Argosy University, Salt Lake City Announces Program Designed to Assist Law Enforcement Officers Seeking Their Degree

Argosy University, Salt Lake City is pleased to announce the acceptance of Utah Peace Officer Standards and Training (POST) for prior learning assessment at the university. Through this assessment program, Utah peace officers can receive up to 29 college course credits when they choose to attend bachelor of science in criminal justice or other program at Argosy University.

Prior learning assessment is the process used by the university to evaluate learning acquired outside the classroom for the purpose of assigning academic credit. Common ways that college-level learning is acquired through law enforcement, corporate or military training; other work experience; civic activity; and independent study.

“Prior learning assessment helps us to recognize, through college credit, the knowledge, skills and training that peace officers in the state of Utah bring to their college education,” says campus President David Tietjen. “This helps our commitment to supporting the educational needs of our law enforcement community by helping those who qualify to reduce the total cost of, and amount of time it takes for, an officer to complete their education.”

Through prior learning assessment, Utah peace officers can potentially qualify for up to 17 college course credits for those who have completed their basic training or up to 29 credits for officers with several trainings. These credits can be applied towards and undergraduate degree at the university.

For more information about prior learning assessment or the criminal justice program at Argosy University, Salt Lake City, visit www.argosy.edu/saltlakecity or contact Amy Miner at arminer@argosy.edu or 801.601.4932.

WESTERN STATE COLLEGE OF LAW ANNOUNCES 92% PASS RATE FOR GRADUATES TAKING CALIFORNIA BAR EXAM FOR THE FIRST-TIME

Western State College of Law at Argosy University, the oldest law school in Orange County, California, is pleased to announce that 92%of its graduates taking the State Bar of California's Committee of BarExaminers exam for the first time in February of 2012 have passed, placing Western State College of Law first among the twenty California law schools who are American Bar Association (ABA) accredited.

“We are thrilled that our graduates who took the bar exam for the first time performed so well on the February exam,” says William Adams, Dean of the College. “Our graduates have demonstrated the value of their legal education at Western State and their commitment to the future of the profession.”

In all, 62% of the first-time exam takers from California ABA accredited law schools passed. The three-day General Bar Examination is administered twice a year, in February and July. The exam consists of three sections: a multiple-choice Multistate Bar Examination (MBE), six essay questions and two performance tests that are designed to assess an applicant's ability to apply general legal knowledge to practical tasks.

If the Western State College of Law graduates who passed the February 2012 California exam satisfy other requirements for admission, they will become members of the State Bar.

Argosy University, Nashville Student Honored as Elementary School Counselor of the Year

(NASHVILLE, TN – 2012)   Argosy University,Nashville student Joshua Stanley has been selected as Elementary School Counselor of the Year at the Middle Tennessee Counselor Association's annual awards banquet in Nashville. Stanley, a student in the Doctor of Education in Counselor Education and Supervision program at the Nashville campus, has served as school counselor for Barkers Mill Elementary School.

"I am deeply honored to be selected for this award,” says Stanley. “I wouldn't be where I am today if it wasn't for educators and mentors who invested in me along the way. I just go to work everyday determined to make a difference for children."

Stanley holds a bachelor's degree in psychology and master’s degree in counseling from Austin Peay State University, and is currently completing his doctorate in counselor education and supervision at Argosy University, Nashville.

About Argosy University

Argosy University (www.argosy.edu), with 28 campus locations in 13 states and its online program, is a private academic institution dedicated to providing undergraduate and graduate degree programs to students in a supportive learning environment where academic knowledge is enriched by the acquisition of interpersonal skills vital to success.  Argosy University has seven colleges: Psychology and Behavioral Sciences, Business, Education, Health Sciences, Undergraduate Studies, The Art Institute of California and Western State College of Law.  With one of the largest communities of graduate students in the nation, Argosy University offers doctoral and master’s degree programs in Psychology, Business, Counseling and Education.  The institution also offers bachelor’s degree programs in Psychology, Business, Liberal Arts and Criminal Justice and, through The Art Institute of California, serves as an important source of education for design, media arts, fashion and culinary arts students and professionals.  Degree level and programs offered vary by location. Full and part-time law programs are offered through Western State College of Law. Argosy University is accredited by the Accrediting Commission for Senior Colleges and Universities of the Western Association of Schools and Colleges (985 Atlantic Avenue, Suite 100, Alameda, California, 94501, http://www.wascsenior.org). Licensed by the Florida Commission for Independent Education, License No. 2610. Argosy University, Nashville is authorized for operations as a postsecondary educational institution by the Tennessee Higher Education Commission. See auprograms.info for program duration, tuition, fees, and other costs, median debt, federal salary data, alumni success, and other important info.

