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Jullie Harvard asked:


I am sure you have seen on various online degree websites, articles and newsletters about the important of ensuring your online degree program and online school are accredited by the legitimate accrediting agency. Do you know the reason behind it and why it so important to you?

Why Accreditation Is Important To Online Students?

Accreditation of online universities and their degree programs typically indicates these universities and their academic programs offered to their students had been undergone a rigorous review by one of a handful of Department of Education’s accrediting agencies. The accreditation is a measure of an online degree program offered by a school has followed the academic guideline of Department of Education. It’s also a common indicator of acceptance on a school’s degree in the job market.

That’s why if you are earning a degree online and you intend to use the degree to start your career or to make a career move, you need to ensure that the online degree program is offered by an accredited online school. Many employers use the accreditation information to determine the legitimate of your degree.

If you are apply a job position with a degree from an unaccredited online university, the employer might have doubt on the legitimate of your degree. They might ask you to provide proves on the legitimate of your degree. And, if there more candidates compete for the same position with you, then you might lose your competitiveness as employers will prefer to hire candidates who are holding a degree from universities they know. Most employers will have a list of accredited online universities or they can easily access to the list from CHEA.org or Department of Education website. Most employers are aware about the accredited universities, so if your degree is from an unknown online university or not listed in the accredited universities list, employers will have concern about your degree.

Beware of Fake Accredited Degree

Nowadays, as the important of accreditation awareness increase, many online students are concerned about accreditation. Hence, in order to compete with legitimate online universities in offering accredited online degree program, diploma mills (the organizations that issue fake degrees) do claim accreditation nowadays. The difference is the accrediting agencies that perform the accreditation process for diploma mills are not legitimate accrediting agencies which are recognized by Department of Education. The accredited degrees issued by those diploma mills are considered fake degrees.

You must carefully ensure that your selected online degree program is from a real accredited online university before you enroll into the program. Always check with the accreditation database from CHEA.org to confirm your selected online university is listed. The consequence of holding a fake degree to apply for a job position does not only affect your career, it may also causes you involve into a legal case if the employer found out that your degree is issued by the diploma mill. In order to ensure your brighter future with the degree you earn from a university, you need to spend some time and efforts to confirm that the claimed accredited online degree program that you are interested in is from a legitimate accredited online university.

Summary

Accreditation is important indicator on the quality academic program offered by online universities and it determines the acceptance of your degree in the job market. With the accreditation also being claimed by diploma mills, you must be smart enough to difference the real accredited and the fake accredited online university and avoid yourself from the trap.



Dillan Regos
Amelia Turner asked:


The field of human services is so broad, it allows for almost limitless career opportunities in providing services to those in need. If you are planning to make a success career in human services field, your career future is almost guaranteed. There are many human services related degrees offered online and you can utilize the advantages of online education to earn a degree to enable you to kick start your human services career. Here are some tips to guide you in selecting the related human services online degree program that is inline with your career goal.

Before you start searching for any online degree program, the first question you need to ask yourself is what area of human services you are interested to start your career with. The field of human services is so broad; some areas need specialty of knowledge and skills such as psychology and counseling while other may just need a more general education qualification for you to start your human services career.

Common human services careers and their related online degree programs are:

1. Careers in Social Work

Social works involves helping people to regain and/or improve their ability to live happily and successfully. In addition, some social works may also include helping individuals, families and community groups to shape their society so that they can achieve their goals.

The famous online universities that offer social work online degree programs are:



Walden University offers online Ph.D. in Human Services with Specialization in Clinical Social Work that prepares you with the required knowledge on public services.

Bellevue University offers online Bachelor Degree in Human & Social Services Administration, a degree focus on internal and external operation of non-profit organization.

Capella University offers both master and doctorate degree programs in human services. A bachelor degree in human services will enrich your professional knowledge on human services while a doctorate degree advanced your knowledge and leadership skills to prepare you for a managerial position.



2. Careers in Counseling

Counseling is a career designed to prevent, diagnose and treat mental, emotional, physical or behavioral disorders. As a professional counselor, among your jobs are helping people overcome a specific crisis and/or problem and help them to develop goals and objectives that contribute to a healthy lifestyle.

Most universities offered online master and doctorate degree in counseling as most counseling jobs required a minimum of master degree for qualification. If you are interested in pursuing a counseling degree online, these are accredited online universities that offered related online counseling degrees:



Walden University offers bachelor degree for mental health counseling degree and doctorate in counseling psychology.

