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 ================================== "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:mich...@thepsychfiles.com] > 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. > mich...@thepsychfiles.com > http://www.ThePsychFiles.com > Twitter: mbritt > > > > > > > --- > You are currently subscribed to tips as: ma...@psu.edu. > 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: sspe...@utica.edu. > 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 --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: arch...@jab.org. To unsubscribe click here: http://fsulist.frostburg.edu/u?id=13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df5d5&n=T&l=tips&o=21169 or send a blank email to leave-21169-13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df...@fsulist.frostburg.edu
