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An Online Psychology Degree - An Aptitude Becomes a Career

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Patty was a good friend. For years she had helped her friends work through a variety of personal problems. She was always available to lend an ear, and friends valued her perceptiveness, guidance, and common sense. As each friend thanked her for her help, they suggested she look into a career in counseling and eventually Patty decided to look into a career in the field of psychology.

Patty visited her local university and spent the day on campus meeting with the admissions director, taking a campus tour and sitting in on several psychology classes. After her visit, she felt that as a mature student she would not be comfortable amongst all of the young people on the sprawling campus. So she began to check out alternatives. As she did her research, she learned that she had several distance learning options. As her research progressed she learned that she could pursue a psychology degree online.

The career options seemed limitless as Patty realized that a career in psychology can take you in many directions. Her first step was to learn a bit about the field itself and the areas of clinical, counseling, industrial and school psychology. Given that most of her informal “counseling” efforts were with adults in a private setting, Patty focused on learning more about earning a bachelors degree in clinical or counseling psychology. And as Patty had already decided that she would earn an online college degree, she began to look into the variety of programs available.

Patty soon narrowed her search to three accredited online psychology degree programs. She looked into the course offerings at each program. Patty found that most of the classes centered around assigned readings and required email correspondence with the instructor, midterm and final exams, and participation in classroom / chat room discussions. Later on in the degree program, courses might include a field practicum where she could put her skills into practice in her community. To start, she decided to enroll in an individual online course.

Patty began her first course about 3 months after she began exploring online degree programs. From the get-go, she experienced the benefits of an online degree program as she started her program at the date of her choice, in mid-November and she contacted the course instructor by email at the time of her choosing – 5:00 am. With each step towards her online degree she appreciated the flexibility of the program and its affordability.

Now, 3 years later, Patty is well on her way toward obtaining her psychology degree online. Her friends still rely on her warm interpersonal skills. Patty is looking forward to formally applying them in a career setting as well.

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