University of Phoenix offers various master degrees in counseling with specialization in marriage, family and child therapy, community counseling, mental counseling and school counseling.



3. Careers in Psychology

For those who are interested to pursue a career in psychology, you have over 20 different specialties to choose from. However, majority of students tend to lean toward careers in clinical, counseling, and school psychology. In term of education requirement for career in psychology, most states require you to have a minimum of master degree in psychology but if you are holding a Ph.D degree, you will have advantages over the other competitors with more options in starting your career in this competitive field.

Popular online psychology degree programs offered by prestigious universities include:



Walden University offers various online Ph.D in psychology with specialization in Educational Psychology, Clinical Psychology, Counseling Psychology, Health Psychology, Organizational Psychology and School Psychology.

Capella University offers both master and doctorate degree in psychology. Besides covering those popular online psychology degree programs offered by many of online universities, Capella University does offer Sport Psychology program for those students who are interested to pursue their psychology career in sport related fields.



Summary

The field of human services offers the prestige of an established profession, a wide range of interesting duties, a good financial opportunities and career satisfaction. There are many different specialties of online degree program offered for human services careers for you to choose from, what you need to do is select one that is inline with your career goal.



Cicilia Hong
Sep
13
Filed Under (Degrees) by kirilesko
Amelia Turner asked:


Many working individuals find themselves have reached a dead end in their position after working at a job for years. Despite of their associate degree, they need to further their education to get higher qualification for future career advancement and salary increment. In order to stay competitive in the job market, many working adults are deciding to pursue their bachelor degree online.

An online degree completion programs can be a fast track for working individuals who owned an associate degree to upgrade to a bachelor’s degree. People may easily get confuse with the online degree completion programs, they though that the programs are the same as other online degree programs, but in fact it is not. The online degree completion programs are for those people who have been out of school for years and wish to complete their degree in the same subject field and earn a higher degree.

For example, you entered a company with an associate degree and had been working for years until you get promoted to an executive level, but you have reached a dead end for next promotion level due to the next position required a candidate with a bachelor degree as a mandatory requirement. In order to be qualified for the promotion, you need a bachelor degree, and an online degree completion program can be an ideal path for you to earn a bachelor’s degree. You just need to earn the extra credit hours through online degree completion program in order to qualify for a bachelor’s degree. It saves you time and money by earning a bachelor’s degree through online degree completion program.

There are a certain pre-requirement that you need to meet if you want to enroll into this unique online degree programs. In general, you need to have either an associate’s degree or your have completed a number of credit hours in certain subject before you can apply to enroll in an online degree completion program. In many cases, you also need to meet the minimum GPA in order to meet the admission requirement. One important consideration when you search for schools that offer online degree completion programs is you need to ensure the schools are accredited by an legitimate accrediting agency. This is to ensure that the degree you earned can be accepted by most employers.

You can transfer as many credit hours as possible to shorter your time and money to earn a bachelor degree online because most online degree completion programs accept credit hours from various areas such as self-study, various training classes, working experience, workshop and seminars. Before you enroll into any of the online degree completion program, you should speak with the admissions officer from your school of choice to find out the exact admission requirements and the type of credits that can be transferred.

Summary

Online degree completion program is a fast track for you to earn your bachelor’s degree so that you can stay at competitive advantage and grab the career opportunities that are opened to you along your career path.



David Weills
Sep
13
Ethan Edison asked:


If you are the one who likes challenging tasks and interested in a career in health care but do not want to spend eight years in a university then forensic nursing online degree programs are the best option for you. As a forensic nurse your job will require you to involve in criminal cases and the people who have suffered the criminal activities and are affected both emotionally and physically. You will be expected to work along with the doctors, detectives and police forces for solving the cases, collecting evidences and information. This is certainly the best choice for you if you desire an exciting career. If investigative sciences and victim encouragement grab your interest then forensic nursing is the career for you. If you are one of those who desire to work along with studying then various online nursing degree programs are available.

Forensic nurses are called at the crime scenes re accidents for teaming up with detectives, to collect evidence and blood samples. They have to treat the survivors of sexual assaults, accidents, the prey of disregard and mistreatment. The job will let you work with real issues and is both fast-paced and exciting. The online forensic nursing degree programs are a unique option for students who desire an elastic learning option. These online forensic nursing degree programs are also professional studies just like the on-campus programs.

