Hi Michael. As I understand it, APA will not accredit a fully on-line doctoral program, so none of the PhD programs at Phoenix have APA accreditation. If your listener were applying for a job to a traditional institution where both research and teaching are emphasized for a job, this would likely be a deal breaker. I would also expect this person would have fewer (if any) publications coming out of an on-line program, which would also be a big problem.
******************* Mark A. Casteel, Ph.D. Associate Professor of Psychology Penn State York 1031 Edgecomb Avenue York, PA 17403 (717) 771-4028 ******************** -----Original Message----- From: Michael Britt [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Friday, October 19, 2012 7:14 AM To: Teaching in the Psychological Sciences (TIPS) Subject: [tips] Opinion of University of Phoenix One of my listeners is currently getting her BA in psych from UoP and was thinking of going on to getting a Master's and a Ph.D. from there. She's worried about how these degrees from UoP will be looked upon by traditional schools when she goes applying for jobs. I have to admit I might be more than a bit curious as to exactly what classes she took and what field experiences she had as part of the program (especially if it's a clinical position obviously) and of course I'd look carefully at her dissertation to see if it was good quality research. Other thoughts? How would you look upon a candidate with a degree from UoP? Michael Michael A. Britt, Ph.D. [email protected] http://www.ThePsychFiles.com Twitter: mbritt --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: [email protected]. To unsubscribe click here: http://fsulist.frostburg.edu/u?id=13372.4251c47fdf0b43ddd1e5bf28bc6f3dba&n=T &l=tips&o=21161 or send a blank email to leave-21161-13372.4251c47fdf0b43ddd1e5bf28bc6f3...@fsulist.frostburg.edu ----- No virus found in this message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 2012.0.2221 / Virus Database: 2441/5340 - Release Date: 10/18/12 --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: [email protected]. To unsubscribe click here: http://fsulist.frostburg.edu/u?id=13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df5d5&n=T&l=tips&o=21162 or send a blank email to leave-21162-13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df...@fsulist.frostburg.edu
