WEBVTT 00:00:02.720 --> 00:00:03.120 Alright. 00:00:03.120 --> 00:00:04.180 Good morning, everybody. 00:00:05.120 --> 00:00:10.100 My name and welcome to the Bryan Mercer University's master's in psychology online overview. 00:00:11.440 --> 00:00:12.480 My name is Tom Brooks. 00:00:12.480 --> 00:00:14.100 I'm the vice president of enrollment. 00:00:14.525 --> 00:00:18.625 And joining me today is Ebony Schonberger, our communications manager. 00:00:20.445 --> 00:00:24.525 Right now, I see we have about five or six, attendees today. 00:00:24.525 --> 00:00:26.065 So, again, thank you for joining. 00:00:27.260 --> 00:00:30.800 At DMU, we believe in a collaborative and sharing culture. 00:00:31.180 --> 00:00:35.920 So in that vein, I'm gonna ask you guys to do a little exercise for me real quick. 00:00:36.540 --> 00:00:40.060 If you all could do, I'm sorry. 00:00:40.060 --> 00:00:45.795 If you could all put your name or next to your name, where you're calling in from. 00:00:46.735 --> 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Alright. 00:01:40.765 --> 00:01:41.805 Good morning, everyone. 00:01:41.805 --> 00:01:44.385 We're excited to have you join us today. 00:01:45.165 --> 00:01:58.530 And we're also excited to present on the master's in psychology, our completely online program here at Divine Mercy University that is integrated with Catholic Christian understanding of the human person. 00:01:59.230 --> 00:02:06.530 We have loads of information about our, fast track, and we also have scholarship information. 00:02:06.590 --> 00:02:09.170 So make sure you stick tight so that you can learn more. 00:02:11.265 --> 00:02:11.745 Alright. 00:02:12.145 --> 00:02:12.805 Good morning. 00:02:13.185 --> 00:02:16.645 What we're gonna do today is we're gonna talk about, DMU. 00:02:17.265 --> 00:02:31.570 We'll tell you a little bit about the program, the masters in psychology online, our acceptance requirements, a little bit of information about our faculty, next steps, and then we'll, kinda end with scholarships and then q and a. 00:02:32.030 --> 00:02:33.090 Next slide, please. 00:02:36.110 --> 00:02:44.415 DeBylmercy University is a Catholic graduate, university comprised of two schools, the Institute for the Psychological Sciences and the School of Counseling. 00:02:44.875 --> 00:02:52.335 It's dedicated to the scientific study of psychology and counseling with the Catholic Christian understanding of the person, marriage, and family. 00:02:52.635 --> 00:02:54.095 We call this our meta model. 00:02:56.130 --> 00:03:13.675 Founded in 1999 as the Institute for the Psychological Science, in 2004, we launched the MSP program, which is what we call the master's in psychology online, and it was really meant for to focus on educating working professionals. 00:03:14.775 --> 00:03:27.890 Then in 2015, we changed the name of the to Divine Mercy University by adding, the school of counseling and, went to university status based on that. 00:03:28.190 --> 00:03:30.670 And today, we still go by Divine Mercy University. 00:03:30.670 --> 00:03:44.845 And, again, we have the Institute of Psychological Sciences, which has our PsyD program, which is a, clinical psychology program leading to licensure as psychologists. 00:03:45.385 --> 00:03:49.165 And then we have the MSP program, which is what we're talk gonna talk about today. 00:03:49.730 --> 00:03:50.950 Next slide, please. 00:03:53.170 --> 00:04:01.750 Divine Mercy University is credited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges to Award Masters and Doctor degrees. 00:04:02.335 --> 00:04:04.335 As a university, that's how we're accredited. 00:04:04.335 --> 00:04:10.195 And then depending on the program, there's also what we call programmatic accreditation as well. 00:04:10.575 --> 00:04:15.955 Divine Mercy University was formed, charted, and established in the Commonwealth of Virginia in 1998. 00:04:16.540 --> 00:04:31.520 And, originally, we were offering continuing education credits for folks who already have their PsyD in in psychology, and that was a little bit prior to us, becoming, a regular college or university. 00:04:34.655 --> 00:04:50.330 We are accredited by the Department of Education, and they're, therefore, exempt from the requirements of certification or approval by the State Council, of higher education for Virginia, which is CHEVE, so that allows us to operate in the state. 00:04:50.950 --> 00:04:56.810 The exemption entitles the university conduct academic affairs or business without seeking or obtaining CHEVE approval. 00:04:57.525 --> 00:05:17.670 The resulting scope of the institutional autonomy includes offering courses or programs for degree credit, enrolling students in courses or programs, conferring or awarding degrees, and initiating other programs for degree credit at a new or additional level and offering instruction at additional or new locations. 00:05:18.610 --> 00:05:19.670 Next slide, please. 00:05:22.245 --> 00:05:30.105 In the, online master's in psychology program, it's made up of 36 semester credit hours of coursework. 00:05:31.045 --> 00:05:37.560 There's 30 credit hours in psychology courses, and then there's six credit hours in philosophy and theology. 