He online degree programs in forensic nursing are amongst the most popular courses available online offered by the various recognized universities and colleges. The reasons are not so mind boggling. Generally, professional working nurses have to render their services for irregular hours. Therefore, the online forensic nursing degree programs offer maximized scheduling suppleness. The rich, interactive and user friendly course substance augments better understanding and retention of the compound scientific and medical material. The online programs are expanding continuously to cope up with the regularly occurring changes in the field of health care, newly formed specializations and the increasing demand for skills in health care management.

The forensic nursing online degree programs are specially designed for the nurses at all levels who yearn to develop their qualification and skills, trail specialized areas for performance, or move forward into the managerial roles or coaching positions.

The Registered Nurses (RN) can proceed towards earning a Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) if they have acquired a related degree or diploma certificate to develop their qualification as well as education. The online forensic nursing degree programs also qualify their students to avail the opportunity of entering programs for BSN and even MSN (Master of Science in Nursing).

In the huge lists of forensic nursing online programs you have to decide the best one for yourself. It is advised to request for all of the necessary details which would help you to distinguish between the various programs. With the respective colleges and institutions at your service, you can be confident enough about fulfilling your certification requirements applicable to the objectives of your line of business.



Jackson Trader
Jullie Harvard asked:


Online degree programs are an excellent way for busy professions to gain advanced training and certifications either for the purpose of career path switch, job promotion preparation or just to enhance their working field’s related knowledge. However, not all online students will successfully completing their online program. A success or a failure of an online student in his learning program is affected by a few factors. Here are a few key elements that a success online student must have:

Time Management

One the key advantage of online degree program is it allows you to plan your learning schedule, at you own time and own pace. This key advantage of online degree program is also the key factor that cause many online student fail in completing their online degree program. Time management may be the biggest determination factor in succeeding at your online degree program.

You must be very proactive in your studies and take responsibility for your own learning, manage your time on your learning schedule, doing the assignment an constantly communicate with your professors and peers through online learning channel prepare by the school to solve your doubts and question of courses.

To master time management, first determine what time of day you think you will be most focused on your studies. Are you a morning person or a night owl? Do you concentrate best after a cup of coffee or after lunch? Once you narrow in on a time of day reserve a designated allotment of time to dedicate to your course.

Self-Motivated

Although getting your degree online does not mean that you are study alone because you still get connected with your professors and peers through online channels such as message board, chat, forum & etc, You won’t find the professor, or another student reminding you to get to work, stay on task, or turn your assignments in on time; hence, you must be self-motivated to be successful.

Read & Understand in Electronic Text Format

Some online learning materials are in audio and video format, but most of them still in electronic text format. Be an online student, you need to do a lot of reading in text format rather than hearing the lectures’ teaching. There are students who absorbed the knowledge faster with explanation in lecture hall, but to be a success online student, you need to be better in understanding the knowledge conveys in text format.

Place of Study

Some students need absolute silence while others can’t seem to concentrate without noise in the background. No matter what your preference is, a place that is free from distractions is recommended. If you can’t escape in-home interruptions, bring alone your laptop to library or a coffee shop. Schedule your designated study time when you can be in a distraction-free environment and your chances for success will increase and the time you need to devote to your course will decrease.

Seeking for Answers on Your Questions

Many online courses come with instructor support or mentor by an online lecturer so that students never feel lost or alone during the e-learning process. Don’t be afraid to ask questions, you can always direct inquiries to your lecturer.

Online chat rooms, if provided, are another great resource for you to seek for answers. Online chat rooms give students a forum to meet other students taking the same course and ask questions or discuss assignments.

To be a success online student, you must be able to utilize the online resources provided by the school to communicate with your professors, peers and get your questions answered.

In Summary

In a nutshell, success in online learning requires self-discipline, organization, and the ability to use modern technology to communicate with your professors and peers.

Next "A Guide To Online Degrees" series, I will talk about online degree pricing. See you on "A Guide To Online Degrees – Considering Online Degree Pricing".



Maria Long
Jullie Harvard asked:


Online degree program was first introduced to fit the busy schedule for working adults to continue their education. The demands of online education continue to increase rapidly and become one of the popular channels for not only working adults but also other students to further their education through online degree programs. Today, online education extends it’s functionality by enabling students from oversea to pursue their degree from their country and allow local students to earn a degree from an abroad university.

