Alverno DEMSN 2021

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I've recently been conditionally admitted to Alverno's demsn program, slated for Summer unless a spot opens up in Spring. The conditional being that I finish the labs for the prerequisites and two psychology courses as I've only finished the didactic portions in a marathon 9 week section.

Does anyone have any experience with this program, or Alverno in general? Any advice would be much appreciated.

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Awesome ! I submitted my application about a week ago for the Summer 2021 session. I would love to know more about the program from the Alumni. I live in Illinois, I'll be moving to Wisconsin if I get accepted. When did you start clinicals ? Are the professors fair to all students ? We're you able to keep a full time job ? Did you get a contract with a Assisted living/hospital after completing your 1st semester ?

 

 

Thanks,

 

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I got my acceptance letter yesterday for the Summer 2021 cohort. I'm on the waitlist. If there isn't a spot, I'll start for the Fall 2021 cohort. My admission was with the condition I take abnormal psychology.  I'm going to register for it this weekend. Are you taking your labs with them? Or, with Portage college? I saw my psychology class being almost 300 dollars cheaper at Portage college. I've been looking for alumni to ask questions abt the program but, I can't even find one. The comment the actual student put in this forum isn't enough. I live in Illinois, I need advices about the program before considering Alverno.

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5 hours ago, Katoo said:

I got my acceptance letter yesterday for the Summer 2021 cohort. I'm on the waitlist. If there isn't a spot, I'll start for the Fall 2021 cohort. My admission was with the condition I take abnormal psychology.  I'm going to register for it this weekend. Are you taking your labs with them? Or, with Portage college? I saw my psychology class being almost 300 dollars cheaper at Portage college. I've been looking for alumni to ask questions abt the program but, I can't even find one. The comment the actual student put in this forum isn't enough. I live in Illinois, I need advices about the program before considering Alverno.

Alverno will accept Coopersmith as well for abnormal psych FYI. $150 plus the book. It’s a one shot proficiency test; all or nothing. Like a CLEP. Not an easy test, but I did well on it after reviewing their crash course video 2x and reading the assigned book. 
 

I just started at Alverno. 

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OK. My enrollment advisor didn't give me Coopersmith as an option though. Here are her suggestions for abnormal psychology course, online option.

- Alverno College – PSY 250

- Portage Learning at Geneva College - PSYC 210

- Purdue University Global – PS 440

- University of Phoenix – PSY 410

 

I will ask her if I take Alverno will accept the course from CooperSmith. It will make a huge difference in price.

 

Thanks for sharing Damiorifice. How do you like the classes so far? Are the professors fair? bias ?

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12 minutes ago, Katoo said:

OK. My enrollment advisor didn't give me Coopersmith as an option though. Here are her suggestions for abnormal psychology course, online option.

- Alverno College – PSY 250

- Portage Learning at Geneva College - PSYC 210

- Purdue University Global – PS 440

- University of Phoenix – PSY 410

 

I will ask her if I take Alverno will accept the course from CooperSmith. It will make a huge difference in price.

 

Thanks for sharing Damiorifice. How do you like the classes so far? Are the professors fair? bias ?

They may have cut me some slack on using Coopersmith for that class because of my undergrad and grad performance (4.0, 3.83). 
 

‘We *Just* started, and so far I am very encouraged. 

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Nice. Are you able to work ? Part-time? Full-time?

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4 minutes ago, Katoo said:

Nice. Are you able to work ? Part-time? Full-time?

I wouldn’t recommend a normal person try working with the course load. 

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So far the instructors are excellent. 

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Damiorifice, thanks a lot for your replies. I registered for my abnormal psychology class with Coopersmith. It's even cheaper than Portag college. Any advice on this course ? I am still waiting to see if my my book will be part of the cost or not. Hopefully, I'll see you during Summer or fall 2021 cohort. ? 

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1 minute ago, Katoo said:

Damiorifice, thanks a lot for your replies. I registered for my abnormal psychology class with Coopersmith. It's even cheaper than Portag college. Any advice on this course ? I am still waiting to see if my my book will be part of the cost or not. Hopefully, I'll see you during Summer or fall 2021 cohort. ? 

Watch their crash course video at least twice. I personally find watching the videos at 2X speed forces you to focus and recall more. 
 

The book isn’t included. It’s a really good book though. I read it cover to cover. Great reference. 
 

It is scored on a 1 shot proctored final. Go in prepared. It mostly mirrors their crash course video, but I was surprised that some of the questions were specific to drug classes and their associated disorders, etc. 

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OK! Thanks for the advice ! ? 

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Hello!

I also recently received a conditional acceptance into the Fall 2021 class. I just completed my last two requirements (developmental an abnormal psych) using portage learning. The program was easy enough to follow along with and I finished both classes in a little over a month. I recently heard from my enrollment rep. that the start date was pushed back. 

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