00:05:38.340 --> 00:05:48.520 And then there's one course currently, there's one course for every eight week term, although we do have, some new tracks, if you will. 00:05:51.625 --> 00:05:54.765 And then there's fifteen hours per week of study time. 00:05:55.145 --> 00:05:56.265 That's about an average. 00:05:56.265 --> 00:06:06.260 Folks that write well, folks that that, tend to be able to move through material pretty quickly, you know, you can spend less time studying. 00:06:06.560 --> 00:06:26.935 Folks that may struggle in certain areas, you may spend a little bit more time, but these are areas that we work, through the, academic folks, professors, and and they try to work with folks to make sure that they are, taken care of and and can really get through the coursework, you know, in the best possible manner based on the individual themselves. 00:06:27.810 --> 00:06:32.950 If you took the program as is one course at a time, it'd be two years and four months to graduate. 00:06:33.490 --> 00:06:37.670 That's with no breaks other than, you know, between terms, things like that. 00:06:39.505 --> 00:06:42.805 It's a 100% online graduate program. 00:06:44.465 --> 00:06:47.205 Unlike some courses, we currently don't have any residencies. 00:06:47.345 --> 00:06:53.045 You don't you're not required to come to the university other than for graduation if you wanna walk through graduation. 00:06:54.520 --> 00:06:56.300 This does not lead to licensure. 00:06:56.520 --> 00:06:58.380 It's what we call a helping degree. 00:06:59.640 --> 00:07:08.140 MSP focus on educating working professionals from all backgrounds by giving them a solid practical human tools needed in psychology. 00:07:09.605 --> 00:07:10.825 Next slide, please. 00:07:12.485 --> 00:07:18.985 So I mentioned earlier, we do have some new degree options in terms of how quickly you can move through the program. 00:07:20.725 --> 00:07:28.270 The master's in psychology fast track option allows you to complete the program in a shorter period of time, and there's two options. 00:07:28.270 --> 00:07:32.210 One is in sixteen months, and the other one is in twenty months. 00:07:32.590 --> 00:07:42.585 For both of these options, all courses taken in the second term are at 50% discount, which can actually help save you up to $3,000 on the tuition. 00:07:43.365 --> 00:07:44.425 Next slide, please. 00:07:49.925 --> 00:08:03.220 The study options, if you take the sixteenth month program, the tuition with the discount would be approximately $25,530 and up to two courses per term. 00:08:04.400 --> 00:08:14.765 There is a three point o GPA required, in order to do these, and you can start as soon as your first term based on evaluation of your transcript by the faculty. 00:08:15.465 --> 00:08:23.020 And this is all all of these costs are prior to any other, scholarships, grants, or anything else. 00:08:23.020 --> 00:08:26.800 These are on top of anything else that you would earn in those areas. 00:08:27.340 --> 00:08:35.200 Fast track b, which is the twenty month option, would end up being somewhere around $26,109. 00:08:35.855 --> 00:08:38.435 And, again, that's up to two courses per term. 00:08:38.575 --> 00:08:48.595 And, basically, the difference in the options is you take more terms, which is one course in in the fast track b than you do in fast track a. 00:08:48.735 --> 00:08:50.595 So it takes just a little bit longer. 00:08:51.090 --> 00:08:54.230 If you take the regular path, it's twenty eight months. 00:08:54.770 --> 00:09:00.790 It the cost would be about $28,428, and it would be one course per term. 00:09:01.090 --> 00:09:09.315 Again, this is all prior to any other scholarships, grants, or funding options you may already have available to you. 00:09:09.695 --> 00:09:10.735 Next time, please. 00:09:10.735 --> 00:09:11.235 Alright. 00:09:11.455 --> 00:09:11.955 Slide. 00:09:13.695 --> 00:09:18.510 Talk a little bit about the courses in the program, and, this is a relevant thing for everybody. 00:09:19.150 --> 00:09:37.585 Depending on what you're doing, in life as a vocation, whether you're a priest, a, a sister, you work in a ministry, the parish, the diocese, or you're out in these, you know, regular world, maybe you're in HR or you're in some kind of leadership position. 00:09:39.805 --> 00:09:59.490 This degree, as I said earlier, it's really a helping degree, and our goal is to make sure that people that, you know, graduate and and earn their masters in this program is to allow them to take tools out into the world that they'll be readily available to use and help them and those around them. 00:10:00.175 --> 00:10:11.955 The idea of this program is not only to help the person that obtains the knowledge, but help them to use that knowledge out in in their workspace or or in everyday life to make sure they're able to help others. 00:10:13.690 --> 00:10:17.550 First course is helping people flourish, a Catholic Christian approach to psychology. 00:10:19.690 --> 00:10:28.345 If you when when you go down through all the courses, I won't quite go through all of them, but, you know, you'll notice that your relationship and intervention skills during an application. 