One of the universities I'm applying to has an MSW program, but it only started a few years ago. They were just accepted into the process of becoming
accredited, but the process takes a few years. I went to the university for awhile during undergrad and absolutely loved it. I loved my professors and the
campus, but I'm worried about the fact that they are currently lacking credentials and how it will affect me post-grad. Thoughts?
Going to an unaccredited masters program...thoughts?
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Going to an unaccredited masters program...thoughts? |
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Posts: 564 (09/09/2009 8:38 PM) |
I would never, ever, ever do it.
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Posts: 2390 (09/09/2009 8:39 PM) |
Not in a million years.
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Posts: 565 (09/09/2009 8:39 PM) |
Ever.
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Posts: 27555 (09/09/2009 8:39 PM) |
I would never spend money on a degree at a non-accredited school.
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Posts: 20510 (09/09/2009 8:39 PM) |
never
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Posts: 18267 (09/09/2009 8:40 PM) Most Mysterious '08 |
i'll go with NO.
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Posts: 11134 (09/09/2009 8:40 PM) |
Omg NEVER
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Posts: 229 (09/09/2009 8:44 PM) |
I'm pretty sure one of the requirements of belonging to the association of social workers (wherever yours may be) is that you have a degree from an
accredited university (and most social work jobs require you to join the association)
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Posts: 209 (09/09/2009 8:48 PM) |
They WILL be accredited, though. I just need to figure out when that will be. It's not like they're a shitty school and lost it, they're just new.
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Posts: 570 (09/09/2009 8:48 PM) |
100CalorieLoren wrote:Ok but it's a total waste to go to an unaccredited school, so either go after they're accredited or pick a different school if you want to be legit. |
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Posts: 11135 (09/09/2009 8:50 PM) |
If you want to waste the money go for it, but it is silly.
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Posts: 16755 (09/09/2009 8:50 PM) |
NO. DON'T DO IT.
Accreditation takes a while. You don't know how long it will take for them to get it. By then, you finish your program and they still don't have it. |
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WHY would you do that? There's no good enough reason to go to an unaccredited school. You may think
you've gotten a good education, but don't we all think that? That's what accreditation is for.
 Accredited schools have to meet a requirement,
and even if your unaccredited school does, they can easily take shortcuts since they don't have to abide by those rules.
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Posts: 24513 (09/09/2009 9:31 PM) |
It's a waste of money... your degree wouldn't mean anything.
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Posts: 3609 (09/09/2009 9:33 PM) |
Grad school takes so much energy and money that I cannot even imagine going into an unaccredited program.
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Posts: 6343 (09/09/2009 9:34 PM) |
Every job posting I have seen that requires a degree says its required to be from an accredited school. You would be wasting your time.
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Posts: 1721 (09/09/2009 9:44 PM) |
Absolutely NOT.
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