Transferring graduate credits can be a difficult process, because it involves fewer credits than the traditional credits required for undergraduate degrees, said Melanie Gottlieb, deputy director of the American Association of Collegiate Registrars and Admissions Officers.
This type of arrangement can smooth credit transfer for students but is unlikely to be seamless and does not always exist. Transferring from a professional program at one institution to another becomes even more complex in majors, such as law, psychology, medicine, nursing and education, that require programmatic accreditation and have additional requirements on course content and residency, she said.
Psychology educators across the nation lamented the loss of Argosy's program after learning the university would close. Those centers will have to consider how to continue an internship for a student who isn't enrolled in a clinical training program, or they'll have to end the internship, Adams Somerlot said.
The APA, which accredited 10 psychology doctoral programs at Argosy campuses, said it would do what it could to help students transition to doctoral programs at other institutions. The association recently held a webinar to help Argosy students and alumni submit documentation of their credentials and internships to the Association of State and Provincial Psychology Boards and the National Register of Health Service Psychologists for free.
The registries will keep academic records that can be submitted to state licensing boards and future employers on the behalf of students so students won't have to track down this information. It also offers courses online. Losing a psychology program such as the one at Argosy is also difficult because it is happening at a time when psychologists are in demand, she said. Employment in the psychology field, which includes clinical, counseling and school and forensic psychology jobs, is projected to grow 14 percent from to , which is faster than the average growth of all occupations, according to the U.
Bureau of Labor Statistics. A significant number of Americans are in need of mental health counselors and psychologists -- one in five Americans has a mental health problem and one in 25 Americans has a chronic mental health problem, Nealon said.
Other universities across the country have, in fact, stepped up to help. Chaminade University of Honolulu , a Catholic institution, announced Monday that it would continue to run the clinical psychology doctoral program that was offered at Argosy University Hawaii.
And Hawaii Pacific University, a private, nonprofit institution, is starting a doctoral psychology program and also plans to offer former Argosy students an opportunity to complete their courses. We have retired comments and introduced Letters to the Editor. Share your thoughts ». Research, said Cellini. The College Scorecard , which is run by the U.
Department of Education, collects important metrics about universities such as their graduation rates, the average annual cost and how much students earn after graduating. It also details if the school is public, private or for-profit. Different accrediting groups have different criteria. Regional agencies tend to have stricter standards than national accrediting groups, Cellini said.
The Argosy University branches were on the College Scoreboard's website , but that site didn't include the most recent information about whether the school was under financial monitoring by the Education Department. Those details live on a different part of the department's website and require visitors to download a spreadsheet.
Some listings on the College Scorecard do indicate a school is under financial monitoring, though that information is updated periodically and is not always up to date. While the university eagerly touted its credentials on its website, it was harder to find information about its financial health. The Education Department had been monitoring the university since and increased its scrutiny in January as the school's financial struggles worsened. Information about Argosy's financial health likely would have benefited Achmar.
She has identified some schools that might take all her credits, though others may require her to take additional classes. She again fells in limbo, and the stress has inflamed a chronic medical condition.
But it seems like all she can do now is wait. I have been screwed by a system. The Gates Foundation does not provide editorial input. Facebook Twitter Email. A college closed, leaving thousands without a degree.
How to keep it from happening to you. Show Caption. Hide Caption. What's going on at Argosy University? How did this happen? The announcement also came as the U. Department of Education said the private university chain had improperly withheld millions of dollars in financial aid from students and used it to cover other expenses instead. Administrators at the downtown Chicago campus revealed Wednesday the school was facing a shutdown by the end of the week.
Several students said they were given no warning of the imminent shutdown. One doctoral student, who did not want to give her name, said Friday she learned of the news from a TV broadcast. She said she had seen reports in a Facebook group about Argosy possibly closing but she was not aware until Thursday that it could affect Chicago. Argosy University in Chicago, accused of misusing financial aid, faces 'devastating' shutdown Friday, leaving students scrambling.
In the same Feb. He urged students to come to campus Thursday and Friday to get their transcripts and to participate in information sessions about transferring to another institution. Earlier this week, the court-appointed receiver sought an emergency closure of 22 Argosy campuses throughout the country, according to Ohio federal court documents and the DOE. The receiver, Dottore, identified potential buyers for a few locations, according to court documents filed Thursday.
But there was no indication Friday that anyone had offered to purchase Argosy in Chicago.
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