Passionate Learners: Angela Breitmeyer, PsyD of Argosy University, Phoenix

Argosy University, Salt Lake City Honored as “Best of State”

(DRAPER, Ut. – 2012)   Argosy University, Salt Lake City is delighted to announce that the campus has been named “Best of State” in the Education category of the annual prestigious state awards. Dr. Kerrie Naylor, Chair of the Department of Education, has been named Best Administrator and the campus as a whole was awarded Best Curriculum Development for the Licensed Substance Abuse Counselor program.

The Best of State Awards were created to recognize outstanding individuals, organizations and businesses in Utah. By recognizing excellence in our community and sharing examples of success and triumph in so many worthy endeavors, we hope all will be inspired to reach a little higher, to try a little harder, and to work a little smarter for our dreams and goals.

The Best of State Judges are looking for individuals, businesses, and organizations that excel in their endeavors, use innovative approaches or methods and contribute to a better quality of life in Utah. Entries were judged based as follows:

·       (50%) Achievement in the field of endeavor.

·       (30%) Innovation or creativity in approaches, techniques, methods, or processes.

·       (20%) Contribution to the quality of life in Utah.

According to the Best of State organization, candidates make Utah a better place. Community service, charitable contributions (financial or goods and services), family-friendly employment policies, environmentally sound practices or policies, increased employment opportunities, community beautification, education, contribution to a strong economy, and cultural contributions are just a few ways people and organizations make Utah a better place to live and work.

“We are honored to have Argosy University named as a Best of State award recipient,” says Campus President David Tietjen, “and to have Dr. Kerrie Naylor’s contributions to the university, her students and her field recognized in such a manner.”

About Argosy University

Argosy University (www.argosy.edu), with 28 campus locations in 13 states and online, is a private academic institution dedicated to providing undergraduate and graduate degree programs to students through its seven colleges: Psychology and Behavioral Sciences, Business, Education, Health Sciences, Undergraduate Studies, The Art Institute of California and Western State College of Law. With one of the largest communities of graduate students in the nation, Argosy University offers doctoral and master’s degree programs in Psychology, Business, Counseling and Education. The institution offers bachelor’s degree programs in Psychology, Business, Liberal Arts and Criminal Justice and, through The Art Institute of California, serves as an important source of education for design, media arts, fashion and culinary arts students and professionals. Degree levels and programs offered vary by location. Full and part-time law programs are offered through Western State College of Law. Argosy University is accredited by the Accrediting Commission for Senior Colleges and Universities of the Western Association of Schools and Colleges (985 Atlantic Avenue, Suite 100, Alameda, California, 94501, http://www.wascsenior.org). Licensed by the Florida Commission for Independent Education, License No. 2610. See auprograms.info  for program duration, tuition, fees, and other costs, median debt, federal salary data, alumni success, and other important info.

Best of State® Honors Argosy University, Salt Lake City Student

Grandmother of Fourteen Completes Master’s Degree Despite the Odds

Draper, Utah, June 1 – Argosy University, Salt Lake City is pleased to announce that Debbie Moon, a student in the University’s Marriage and Family Therapy program, has been named College/University Student of the Year at the annual Best in State Awards gala.

Moon recently completed the master’s degree in Marriage and Family Therapy program at the campus in just under two years, with a 4.0 GPA and after having lost both her home and her business very near her retirement. Moon came to Argosy University, Salt Lake City to pursue a calling she had discovered years before working with special needs students in art classes. Moon’s passion for the joy, transformation and healing that came from therapy pushed her through hurdles in her education, taking her from a woman to had never sent an email to an avid professional, blogging her clients and texting her 14 grandchildren. “Learning the technology was as much a challenge to me as learning my trade,” says Moon.  

“Debbie is an excellent student with an extraordinary gentleness in therapy and a unique ability to sense what a client needs in the moment,” says campus president David Tietjen. “Beyond her studies, Debbie is known for her support of her fellow classmates and desire to help her community.”

Moon and her husband have founded Harmony Counseling, where Moon helps patients with communication, trauma recovery, and healing generational patterns.  “I work with individuals, couples, families, teens, and children,” says Moon.  “I use Solution Focused Therapy which aims at the immediate solution so my clients can feel better right away.  I also use Emotionally Focused Therapy techniques to reduce distress in individuals and relationships and help my clients create more secure attachment bonds.  Mental health is flexibility; the ability to learn from experience and adapt to new situations.” 