00:10:28.805 --> 00:10:37.785 If you're in a job where you manage people, this is an excellent course because it really helps with, change management and helping folks work through issues. 00:10:39.380 --> 00:10:44.520 You know, as a human growth and development across the lifespan at site five 60. 00:10:45.780 --> 00:10:49.240 Five sixty five is common psychology problems in their treatment. 00:10:50.580 --> 00:10:54.280 You can see the Catholic Christian vision and flourishing, vocations and virtues. 00:10:55.655 --> 00:10:58.875 Five seventy five social psychology groups and diversity. 00:10:59.175 --> 00:11:08.315 And, the as you can see, again, we cover quite the, gamut as as it relates to psychology. 00:11:09.175 --> 00:11:21.430 But, you know, the the best thing I could say about our courses, our course content, and the way we we teach at Divine Mercy University is there's five learning modalities. 00:11:22.485 --> 00:11:28.265 And our programs are built so that we teach to all five learning modalities. 00:11:28.805 --> 00:11:37.990 So if you're not a strong reader, but you're you're good at you know, when you hear something, you retain it forever, You have that option pretty much through the whole program. 00:11:38.450 --> 00:11:47.830 If you're somebody that needs a couple different ways to look at at the content, you need to hear it, you need to read it, you need to discuss it with others. 00:11:48.145 --> 00:11:49.745 All of these things are out there. 00:11:49.745 --> 00:12:03.180 And, you know, one of the the successes of Divine Mercy University is teaching relatively intense coursework in a way that allows people to learn it pretty quickly and not only learn it, but absorb it. 00:12:03.180 --> 00:12:16.865 And and probably the best part I can tell you about taking each one of these courses is as you're going through the the course itself and finish a course, you have tools you can readily apply to your life and your your work situations right then. 00:12:17.005 --> 00:12:20.625 So it's not something you're gonna wait till you graduate and you're gonna put it all together. 00:12:21.005 --> 00:12:23.825 This is something that you can use as you go through the program. 00:12:24.605 --> 00:12:25.745 Next slide, please. 00:12:29.560 --> 00:12:35.820 Benefits of a master's in psychology program, you analyze the major concepts, theories, and methodology in psychology. 00:12:37.240 --> 00:12:43.980 You synthesize findings of research to develop relevant interventions, direct services in a variety of workplace settings. 00:12:44.785 --> 00:12:51.045 You appraise the impact of diversity factors on the administration of teams and delivery of services to various populations. 00:12:52.145 --> 00:13:04.900 Evaluate critical critically one's own biases, assumptions, attitudes, etcetera, and their effect on decision making, planning, interpersonal communication, and working in teams. 00:13:05.520 --> 00:13:20.745 You've ever if you've ever experienced a situation where you've been in in a discussion with a person or a group, you find yourself at odds a little bit with that group and you're not quite sure why, some of the answers may be what you learned through our coursework. 00:13:20.885 --> 00:13:34.030 It'll help you understand your own self as well as those around you and give you better, you know, skill sets to to to work through those, especially when it comes to challenging situations much like we're in today. 00:13:34.030 --> 00:13:42.525 There's a lot of views out there, a lot of things going on from politics to religion to COVID nineteen or stresses. 00:13:42.525 --> 00:13:53.985 There's a lot of things going on that, you know, these skill sets helps, you know, the user in a in a big way, but it also helps them, again, as I said earlier, in helping others. 00:13:55.080 --> 00:13:59.720 Next slide, please. 00:14:00.440 --> 00:14:07.580 You also learn to apply diversity principles of leadership activities informed by the Catholic Christian vision of the human person. 00:14:08.385 --> 00:14:14.485 You evaluate the attitudes, skill sets, and strategies for being a transformational leader in a service delivery setting. 00:14:15.105 --> 00:14:20.405 You understand the effects of crisis, disasters, and other trauma causing events. 00:14:20.890 --> 00:14:23.550 You develop care and or education plans. 00:14:25.770 --> 00:14:26.830 Next slide, please. 00:14:29.450 --> 00:14:41.175 One of the benefits of of Divine Mercy University and this program in particular is, again, it's a 100% online, so it allows you to work anytime, anywhere as long as you have the Internet and computer to work for. 00:14:42.035 --> 00:14:48.855 You have flexible times to work on assignments, classroom group interaction, and one on one time with your professors. 00:14:50.710 --> 00:14:51.770 Next slide, please. 00:14:54.310 --> 00:14:59.530 In the online classroom, you have the same atmosphere as full student participation in teachers. 00:15:00.870 --> 00:15:04.490 You have fast turn fast turnaround with any of your professors and peers. 00:15:06.825 --> 00:15:15.325 Five century learning points, which I I mentioned earlier, videos, books, classroom, tutorials, and audiobooks. 