We just had a discussion about that when we were hiring. We deemed such a degree (or attempt at a degree) a big detriment to the application. We were also concerned that such a person might advocate for online, for-profit graduate programs to our students. Marie
Marie Helweg-Larsen, Ph.D. Associate Professor l Department of Psychology Kaufman 168 l Dickinson College Phone 717.245.1562 l Fax 717.245.1971 Office hours: Monday, Tuesday, Thursday 10:30-11:30 http://users.dickinson.edu/~helwegm/index.html From: Steven Specht [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Friday, October 19, 2012 8:33 AM To: Teaching in the Psychological Sciences (TIPS) Subject: Re: [tips] Opinion of University of Phoenix I agree. We have had several applicants with on-line degrees (Ph.D. or Psy.D.). Without even getting into comparison of quality of programs, I have typically not seen any publication or presentation record. If you're applying for an academic position, this is a distinct drawback. ================================== Steven M. Specht, Ph.D. Professor of Psychology Chair, Department of Psychology Utica College Utica, NY 13502 (315) 792-3171 monkeybrain-collagist.blogspot.com<http://monkeybrain-collagist.blogspot.com> ================================== "The ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in moments of comfort and convenience, but where he stands at times of challenge and controversy." Martin Luther King Jr. On Oct 19, 2012, at 7:29 AM, Mark Casteel wrote: 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]]<mailto:[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]<mailto:[email protected]> http://www.ThePsychFiles.com Twitter: mbritt --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: [email protected]<mailto:[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<mailto:leave-21161-13372.4251c47fdf0b43ddd1e5bf28bc6f3...@fsulist.frostburg.edu> ----- No virus found in this message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com<http://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]<mailto:[email protected]>. To unsubscribe click here: http://fsulist.frostburg.edu/u?id=13522.468cbac056133a996283cca7e2976336&n=T&l=tips&o=21162 or send a blank email to leave-21162-13522.468cbac056133a996283cca7e2976...@fsulist.frostburg.edu<mailto:leave-21162-13522.468cbac056133a996283cca7e2976...@fsulist.frostburg.edu> --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>. To unsubscribe click here: http://fsulist.frostburg.edu/u?id=13234.b0e864a6eccfc779c8119f5a4468797f&n=T&l=tips&o=21169 (It may be necessary to cut and paste the above URL if the line is broken) or send a blank email to leave-21169-13234.b0e864a6eccfc779c8119f5a44687...@fsulist.frostburg.edu<mailto:leave-21169-13234.b0e864a6eccfc779c8119f5a44687...@fsulist.frostburg.edu> --- 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=21170 or send a blank email to leave-21170-13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df...@fsulist.frostburg.edu