The Best of State Awards were created to recognize outstanding individuals, organizations and businesses in Utah. “By recognizing excellence in our community and sharing examples of success and triumph in so many worthy endeavors, we hope all will be inspired to reach a little higher, to try a little harder, and to work a little smarter for our dreams and goals,” according to the group’s site. Judges for the awards look for individuals, businesses and organizations that excel in their endeavors, use innovative approaches or methods and contribute to a better quality of life in Utah. 

Moon was honored at the Best of State Awards gala in Salt Lake City on June 4, 2011.

About Argosy University

Argosy University (www.argosy.edu), with 28 campus locations in 13 states and online, is a private academic institution dedicated to providing undergraduate and graduate degree programs to students through its seven colleges: Psychology and Behavioral Sciences, Business, Education, Health Sciences, Undergraduate Studies, The Art Institute of California and Western State College of Law. With one of the largest communities of graduate students in the nation, Argosy University offers doctoral and master’s degree programs in Psychology, Business, Counseling and Education. The institution offers bachelor’s degree programs in Psychology, Business, Liberal Arts and Criminal Justice and, through The Art Institute of California, serves as an important source of education for design, media arts, fashion and culinary arts students and professionals. Degree levels and programs offered vary by location. Full and part-time law programs are offered through Western State College of Law. Argosy University is accredited by the Accrediting Commission for Senior Colleges and Universities of the Western Association of Schools and Colleges (985 Atlantic Avenue, Suite 100, Alameda, California, 94501, http://www.wascsenior.org). Licensed by the Florida Commission for Independent Education, License No. 2610. See auprograms.info  for program duration, tuition, fees, and other costs, median debt, federal salary data, alumni success, and other important info.

Argosy MHC Student, Monica Miller Long wins Nancy Howell Scholarship

Congratulations to Argosy MHC Student, Monica Miller Long, who was awarded the Licensed Professional Counselor Association of North Carolina (LPCANC) Nancy Howell Scholarship. The Nancy Howell Scholarship Award is designed to acknowledge graduate students who demonstrate leadership potential as counseling students and as a future LPCs. Supported by student registration fees from the Annual Conference, this Scholarship provides student members a monetary award for student involvement in counseling. In addition to the monetary award, the recipients are provided the opportunity to volunteer working with the LPCANC Board and membership to foster professional relationships and inform students on the needs and concerns of the Counseling Profession.

Argosy University, Nashville Announces Launch of Doctor of Education in Pastoral Community Counseling Program

(NASHVILLE, Tenn. – 2012)   Argosy University,Nashville is pleased to announce the launch of its Doctor of Education in Pastoral Community Counseling program.

The Doctor ofEducation (EdD) in Pastoral Community Counseling degree program is based on the belief that religious/spiritual communities provide unique opportunities for human growth and development and for establishing caring institutions and practices that contribute to flourishing human communities.

The diverse faith perspectives of contemporary culture share many goals in inviting citizens to practice their healing, sustaining, guiding and reconciling visions. “The Pastoral Community Counseling doctoral program envisions dialogue among the traditions as participants work together on behalf of a variety of religions. The program integrates engaging secular and theological knowledge, developing skills and reflective practices, and doing research in a manner that prepares the caregiver to address individual and community development in an ethically responsible fashion,”” says Dr. Kittie Myatt, Chair of the program at Argosy University, Nashville.

The EdD in PastoralCommunity Counseling degree program requires the satisfactory completion of 60 semester credit hours, distributed as follows: research requirements, 12 credit hours; core requirements, 30 credit hours; elective requirements, 6 credit hours; and dissertation requirements, 12 credit hours.

Interested persons and institutions are invited to contact Argosy University, Nashville.  Rev. Dr. Peggy Way, co-coordinator of the degree program, states that "public and private institutions and secular and sacred perspectives can work together to call forth the many possibilities for human care in a perilous world." Dr. Way was one of the first two tenured women on the faculty of Vanderbilt Divinity School.