00:15:16.585 --> 00:15:23.830 Easy to use online platform called Canvas and twenty four seven open access, meaning you can study anytime, anywhere. 00:15:24.450 --> 00:15:29.010 We also have, a lot of support, behind this. 00:15:29.010 --> 00:15:30.470 We have our IT. 00:15:30.530 --> 00:15:36.135 We have, what we call student services, and then, we have advisors. 00:15:36.915 --> 00:15:39.955 And they're all here to make sure that, one, you can access your courses. 00:15:39.955 --> 00:15:48.590 Two, you can get into your courses, work through your courses, post, do a number of other things that you would do, to work through the program. 00:15:50.570 --> 00:15:51.710 Next slide, please. 00:15:55.370 --> 00:15:58.030 Areas the MSP program impacts. 00:15:58.570 --> 00:16:14.705 Management at all levels in all venues, marketing and market research, human resources and HR analysis, self evaluations, employee training, project research and management, program effectiveness projects. 00:16:15.860 --> 00:16:16.680 Next slide. 00:16:19.780 --> 00:16:30.360 I'm not gonna go through all the job possibilities, but these are just some of the job possibilities if you're actually intending to go out and look for a job or wanna move over from whatever your current location is. 00:16:31.575 --> 00:16:34.475 There's jobs low in local, state, and federal government. 00:16:34.775 --> 00:16:55.520 Everything from vocational rehab provider, parole officers, social service managers, market community colleges and universities, family service organizations, family services worker, child protection worker, nonprofit agencies, research assistant, organizational consultant. 00:16:55.900 --> 00:16:57.280 Next slide, please. 00:16:59.135 --> 00:16:59.535 Awesome. 00:16:59.535 --> 00:17:18.090 Of course, work in parishes and diocese, office of marriage and family, youth minister youth ministry, religious, you know, focused missionaries, priests, consecrated, and jobs in business sales and marketing, you know, HR trainers, coordinators. 00:17:18.390 --> 00:17:26.185 I mean, there's a ton of different areas that that we know that folks turn around and use these skill sets in. 00:17:26.805 --> 00:17:28.905 Next, slide, please. 00:17:31.285 --> 00:17:50.315 If you're in ministry or you're looking to go into ministry, leaders for churches and other houses of worship, individuals directing or leading retreats or personal spiritual renewal ministries, youth pastors and RCIA directors, directors of workers at crisis pregnancy centers or pro life ministries. 00:17:51.895 --> 00:17:57.255 This program, the MSP program, we have a lot of religious and consecrated that have gone through the program. 00:17:57.255 --> 00:18:03.755 On average, it's probably, more than 50% of our our student body at any given time. 00:18:05.220 --> 00:18:06.360 Next slide, please. 00:18:08.500 --> 00:18:10.900 These are, some of our professors in the program. 00:18:10.900 --> 00:18:15.880 Doctor Julia Clousey, who's down in the bottom left, is the MSP program director. 00:18:16.580 --> 00:18:24.655 And, you know, the other folks that are in here, they, most of them have been instructing for years and years and years. 00:18:26.075 --> 00:18:39.430 As you can see by the, PhDs or PsyDs, they they're all credentialed and, can teach at the master's level and have been doing so for a a very long time in many cases, at DMU and some in other areas. 00:18:39.590 --> 00:18:45.190 Doctor Suzanne Holman was a dean recently and, is still teaching now. 00:18:45.190 --> 00:18:50.395 She's no longer the dean, but she's also working between Divine Mercy University and Georgetown. 00:18:52.135 --> 00:18:53.275 Next slide, please. 00:18:55.495 --> 00:18:58.715 Distinction between licensed and not licensed helping professionals. 00:18:59.655 --> 00:19:07.870 I won't go through every one of these, but at the end of the day, again, this does not lead to licensure, which means you can't go out and and hang the shingle. 00:19:08.090 --> 00:19:18.110 And these days, you really need your PhD or PsyD in order to really work at a, therapeutic level as a, licensed professional. 00:19:18.965 --> 00:19:22.905 And then there's differentiations based on the PhD you're signing. 00:19:23.925 --> 00:19:27.305 The MSP degree is not a licensed eligible degree in most jurisdictions. 00:19:28.005 --> 00:19:31.945 However, MSP graduates are capable of helping people in many ways and roles. 00:19:32.270 --> 00:19:40.370 There are other countries where you can take the same degree, maybe pick up a few more courses and turn around and be a licensed professional in that country. 00:19:40.990 --> 00:19:48.875 In The United States, non licensed helping professionals listens a support but do not diagnose mental illness. 00:19:49.655 --> 00:19:55.895 It does allow you that especially if you're in a church setting, parish, those kind of things, it does help you understand, hey. 00:19:55.895 --> 00:19:56.295 Look. 00:19:56.295 --> 00:19:57.815 This is beyond a spiritual need. 00:19:57.815 --> 00:19:59.595 They may need mental health services. 