01-01-2014, 02:15 PM
Excuse me, but I have to lol a bit. Capella and Northcentral will take anyone who meets their minimum requirements. They are basically open enrollment. Their admissions are not the least bit competitive. In the eyes of the public, Capella and Northcentral are actually below the Big 3 because they are for-profit. Right or wrong, but the public has a very, very low opinion of for-profit colleges. If I had to choose between the two, I would definitely choose Northcentral because too many people know about Capella. I bet Northcentral is much cheaper too.
As far as Northwestern goes, the number of pass/fail credits would be more of an issue, if an issue at all, than attending the Big 3. I agree with TMW2010 in that the graduate school might want to see that you've completed a certain number of credits related to psychology, counseling, or a related field. Some will have a preference for degrees in those fields.
As Ironheadjack said, this forum has lots of people examples of getting into graduate programs at traditional universities with their Big 3 degrees. My graduate school wasn't prestigious, but it was at a traditional, state university. I wouldn't call Capella and Northcentral good graduate schools. I'm not saying they're bad, but they are at the very bottom of the barrel when it comes to regionally accredited schools.
As far as Northwestern goes, the number of pass/fail credits would be more of an issue, if an issue at all, than attending the Big 3. I agree with TMW2010 in that the graduate school might want to see that you've completed a certain number of credits related to psychology, counseling, or a related field. Some will have a preference for degrees in those fields.
As Ironheadjack said, this forum has lots of people examples of getting into graduate programs at traditional universities with their Big 3 degrees. My graduate school wasn't prestigious, but it was at a traditional, state university. I wouldn't call Capella and Northcentral good graduate schools. I'm not saying they're bad, but they are at the very bottom of the barrel when it comes to regionally accredited schools.
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AAS, AS, BA, and BS
CLEP
Intro Psych 70, US His I 64, Intro Soc 63, Intro Edu Psych 70, A&I Lit 64, Bio 68, Prin Man 69, Prin Mar 68
DSST
Life Dev Psych 62, Fund Coun 68, Intro Comp 469, Intro Astr 56, Env & Hum 70, HTYH 456, MIS 451, Prin Sup 453, HRM 62, Bus Eth 458
ALEKS
Int Alg, Coll Alg
TEEX
4 credits
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Fed Inc Tax, Sci of Nutr, Micro, Strat Man, Med Term, Pub Relations
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Sys Analysis & Design, Programming, Cyber
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