program or (b) transferring hours from a master's program into a doctoral program. If one is talking about (a), as shirleyngan the threadstarter says, then most usually one does run up against the 6 to 9 hours maximum in transfer. However, if one is talking in terms of (b), most DL docs express their requirements - 90 semester hours or 135 quarter hours - in terms of postbaccalareate hours, master's and doctoral combined. Thus, when a doctoral program says, "Our doctorate requires 90 hours, but you can transfer in 30 hours" or "Our doctorate requires 135 hours, but you can transfer in 45 hours," what they're really saying is: "If you already have a master's, you can transfer it into our doctorate." Nothing unusual here.

 

Based on my own experiences and from what others have said that have actually transfered credits, it's really up to each individual school.

But of course, we all really knew that anyway, didn't we?

CCHS transferred in nine graduate hours into my M.S. program.

It looks like CCU will only transfer six if I decide to work on the M.S. in Psych there. Ashworth will transfer "up to nine," if I decide to enroll into their CJ masters program.

 

Hi Simon,

You said, "I also know that Capella University has accepted DETC coursework towards their degree programs and you may wish to check this out a well. Walden U. offers a masters degree program in Psychology and they also may consider transfer of your credits towards their degree program."

Your knowledge from 2001 to the present regarding Capella Univeristy is inaccurate. Since the shool received RA it has not accepted any credits from non-accredited institutions. Perhaps you have it confused with Northcentral University.

I also think you err in implying that Walden University accepts credits from non-RA institutions.

What schools have you and do you attend? You seem to be very "subjective" in your postings regarding certain highly credible institutions.

 

CCU is now accredited as of Jan. 2005. http://www.calcoast.edu/

They have a DETC accreditation which Capella has accepted credit from in the past, at least that is my understanding.

 

DOCTORTUG: You said, "I also know that Capella University has accepted DETC coursework towards their degree programs and you may wish to check this out as well".

SIMON: Yes I stated the above. In fact one of the regular posters on this forum used his DETC graduate degree to gain admission into Capella's IT doctoral program and this was when Capella was RA. In addition, I know of another person who gained admission into Capella's business doctoral program approximately six years ago with a DETC graduate degree.

DOCTORTUG: "Walden U. offers a masters degree program in Psychology and they also may consider transfer of your credits towards their degree program."

SIMON: Yes, the word used was "MAY" consider transfer of your credits towards their degree program. No one said they would but there is no harm in inquiring is there?

DOCTOTUG: Your knowledge from 2001 to the present regarding Capella Univeristy is inaccurate.

SIMON: So far you have not presented one concrete example of such inaccuracies. In fact, the only one who has been presenting inaccuracies is yourself. Your statement on another thread incorrectly indicated that a person with a MSW can legitimately list a California Psychology doctorate (we were discussing state approved doctorates not RA) without misrepresenting themselves. This is a gross inaccuracy as noted by the evidence presented by another poster and myself. Furthermore you tend to draw premature conclusions, as indicated in your allegations above, without first establishing that you are on solid ground.

DOCTORTUG: Since the school received RA it has not accepted any credits from non-accredited institutions.

SIMON: Who said otherwise that they accept credits fro non'accredited institutions? DETC is ACCREDITED. I think it would be a good idea for you to learn to distinguish between non-accredited and DETC accredited degree programs prior to making grossly inaccurate allegations.

DOCTORTUG: Perhaps you have it confused with Northcentral University.

SIMON: From your numerous inaccuracies noted above and your inaccuracy on another thread, the only one who is "confused" appears to be you!

DOCTORTUG: I also think you err in implying that Walden University accepts credits from non-RA institutions.

SIMON: Once again no one erred but used the word "MAY" accept implying that there is no harm in asking Walden and perhaps alot to gain.

You say that you are a doctoral candidate in Psychology at Capella? This is the way a doctoral level "learner" inaccurately reviews posts, misinterprets its intent as well as the information provided leading to inaccurate representations of what was stated? Unbelievable.

 

Very well written and concrete reply refuting statements without attacking poster, Simon. My hat's off to you!

 

There is a distinction between gaining admission to a school and being granted transfer credit. The discussion originally was about the latter, not just gaining admission. Is this another example of obfuscation?

What school are you attending Simon? What are your areas of professional expertise? It is interesting that you fail to list either with your postings.

 

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You may not be entirely correct on that. It is true that the Psy.D. program at Capella does not accept many credits, and that is probably due to the fact that they want APA accreditation for that program. The regular Ph.D. program (in Human Services or school of psychology) would probably accept many more credits. I would still check on it.

 

doctortug,

What's going on with you?

Do you really believe that one must recount their professional expertise and list all their school affiliations, degrees, and certifications before their input can be considered valid on this board?

Unfortunately, it sounds like all your degrees have swollen your head. Knowledge and learning without wisdom and humility are useless.

Be humble and wise in your responses here and you will earn more respect than the mere listing of numerous degrees could ever accomplish.

Simon has said nothing inappropriate or malicious. He has done nothing to warrant your rude responses.

We all have our bad days doctortug, and hopefully that is all this is.

I hope you feel better soon,
Beholdweb

 

SIMON: First of all you are not a doctor but a CANDIDATE, so you say! We have no idea who you really are or what credentials you really possess except for your anonymous claims. In fact at this point you are a troll who has not presented any substantive feedback to this forum since you made your sudden appearance. So you expect me to engage in a discussion with YOU regarding my professional expertise? No my troll friend I don't need to list advanced degrees, licenses and certifications as a means of supporting my statements. I do so on the substance of my statements not based solely on bragging about my credentials.

 

I must confess I find it fascinating that you participate in an forum discussing educational issues and feel that academic credentials lend no support to one's argument. Heaven forbid your using such credentials to bolster your argument. On the other hand, maybe you are just trying to hide your biases by not posting your affiliations. I think Freud might say you may suffer from penis envy.

Essentially, you seem to feel that your opinions, some educated and others far from it, suffice to give merit to what you say. Another way of viewing your pontification is as 'SIMON SAYS so just accept it!."

Have you looked up the difference between subjective opinion and objective evidence?

You may be used to bullying others on this forum, but I think you will not do so to me.

 

Greetings friendorfoe, you are certainly correct in what you say about DETC accreditation for CCU. However, it still lacks RA and onece Capella achieved that status before I entered the school in 2001, their policy was not to accept any non-RA credit transfers in the school of psychology. I do not doubt that before that time their policies were different. Certainly an email to them requesting clarification would not hurt. Thanks for the feedback.