00:20:00.170 --> 00:20:08.510 So you get you get better at diagnosing needs, if you will, and maybe able to refer somebody out to the right area to get the mental health that they need. 00:20:08.970 --> 00:20:21.705 Listening to and assisting struggling persons, non licensed helper must refer if the person shows any signs of being in a danger to to sell for others, facilitate psychoeducational programs, e. 00:20:21.705 --> 00:20:21.945 G. 00:20:21.945 --> 00:20:25.565 Marriage seminars, parenting seminars, those kind of things. 00:20:26.060 --> 00:20:28.960 We work alongside licensed mental health professionals. 00:20:30.940 --> 00:20:33.920 And let's go to the next slide real quick. 00:20:35.980 --> 00:20:47.265 Some of the areas we overlap in, again, is, you know, whether you're a licensed professional or you have a master's with us, you're always looking to listen empathetically as support. 00:20:47.265 --> 00:20:49.605 Know the limits of your scope of helping ability. 00:20:50.240 --> 00:20:54.820 Build trust of personal follow through on suggestions and or more support if it's needed. 00:20:56.320 --> 00:20:57.200 Excuse me. 00:20:57.200 --> 00:21:01.700 Gather data about history and what is going on for the person. 00:21:02.345 --> 00:21:11.645 Offer new perspectives on challenging situations and dilemmas, seek input from other professionals when cases seem complex or go outside when you see day to day. 00:21:13.465 --> 00:21:22.250 We know that in today's climate, there's a lot of, anxiety, stress, you know, for many folks. 00:21:22.790 --> 00:21:36.695 So, you know, there's an old saying, under duress, you know, you bring out all your craziness or weirdness or, you know, anxieties or, you know, whatever it is that that maybe you keep under check normally or can manage through. 00:21:38.835 --> 00:21:59.355 Folks that go through this program, you know, a lot of times when you're you're especially when you're done and you've been out in in your field for a while, you tend to see people that are starting to unravel or or experience higher levels of anxiety and stress, and, you know, maybe you're able to step in and offer them some help or guidance. 00:21:59.355 --> 00:22:23.920 And then, you know, whether they work with you or they're part of your family or any of those areas, you know, one of the things that we've for recently amongst our our alumni is that many of them are getting asked to help just in general mentoring, support, guidance, and a number of other areas, from a lot of folks that they they never realized before maybe struggling. 00:22:24.540 --> 00:22:27.685 So we know the program gives a lot of tools. 00:22:27.905 --> 00:22:31.525 And and in today's time, it's a it's a good time to have those tools. 00:22:32.465 --> 00:22:33.525 Next slide, please. 00:22:37.425 --> 00:22:42.670 A licensed mental health professional also a licensed mental health professional also gathers data to diagnose mental illness as needed. 00:22:43.210 --> 00:22:45.870 They do what's called a complete psychological history. 00:22:47.130 --> 00:22:48.190 It's called intake. 00:22:48.250 --> 00:22:55.105 They formulate a thorough and collaborative intervention plan, and then they refer a seeking consultation in a higher level of care. 00:22:55.885 --> 00:23:06.750 And in many cases, whether you're an MSP graduate or a PsyD graduate, determining somebody's need for further assistance is a big thing. 00:23:07.310 --> 00:23:12.990 In many cases, you know, the most folks don't go through just a single therapist. 00:23:12.990 --> 00:23:27.775 Sometimes they end up with another therapist or a different therapist because once, you know, more, trained and experienced in one area and you may have something that you need to be, talking with somebody else in another area. 00:23:27.775 --> 00:23:29.935 And then there's group settings and things like that. 00:23:29.935 --> 00:23:46.395 So there's, a lot of these things that that a licensed professional will do that's well above the MSP graduate, but, the initial information's pretty close on how you you take a look at a person. 00:23:46.395 --> 00:23:49.855 It's what you do after you talk to them that that really makes a difference. 00:23:51.035 --> 00:23:51.855 Next thing. 00:23:52.395 --> 00:23:53.215 Next slide. 00:23:55.995 --> 00:24:09.300 So if you're interested in joining the program, hopefully, many of you had a chance to go online and look on our website and take a look at some of this information yourself, learn a little bit more about the program. 00:24:09.300 --> 00:24:15.240 If you go into the online section, you'll also see we have a catalog in there, and it literally goes course by course. 00:24:15.705 --> 00:24:19.965 There's a course description of what you'll learn and and and those kind of things. 00:24:21.225 --> 00:24:24.045 Also, these acceptance requirements are online. 00:24:24.745 --> 00:24:31.860 But if you're interested after this call, I'll have, Ebony put it in a chat. 00:24:32.640 --> 00:24:40.660 We do have a, application website, enroll.divinemercy.edu. 00:24:41.325 --> 00:24:50.225 And when you get over there, what you'll find is you must have received a baccalaureate degree from a regionally accredited or internationally recognized school. 