Walden's classes are well written, organized, and most of the faculty is truly invested in sharing their knowledge while encouraging our own. I highly suggest attending the residencies as it provides the many benefits of being face-to-face with faculty and other students As in most courses, it is up to each student to put in their best effort. I am working hard and gaining excellent theoretical knowledge, applications, and personal development through Walden University.
I have had many great professors who are passionate about psychology. While some professors have been less than great, this experience is similar to the other Universities I have graduated from. Online education is not for the faint of heart and requires discipline, patience, and hard work. Also, attending residencies, in person, is most certainly worth the financial investment. It is where I have gained valuable relationships with my peers.
All the best! My advisor and the collections department within student financial services both acknowledge the offer, but state they cannot figure out who pays it or how, or even when. The scholarship has disappeared. Psychology Student. You get out of it what you put in and must be motivated and disciplined to be successful. It isn't a "degree for a fee" and everyone does not deserve to pass just because they pay tuition.
If it were that easy, everyone would do it. I found all the student support services knowledgable and helpful, from admissions and advising through to the end.
The only criticisms are that in a face to face situation, you gain enrichment through the experiences of your instructors and cohort, and working side-by-side in research institutions is a needed skill if you want to get into academia. There are also little to no opportunities for grad assistantships that would help with the huge financial burden that earning a Ph.
I found too many classmates who didn't do the assigned readings, evident in their interactions on the discussion board. Reading posts from people who are attempting to bluff their way through the course is a huge waste of my valuable time.
They need to be more selective in who they allow into their programs, and weed out those who do not rise to the level of scholarship needed to complete the program. But, being a for profit college, makes this a big business.
The convenience was a huge factor in my staying here. Sylvania Jones. You have to be on top of everything from financial aid to your required courses. Like everything in life we have the choice this Walden online educational course works great for me. You will get out whatever time and commitment you put in. I'm working on chapter 4 and 5 of my Dissertation. If I need assistance my Doctor,research department and the writing are all available to assist me in any way they can.
No different than a physical university. I took my MS in Gen Psy in the spring of I also completed the academic requirements for a PhD in both counseling and clinical psychology.
My observations: Some professors were what I refer to as absent professors. Class response, evaluation of weekly postings and assignments reflected inconsistent and, frankly, unconcerned attitudes. Several professors indicated that they taught as many as other online classes, as well as perhaps or more in-class teaching assignments.
Clearly the school administration does not do a very good job of monitoring instructor teaching ability in these conditions. Instructors must be evaluated and audited on a regular basis to insure they have the ability to actually instruct their students and provide appropriate feed back etc. On the other hand some instructors clearly provided a superior teaching experience. In these cases weekly discussion postings received detailed evaluation, complete with pointed inquiry and encouragement.
Weekly assignments - designed to help the student develop critical thinking skills - also provided these instructors an additional medium for teaching. Bottom line the student must study, must contribute, must take an active part in the learning process. Books are expensive, no doubt. I explored every avenue I could to help reduce this expense - used books, Amazon, etc. One positive note, in several classes we had no text requirements as all written material drew from journal articles, web published materials and the like.
I am in the 5th quarter of my dissertation process. Do I feel I have learned anything? I have a 4. Do I feel I have been abused, taken advantage of, or exploited? Sure, in many ways. Do I think the ENTIRE process has been of value and contributed to my enhanced knowledge of both psychology as well as the education process?
Yes I do. Bottom line: Walden needs to change. However when compared to other on-line schools I personally feel they do a better job than many and a significantly better job than a few. Will I be employable when I finish? I have no idea. Thank you".
To begin with, the instructors will vary of course as is typical with any academic institution. Some are very engaged and proactive whereas with others, you are lucky if they post two or three times in the course over the entire term. Where this school truly fails is in reference to the dissertation "courses". As part of your dissertation if you are pursuing a doctoral degree, you will be placed in a series of never-ending dissertation "classes" in which you are required to work towards your dissertation.
Note, these "classes" are supposed to be monitored by an instructor however this is not the case. They market the program in such a manner as to tell students that you will work productively with a dissertation committee in an expeditious fashion towards your research. I am currently in my tenth "class" with no end in sight. The instructor is simply non-existent. Students continually post in the questions for instructor forum and in the discussion forums to no avail.
The class as a whole has repeatedly complained regarding the lack of any guidance whatsoever but without any resolution. Because of the lack of available instructors to serve on dissertation committees, you are forced to work with whoever is left over.
The lack of communication is absolutely appalling. I once waited 9 weeks Feedback of any kind on your dissertation drafts will take MONTHS thus the justification to keep you locked into these classes indefinitely. It is repulsive how this school can continue to get away with this completely unethical and let's face it illegal business practice. Once you are done with your required coursework and begin the dissertation process, you are essentially stuck.
You can either withdraw with no degree to show plus a mountain of debt or continue to process with the false hope of one day finishing Enrolling in this school was unquestionably, unequivocally, the worst decision that I ever made.
This school absolutely needs to be investigated for false business practices. John Mohl. At the time , I was ambivalent given that it was "online" as people might think that it was an easy program. Since then, many large schools in this country now have developed online programs, though doctoral programs, as far as I can tell, are still only offered by online schools e.
The courses were certainly not easy one exception was the very first course, which was an introduction to online learning - I found that to be a terrible waste of time and money. Some were very good and taught me quite a bit, others were simply fair. There was certainly a large range when it came to the quality of the instructor: some were great, some were good, some were bad, and some were REALLY bad.
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Archived PDFs. My Pages. Required Are you an active or retired U. Introduction The Richard W. Students must satisfactorily complete their practicum before beginning their internship quarters. An additional quarter CPSY - Internship II may be elected by the student to reach the minimum hours required if they don't complete their hours in two quarters. The practicum is a distinctly defined, supervised, clinical field experience in which students develop basic applied skills and integrate professional knowledge into clinical practice.
The internship is a broader and deeper supervised clinical field experience than the practicum. In the internship, students develop increasingly more complex skills and integrate professional knowledge acquired during their practicum into clinical practice at an increasingly more independent level.
Note on Licensure:. The M. However, students who intend to become credentialed and practice in some international settings may find that this program will meet their needs for those non-U. Graduates completing the Counseling specialization may also qualify to sit for licensing exams and meet the academic licensure requirements of some state counselor licensing boards.
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