Hi Tipsters, I have a few questions for y'all (I spent some time in Houston last month--hence the y'all. Houston is one of my favorite cities.) Here's the situation, and then the questions. Our univerisity has a couple of "3+2" programs where students complete three years of undergrad, then while they are completing their grad degree, some of the grad classes complete the undergrad program. They then graduate with a bachelor's degree during their first year of grad school. That means, essesntially, that a student can get a bachelor's followed by a master's in as little as 5 years. Or, in one program (3+2 1/2), they can get their bachelors and a doctorate (NOT a PhD but a doctorate in physical therapy--DPT) in 5 1/2 years. A couple of my upper-level classes fit that program. For example, students in our Master of Occupational Therapy program take my 400-level Behavioral Neuroscience course, which partially completes their BA or BS in psychology as 1st-year OT students and students in our DPT program take my graduate-level Neuroanatomy course, which then paritally fulfills their BS in psychology. Some of my department members see this as "double-dipping" (hard to argue with that one) and appalling, some see it as a strategic marketing plan, others see it as fulfilling a need and supplying a solid education. My questions are, how many of you have similar programs in your insitutions, and how are they perceived? How do YOU feel about this practice? I'm preparing to meet with the program directors of the above-mentioned programs, and I'm trying to solidify my thoughts on this practice. We have the largest major on campus, yet many of our students don't identify with our major, instead referring to themselves as "pre-OT" or "pre-PT" (those don't exist as majors), so it often seems as though these students are merely passing through and don't give their psych degree the value it deserves. I'm not even sure what this type of program is called, but I'd like to know what kind of research exists on the pros and cons, so if anyone can suggest key search terms (or research articles), please do so. Any and all thoughts would be appreciated. Thanks, Carol Carol L. DeVolder, Ph.D. Professor of Psychology Chair, Department of Psychology St. Ambrose University 518 West Locust Street Davenport, Iowa 52803 Phone: 563-333-6482 e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] web: http://web.sau.edu/psychology/psychfaculty/cdevolder.htm The contents of this message are confidential and may not be shared with anyone without permission of the sender.
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