00:24:51.005 --> 00:24:54.465 Must have attained a minimum GPA of 2.5. 00:24:55.310 --> 00:25:02.690 A GPA of 2.75 and higher is considered more competitive, especially if you're going for grants and scholarships. 00:25:03.630 --> 00:25:09.515 Must full fully complete and submit all admissions documents, must complete financial aid package. 00:25:10.855 --> 00:25:20.155 If you're not gonna use financial aid, meaning you're not gonna take loans, you still should and and and can compete for our scholarships. 00:25:21.050 --> 00:25:25.550 And we also have what we call a memorandum of understanding. 00:25:26.490 --> 00:25:34.410 The Divine Mercy, works with other organizations, the church, parishes, a number of other places. 00:25:34.410 --> 00:25:41.845 Right now, we have about 40 in place, some with diocese, some with, ministries, religious organizations. 00:25:42.945 --> 00:25:50.485 And what it does is it provides anywhere from 20 to 25%, upwards of 50%, tuition reduction. 00:25:51.450 --> 00:26:03.710 So if you're on this call and you're part of a known MOU or you wanna find out information on how to become an MOU participant, please, enter your information in the chat, and we'll get back with you. 00:26:03.930 --> 00:26:13.715 But, MOUs are in conjunction also with, any other scholarships and grants that you can compete for. 00:26:15.615 --> 00:26:20.690 You must be accepted by the acceptance committee and admissions. 00:26:22.590 --> 00:26:24.370 You all need original transcripts. 00:26:25.230 --> 00:26:28.210 International students responsible for transcript evaluation. 00:26:29.150 --> 00:26:30.610 We do help you with the agencies. 00:26:32.815 --> 00:26:44.675 Applicants whose native language is not English must take the test of English as a foreign language or TOEFL or the international English language testing systems within the past two years. 00:26:45.375 --> 00:26:54.900 Scores must be at least 100 Internet based version, two fifty based on computer, or 600 paper, based version. 00:26:57.280 --> 00:27:03.735 The, IELTS scores, at least seven point o with no individual band scores below six point o. 00:27:04.215 --> 00:27:07.035 Test must be sent directly from the testing agencies. 00:27:07.975 --> 00:27:16.875 So when you test, you do have that option to ask it to be sent somewhere else, which would be to us and your admissions advisers will be able to help you with that information. 00:27:18.180 --> 00:27:19.720 Next slide, please. 00:27:22.260 --> 00:27:23.400 Grad school affordable. 00:27:24.820 --> 00:27:26.820 You know, depends on your version of affordable. 00:27:26.820 --> 00:27:28.360 Some folks think free is affordable. 00:27:28.500 --> 00:27:31.640 Some people don't mind paying, you know, full price. 00:27:32.315 --> 00:27:37.695 What I'll tell you is, we do have federal aid for those that qualify. 00:27:38.395 --> 00:27:47.920 We do have the William d Ford and federal student loan program, including subsidized and unsubsidized Stafford loans and graduate plus loans. 00:27:49.660 --> 00:27:52.160 There is employer tuition reimbursement. 00:27:52.380 --> 00:28:00.000 We have a number of students who who, get tuition assistance or grants from their employers. 00:28:01.495 --> 00:28:03.335 We are approved for veterans funding. 00:28:03.335 --> 00:28:09.335 We do have a number of veterans, and, actually, we have an active duty person who's taking our online course. 00:28:09.335 --> 00:28:12.455 And, again, a number of veterans that are in. 00:28:12.455 --> 00:28:17.780 And then, again, there's scholarships and grants, and we'll talk to those about those in a little bit. 00:28:18.000 --> 00:28:29.940 As you can see in the slide below, again, in the catalog, if you go to the financial aid slash scholarship section, you'll be able to see all of the actual scholarships and grants, and I think we have some at the end. 00:28:30.405 --> 00:28:31.865 There is alternative financing. 00:28:31.925 --> 00:28:33.865 You can get private funds, of course. 00:28:34.005 --> 00:28:34.905 You can fundraise. 00:28:35.685 --> 00:28:37.865 You can do a number of other things to help yourself. 00:28:38.325 --> 00:28:42.665 There's agencies and organizations that do matching funds, possible grant programs. 00:28:43.210 --> 00:28:45.070 So I'll give an example of what that means. 00:28:45.610 --> 00:29:02.165 If you, let's say the Knights of Columbus want to provide a thousand dollars towards your your specific education and they provide it as a matching grant, then Divine Mercy University will also match that thousand dollars. 00:29:02.165 --> 00:29:04.265 Your thousand turns into 2,000. 00:29:05.845 --> 00:29:13.970 And then, of course, there's cash plans where you can set up internally interest free, payment options, that you do over the each term. 00:29:14.990 --> 00:29:21.730 And then, you know, you may have other options like family assistance savings, those kind of things. 00:29:22.350 --> 00:29:44.320 So there's a a number of ways to fund your education, and our financial aid department spends a great deal of time working with each individual and their specific, situation to find find out and figure or figure out what options make the most sense and, how to help you get started in school. 