University of the Rockies

APA accredited how imporant is that ?

I was thinking about health but that seems like it would be a zzzzz . Sports Psych is something I can get into . I guess I will check Fielding to see if after I get my PysD id I can get re-specialization in Clinical Psychology. Thanks .

 

I would be careful. My understanding is that to get a respecialization in Clinical you need to have a doctorate that is not seen as "clinical" and a Psy.D. might be seen that way. It would be better to get a Ph.D. in General Psychology or in a non-licensed field. There are other good online schools that offer that such as Northcentral U. and Capella U.

 

Maybe to work in human factors/ergonomics area.
Way back in my career I was a research assistant in human factors/ergonomics laboratory. I did not pursue that career because it demanded a degree in psychology at the time and only full-time programs were available. Today that degree speciality is often separate from the psychology departments, however this specialty remains part of the psychology degree or department at some universities. For example this one http://www.outreach.uidaho.edu/eo/ViewPage.aspx?pid=39

 

Let me re-phrase: I am wondering why someone would pursue a PsyD degree to operate in anything other than a clinical capacity. I understand that there are many nonclinical psych doctoral programs out there. Howevere, the degree awarded is almost always a PhD vs. a PsyD.
I'm not saying that there is anything wrong with a non-clinical PsyD. I guess I'm just getting a bit cranky in my old age (I just turned 37 this week). Just for the record, I've considered this program as well. This issue and the price is what is holding me back.

 

Most (but not all - i.e. WV) will not allow you to apply for a license if your school does not hold APA accreditation.

 

U of the Rockies

I am in the general psych program because I want to be qualified to teach...both as an online adjucnt in psych classes and live teaching at junior college or 4-yr university. Second reason I am doing a general psych is that these classes fulfill state requirements in TN for the 60-hr LPC licensure required to be a counselor. I just need a handful of other courses (which I am taking from Grand Canyon University, www.gcu.edu) and I can apply for licensure. Most other people wanting to obtain licensure at masters level would have pursued a pure counseling degree like Liberty (www.luonline.com) or even Grand Canyon's 60-hour offering. I chose Rockies because the courses are only 6 weeks so I can get done much more quickly. Then I take the required 7-8 courses state of Tennessee requires plus a practicum and I am done. But you have to check with your state licensing board as I did to make sure your program is accepted. Also teaching psych in the future, I am much more confident that I will get classes to teach because I will have a pure psych degree with a broad set of classes. So I will be able to teach both counseling and psych by the time I am done, and thats what I want. I realize I will have have to get a PhD in psych in order to teach a lot of classes, and looking at Northcentral University (www.ncu.edu). I would consider the PsyD at Rockies purely for the value of teaching and having a higher credential for counseling. The PsyD programs all have abnormal psych, group counseling, and assessment, so there is a bit of counseling content in every PsyD program, no matter what the concentration. But it is expensive, especially at doctorate...

 

I just don't no what to do!!!!!!

I just don't know what to do. I am pulling out my hair. I have a few weeks to get everything right . I need to make a few calls and than see what going on. Maybe I need to make a new post and lay everything out point by point and see what is the best thing for me to do. I know no one else can tell me what to do, however maybe someone can help clear things up for me.

 

I think that is a good idea (creating a new post and laying out the issues that you are facing with selecting the right program).

 

Go with Windows 7. I have been using the Windows 7 beta "preview release" for months now. It's a big improvement over Vista.

 

What learning institution did you want to attend? Do you know what exactly you want to study? The competition out there is fierce relative to schools competing for students. I chose University of the Rockies because of the Mental Health Administration specialization. I am a psyche RN with a bachelors degree in nursing anyways. I wanted and needed to quit floor/staff nursing because it has proved to be too taxing on my physically. UOR does have a clinical component but you have to be onsite. UOR unfortunately does not support the clinical aspect of psychology online yet. Most of the majors are business psychology and yes there is a huge demand and need for these diverse types of degrees. With school shootings and other public forms of terror and aggression, we need competent psych experts.....people who learn how to deal with all sorts of others throughout our population.......hope that this information is helpful.....