09-30-2013, 11:11 AM
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#1 | What do now?
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| Finding a Grad School... ...that accepts degrees that are nationally but not regionally accredited can be frustrating. I was hoping to pursue a M.A. in Counseling Psychology at the University of Missouri (MU) starting fall 2016, but I just found out their minimum requirement is a Bachelor's from a regionally accredited institution. However, I heard back from a grad school back home with a M.S. program in Clinical Mental Health Counseling that they will accept my bible college B.A. in Christian Counseling, even without regional accreditation, so long as my GPA is around 3.3 or higher. Currently I am at a 3.48 cumulative GPA. I'm still looking around and will continue to do so for the next couple years before making a decision, but it is frustrating to know that options are limited by accreditation. I'll keep this thread updated as the search continues.
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09-30-2013, 08:42 PM
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#2 | The Story Teller
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| I know of a couple Canadian grad schools that might accommodate you, but it's probably a pain to get the Visa and all
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10-01-2013, 07:52 AM
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#3 | transubstantiate life
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Originally Posted by Caged Love I know of a couple Canadian grad schools that might accommodate you, but it's probably a pain to get the Visa and all | Not really, I did undergrad in canada as an American and had no real issues with the student visa, it was pretty easy to get
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10-01-2013, 08:53 AM
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#4 | The Story Teller
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Originally Posted by SccHarpGirl Not really, I did undergrad in canada as an American and had no real issues with the student visa, it was pretty easy to get | Oh nice! Where did you do your undergraduate?
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10-03-2013, 07:21 PM
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#5 | transubstantiate life
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Originally Posted by Caged Love
Oh nice! Where did you do your undergraduate? | McGill university, in Montreal. The CAQ (Quebec visa) was sort of a pain but the canadian study permit was easy.
McGill was a great school. I'm really glad of my decision to go there.
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10-03-2013, 08:19 PM
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#6 | The Story Teller
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| Yeah McGill has a good reputation from what I can understand. Quebec is a wee bit funny at times but oh well, I still love them.
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05-27-2014, 05:30 PM
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#7 | What do now?
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| So, an updated on the whole finding-a-grad-program situation. I've narrowed my desirable programs to something along two lines: counseling psychology, or marriage & family therapy.
That means I kicked UW Stout's Clinical Mental Health Counseling program out the door. This was roughly January/February.
Bethel University in Minneapolis has a M.A. program in Counseling Psychology. They hesitant to accept my degree (again, per accreditation), which resulted in my looking to transfer schools for awhile. However, my college president talked with them and it worked out that they would, in fact, accept degrees from my school. SO, Bethel is currently an option.
I also just found out that UW Stout ALSO has an M.S. in Marriage & Family Therapy. Said program also happens to be fairly well-acclaimed. It's also very close to Eau Claire, but that factoid is becoming more irrelevant by the day.
I'm trying to figure out how much the program would cost. It's not looking cheap, but I don't think any grad school is falls under the category of "cheap."
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05-27-2014, 06:17 PM
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#8 | Old School Sensei Administrator
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| Look at price but also look at accreditation.
Are you looking for an on campus program or distance learning?
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05-29-2014, 02:26 PM
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#9 | What do now?
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| I'm looking for an on-campus program. This is one of two MFT programs that have been recognized by the AAMFT as being continuously accredited for over 30 years.
EDIT: Here is a link to the program, which has links to its description and all the informations. http://www.uwstout.edu/programs/msmft/index.cfm
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04-05-2015, 09:32 PM
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#10 | What do now?
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| Back to the grad school search. Though I would very much prefer on-campus learning, I am not certain if I want to do an immersive (full-time only) or non-immersive (can be taken at own pace) program. The immersive program would certainly be well-structured (which would be perfect for my learning style), but wouldn't allow much room for outside employment. The non-immersive could be taken at a slower pace while working full-time otherwise.
UW-Stout (as I mentioned previously) is the only grad school in Wisconsin that I know of which will accept my degree from CCCB. I do want to stick to Wisconsin for a graduate program, because that means in-state tuition rates and thus, less overall cost of education.
As I mentioned in my journal, though, I find myself more and more wanting to work with juvenile delinquents. I'm starting to wonder if the MFT program will be good for that, or if I want to look at another option. Perhaps the CMHC program might be better-suited for that. Time to start poking around.
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04-06-2015, 12:32 AM
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#11 | طعام الكلب
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04-06-2015, 11:11 AM
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#12 | What do now?
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Originally Posted by dogfood Become a CPF moderator | I've only been a journals mod for... less than 3 months. I don't think Lee would approve.
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11-08-2015, 04:59 AM
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#13 | طعام الكلب
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Originally Posted by Ben Toast I've only been a journals mod for... less than 3 months. I don't think Lee would approve. | Mate... I spoke and it happened |
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11-08-2015, 01:12 PM
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#14 | Deets Go Here
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| I know you mentioned having an on-site program, and I don't know how you would feel about it, but have you looked into Liberty University? I received my Master's through there and didn't have to pass a grad school entrance exam. They offer quite a few paths that you could choose from as well.
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11-08-2015, 04:16 PM
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#15 | What do now?
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Originally Posted by dogfood Mate... I spoke and it happened | I suppose so. Quote:
Originally Posted by bravesfan007 I know you mentioned having an on-site program, and I don't know how you would feel about it, but have you looked into Liberty University? I received my Master's through there and didn't have to pass a grad school entrance exam. They offer quite a few paths that you could choose from as well. | Right now I'm waiting. If I end up at this juvi, they may want to push me toward a master's in social work, and possibly offer to pay for it. At that rate, it would likely have to be a Wisconsin university. As it stands, UW-Stout has offered to accept my undergrad (as long as my GPA is over 3.0), but as I'm not particularly looking at going into Marriage & Family Therapy like I thought I would two years ago, I'm not sure how valuable that acceptance is to me at this point.
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