00:29:45.100 --> 00:29:46.320 Next slide, please. 00:29:49.500 --> 00:30:00.355 So if you were, again, taking this program for the full twenty eight months, you didn't do the fast track, and you actually did not receive any grants, scholarships, or anything else, and you're paying totally out of pocket. 00:30:00.895 --> 00:30:06.630 Your total investment would be $773 per credit for thirty six months. 00:30:06.630 --> 00:30:17.450 And as a note, we've closed credit increases this year, and for a variety of reasons, much of a deal with the pandemic. 00:30:18.085 --> 00:30:28.105 But, we also wanted to make sure that people had an opportunity to, come into the school at a little bit lower rate, than it would have been based on an increase. 00:30:28.885 --> 00:30:33.225 So based on that, you'd pay $27,828. 00:30:33.685 --> 00:30:37.360 There is a $50 tech fee per course, which is $600. 00:30:37.740 --> 00:30:45.040 There's a $55 application fee, and the total would be $28,483. 00:30:46.425 --> 00:30:54.685 Now you can get an application fee waiver, and, we'll have, Ebony also post that in the chat. 00:30:56.185 --> 00:31:02.045 This is only an estimate of actual cost due to the inclusion of indirect expenses, which vary from person to person. 00:31:02.550 --> 00:31:13.750 Also note that there is, again, typically a two 3% tuition increase per credit in every fall, which we didn't do this time, and we're debating next year as well. 00:31:13.750 --> 00:31:21.135 So we're trying to make sure, again, folks, you know, can go to school, especially during the times we're in right now. 00:31:22.875 --> 00:31:23.935 Next slide, please. 00:31:28.480 --> 00:31:32.260 So how is our online master's in psychology different from other degrees? 00:31:33.600 --> 00:31:37.860 We use what's called distributed learning, which is asynchronous asynchronous. 00:31:40.925 --> 00:31:41.645 Not sleep. 00:31:41.645 --> 00:31:41.805 Not sleep. 00:31:41.805 --> 00:31:43.825 Gonna get it out today. 00:31:44.365 --> 00:31:52.785 Deliver courses, maximize flexibility, and minimize inconvenience, changing your head, heart, and life for the better. 00:31:57.470 --> 00:32:08.530 Experienced professionals, our core faculty are experienced working professionals who understand what you need to learn so as to live out your vocation as transformational leader in your field. 00:32:09.625 --> 00:32:10.585 I've been in education. 00:32:10.585 --> 00:32:22.125 I'm a little older than some folks, but I've been in education probably close to twenty eight, twenty nine years in, all of it at the collegiate level. 00:32:22.760 --> 00:32:29.660 And I've seen many faculties and and deans and and campus presidents. 00:32:30.520 --> 00:32:46.215 And, of course, I'm biased or could be accused of bias, but I would say that our faculty at Divine Mercy University across all three programs is probably some of the strongest faculty, not only as individuals, but as groups that I've seen. 00:32:46.215 --> 00:32:53.860 Each school, each program has a lot of experienced and and, in some cases, world renowned faculty members. 00:32:54.480 --> 00:32:58.740 And, you know, they many have been here since the beginning. 00:32:59.280 --> 00:33:03.175 So, you know, we're very proud of our faculty. 00:33:03.715 --> 00:33:27.150 And the biggest reason I think that they really are viewed as as well as they are is because, again, they take complex subject matter and boil it down in a way that helps each and every student learn, and then they spend the time with each and every student to make sure that they not only understand it, but can absorb it and then turn around and use it in the setting that's appropriate. 00:33:28.855 --> 00:33:34.075 The other re the other thing is what you learn is directly related to what you will use in your chosen field. 00:33:34.215 --> 00:33:42.080 I mentioned earlier, this is one of those times where as you learn it, you can readily apply it same day in some cases. 00:33:42.080 --> 00:33:46.500 So this is not something you gotta wait and tie up at the end and then you can start applying it. 00:33:46.800 --> 00:33:49.780 It's learn as you go and and use as you go. 00:33:50.480 --> 00:33:55.540 It's informed and infused by DMUs unique Catholic Christian meta model of the human person. 00:33:56.065 --> 00:34:06.645 We recently published a book, that's out now for sale, and, I believe we have information online about that's about the, Catholic Christian meta model. 00:34:07.025 --> 00:34:13.850 And, you know, I recommend anybody, pick the book up and, you know, read through it. 00:34:13.850 --> 00:34:15.130 It's a it's a great read. 00:34:15.130 --> 00:34:18.910 It's great if you're in leadership, especially no matter where you're in leadership at. 00:34:18.970 --> 00:34:24.225 And if you're helping other folks, it's really a a really good book to help you learn how to help others as well. 00:34:25.185 --> 00:34:26.245 Next slide, please. 00:34:29.985 --> 00:34:30.385 Alright. 