Traditional Way of Study Abroad

It’s very common from students from various countries to study at universities at USA and Canada. Many American’s students do further their study at universities from other countries. Before the available of online education, students who need to study at any university location at any country worldwide, he/she need to physically travel to that country and live there to complete all the courses need to get their degree. Students who plan to study abroad need to include the living expenses, travel cost and other miscellaneous spending into their education budget. In additional, students need to apply for study visa, find a place to stay (if not stay at hostel) and they need to adapt themselves to the new living environment.

Online Degree’s Way of Study Abroad

The invention of internet connects the world and people from various locations; no matter how far away people can be connected with a click of button. Online education has utilized the technology of internet to connect universities and colleges together and enable the students from each country to take the courses across the borders. Many universities in corporation with universities from other countries to set up their online learning system and offer the students from that country to sign up for their degree program and attending their tuition class online from anywhere of the world.

Some degree programs, such as medical related programs require students to complete certain hours of lab works before that can pass for a degree. Those universities that offer courses that require lab work or practical training will either have a special arrangement with the local organization for students to complete their course work locally or the students is required to travel for a short period of time to the university for the purpose.

The Advantages of Study Abroad Through Online Degree Program

Study abroad in traditional way requires quite a lump sum of money. Tuition fees, living expenses, air plane ticket cost, student insurance coverage for study abroad and other hidden costs may add up to a larger lump sum. The high education cost may be a burden to many parents, and it may stop those parents to send their children to pursue a degree oversea if they can’t get a scholarship for them. That’s why traditional way of study abroad is for parents with good income or students that manage to a good scholarship that include both tuition fee and living allowance.

The available of online education has reduced to cost of getting a degree oversea tremendously. Beside the tuition fee for online courses are cheaper in average, students can save other expenses such as living & oversea traveling cost. Everything is done locally with local currency. Students who work part time to earn extra income can continue their work and attend the online class from their home, workplace or any place where they have access to internet.

Summary

Online degree programs have enabled students from any country in the world to earn a degree from any university worldwide in a cost effective way. With the available of online education, anyone can earn a degree from a university oversea without the need to leave their country.



Alex Silverstone
Sep
11
Andy West asked:


These days, there is hardly a working adult that has not wondered about the value of an accredited online degree at one time or another. With so many companies upping educational requirements for employment or to advance to new positions, many eventually find themselves faced with the question of returning to school. Luckily, the world of online learning has evolved to help make this task anything but difficult.

No matter what the trade or profession, one will likely be able to find an institution offering the specific online courses needed. While some schools offer a wide array of curriculums, others specialize in a single profession, such as nursing or computers. No matter what the choice, in order to be considered legitimate, the curriculum should be accredited.

Of all its benefits, many are attracted to the convenience of online learning. With lives that are already full with activity, trying to work around the rigid class schedule of an onsite campus is something few working adults can manage. Earning an accredited online degree means class time comes at the student’s convenience.

At the same time, online learning requires that an individual be disciplined enough to do the required coursework on their own. Classes are generally set on a syllabus and assignments will still need to be handed in on a timely basis. Students can keep in touch with instructors via email, instant messenger or even webcam.

Another plus to getting an accredited degree online is the fact that there is no need to return to a classroom environment. As adults who are now acclimated to the self-reliance of a working environment, many simply do not need much in the way of classroom instruction. Students can go over their assignments at their own speed without any pressure of waiting on others or holding up the class.

The curriculum of accredited online learning generally consists of practical knowledge, giving students just the skills they need. This is a great bonus for the working adult who is earning his or her degree in order to advance to a new position. The skills learned online can be put into immediate use in a working environment the very next day.

With students only paying for the courses and materials they use, tuitions and fees are much more reasonable than an onsite campus. For this reason, it is not uncommon for companies that offer employees tuition assistance to encourage online learning. Employers consider degrees earned from accredited online programs just as valid and legitimate as any other form of education.

Accredited online programs are also able to offer financial assistance to students who qualify. This can make plans for earning a degree less daunting, especially for those worried about the financial aspect of things. The majority of those who give up or back out on earning their degree often do so for this reason.

Individuals can get an accredited Associate’s, Bachelor’s or even Master’s degree in everything from criminal justice to health care. Curriculums are put together by experienced teaching professionals and then approved by state certification boards. This means once an individual completes their course of study, they know their degree will be recognized as legitimate in any arena.

As many have come to find, the benefits of earning an accredited online degree are wonderfully vast. Along with providing better career opportunities and earning potential, it can give an individual a healthy boost in self-confidence. Of those who have opted for this form of learning, a large majority have reported that not only would they repeat their online experience all over again but also recommend the option to friends.



Daniel Sauri