About Argosy University

Argosy University (www.argosy.edu), with 28 campus locations in 13 states and its online program, is a private academic institution dedicated to providing undergraduate and graduate degree programs to students in a supportive learning environment where academic knowledge is enriched by the acquisition of interpersonal skills vital to success.  Argosy University has seven colleges: Psychology and Behavioral Sciences, Business, Education, Health Sciences, Undergraduate Studies The Art Institute of California and Western State College of Law.  With one of the largest communities of graduate students in the nation, Argosy University offers doctoral and master’s degree programs in Psychology, Business, Counseling and Education.  The institution also offers bachelor’s degree programs in Psychology, Business, Liberal Arts and Criminal Justice and, through The Art Institute of California, serves as an important source of education for design, media arts, fashion and culinary arts students and professionals.  Degree level and programs offered vary by location. Full and part-time law programs are offered through Western State College of Law. Argosy University is accredited by the Accrediting Commission for Senior Colleges and Universities of the Western Association of Schools and Colleges (985 Atlantic Avenue, Suite 100, Alameda, California, 94501, http://www.wascsenior.org). Licensed by the Florida Commission for Independent Education, License No. 2610. Argosy University, Nashville is authorized for operation as a postsecondary educational institution by the Tennessee Higher Education Commission. See auprograms.info for program duration, tuition, fees, and other costs, median debt, federal salary data, alumni success, and other important info.

Argosy University, Denver Granted Specialized CACREP Accreditation For Clinical Mental Health Counseling And Counselor Education & Supervision Programs

DENVER, Aug. 1, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- The Council for the Accreditation of Counseling and Related Educational Programs (CACREP), a specialized accrediting body recognized by the Council for Higher Education Accreditation, has granted accreditation to the Master of Arts in Clinical Mental Health Counseling and Doctor of Education in Counselor Education & Supervision programs at Argosy University, Denver. CACREP accreditation is among the highest acclaim that an academic program can receive in the counseling field.

"Achieving CACREP programmatic accreditation reaffirms the quality and strength of the counseling programs at Argosy University, Denver," says Dr. Richard Boorom, Argosy University, Denver campus president. "Our ability to enhance our students' educational experience by offering a rigorous program that meets educational requirements and prepares our graduates to become outstanding professionals in the counseling field is a true testament to the caliber of the program and its faculty."

CACREP recognized Argosy University, Denver's counseling programs for substantially meeting the national standards set forth by the accrediting body. Graduates of CACREP-accredited programs ensure accountability to the profession's ethical standards and that Argosy University, Denver counseling graduates have met pre-requisites for professional credentialing; and that the campus has received quality assessment in the content of education for the profession.

"The faculty members have worked hard to meet the CACREP standards for our students. We are excited to receive this honored accreditation. Our curriculum has been designed to meet these international standards and we are proud to have our programs and faculty recognized for their excellence," states Dr. Tracy Senstock, Chair of Counseling.

As a specialized accrediting body recognized by the Council for Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA), CACREP grants accredited status to graduate-level programs in the professional counseling field. The CACREP scope of accreditation includes: addiction counseling; career counseling; clinical mental health counseling; marriage, couple and family counseling; school counseling, student affairs and college counseling; and counselor education and supervision.

About Argosy University

Argosy University (www.argosy.edu), with 28 campus locations in 13 states and its online program, is a private academic institution dedicated to providing undergraduate and graduate degree programs to students in a supportive learning environment where academic knowledge is enriched by the acquisition of interpersonal skills vital to success.  Argosy University has seven colleges: Psychology and Behavioral Sciences, Business, Education, Health Sciences, Undergraduate Studies, The Art Institute of California and Western State College of Law.  With one of the largest communities of graduate students in the nation, Argosy University offers doctoral and master's degree programs in Psychology, Business, Counseling and Education.  The institution also offers bachelor's degree programs in Psychology, Business, Liberal Arts and Criminal Justice and, through The Art Institute of California, serves as an important source of education for design, media arts, fashion and culinary arts students and professionals.  Degree level and programs offered vary by location. Full and part-time law programs are offered through Western State College of Law. Argosy University is accredited by the Accrediting Commission for Senior Colleges and Universities of the Western Association of Schools and Colleges (985 Atlantic Avenue, Suite 100, Alameda, California, 94501, http://www.wascsenior.org). Licensed by the Florida Commission for Independent Education, License No. 2610. Argosy University, Nashville is authorized for operations as a postsecondary educational institution by the Tennessee Higher Education Commission. The Argosy University, Denver Master of Arts in Clinical Mental Health Counseling degree program and the Doctor of Education in Counselor Education & Supervision are accredited by The Council for Accreditation of Counseling and Related Educational Programs (CACREP), a specialized accrediting body recognized by the Council for Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA). The Council for Accreditation of Counseling and Related Educational Programs can be contacted at 1001 North Fairfax Street, Suite 510, Alexandria, VA 22314, (703) 535-5990 www.cacrep.org. See auprograms.info for program duration, tuition, fees, and other costs, median debt, federal salary data, alumni success, and other important info.