00:34:30.385 --> 00:34:33.685 Is the master's in psychology the right path for you? 00:34:35.025 --> 00:34:38.325 Will the completion of this program help you to attain your goals? 00:34:38.570 --> 00:34:41.210 That's something you're gonna have to answer yourself a little bit. 00:34:41.210 --> 00:34:53.630 But when you're evaluating any program and you're looking at your your goals, try to make sure that you don't look at at the goals as being something either short term or limited. 00:34:54.105 --> 00:35:04.205 Trying to figure out what's the expanse of what you can do in your in your role or future role and how any program would help you in those, roles. 00:35:04.665 --> 00:35:09.590 It's, it's a big question, and, you know, it's a it's an individual answer, if you will. 00:35:09.590 --> 00:35:11.930 So each one you have to think about that a little bit. 00:35:12.230 --> 00:35:16.890 Is the program scheduling and requirements for success and completion workable with your schedule? 00:35:17.270 --> 00:35:20.570 So as mentioned earlier, this is an asynchronous program. 00:35:21.110 --> 00:35:31.425 And what that means is a portion of time, you are doing not just for homework, but, you know, studying and other things that that happen. 00:35:31.805 --> 00:35:37.745 There's online learning modules that do not require an instructor or interaction with your peers. 00:35:38.310 --> 00:35:40.250 Conversely, there is live classes. 00:35:41.350 --> 00:35:45.050 There's peer to peer interaction, peer to instructor interaction. 00:35:46.230 --> 00:35:47.030 There's posting. 00:35:47.030 --> 00:35:48.730 There's a number of things that happen. 00:35:49.270 --> 00:35:55.715 Some of this is scheduled, not much, and then the rest is based on your schedule. 00:35:58.015 --> 00:36:03.990 And some of that you'll figure out as you look at the curriculum and and it especially out of the catalog, it'll tell you some of that. 00:36:05.270 --> 00:36:11.130 Do the financial options discussed along with support from our financial aid department make the program seem affordable? 00:36:13.590 --> 00:36:25.405 Rarely have I seen any instance, and I'm responsible for financial aid as well, have I seen any situation where folks just can't go at all because of cost? 00:36:26.425 --> 00:36:39.220 There are some, but by and large, we try hard to work with everybody to make sure they have an opportunity to attend school, try to maximize any kind of scholarship or grant opportunities. 00:36:39.920 --> 00:36:44.560 We encourage, MOUs, matching funding. 00:36:44.560 --> 00:36:57.185 There's a number of things that that really can help you out whether you're religious or or, you know, somebody sitting on a, you know, million dollar fund from, you know, your savings or something. 00:36:58.525 --> 00:37:03.745 Most of the time, we try, again, very hard to find some way to help out if needed. 00:37:05.260 --> 00:37:09.520 Ultimately, can you commit to this successful completion of the program if accepted? 00:37:12.540 --> 00:37:19.165 One of the things that we take seriously at Divine Mercy University is trying to put the right folks in the school. 00:37:19.785 --> 00:37:23.405 We don't necessarily have a specific model, if you will. 00:37:23.785 --> 00:37:40.840 If anything, it's we wanna make sure you understand what it takes to to attend school, that you have the commitment to attend school, that you work through any obstacles that would keep you from attending school, and that you understand that once you enter into this commitment, it's not just a commitment you're making yourself. 00:37:40.840 --> 00:37:43.100 It's commitment we're making with you. 00:37:43.400 --> 00:37:48.905 So we do try to gauge that during the interview process and application process. 00:37:49.605 --> 00:37:57.045 And, we also make sure that while you're a student going through the program, if you have struggles, you have folks that will help you. 00:37:57.045 --> 00:38:06.520 If we notice you're having struggles, we will actually approach you and talk to you a little about it to make sure that, you know, you can work through those and or get any help that you need. 00:38:07.380 --> 00:38:08.440 Next slide, please. 00:38:12.215 --> 00:38:13.915 Acceptance in starting your program. 00:38:14.775 --> 00:38:19.995 There's a nine step application process that you can start as soon as you're done with the call. 00:38:20.855 --> 00:38:23.255 Don't let the nine steps make you crazy. 00:38:23.255 --> 00:38:24.295 It's pretty simple stuff. 00:38:24.295 --> 00:38:25.995 You fill out the application form. 00:38:26.310 --> 00:38:38.810 You have a couple of other documents such as transcripts and, financial aid and a few other areas that you have to work in. 00:38:42.045 --> 00:38:53.825 We'll you will talk with our financial aid, right after you submit submit your application because they'll start immediately working with you from that angle to make sure that you understand how to fund your education. 00:38:54.970 --> 00:39:02.510 Upon submission of all five five required documents, we formally present your file to the admissions acceptance committee for review. 00:39:03.450 --> 00:39:07.710 So there's five documents that go to the committee, and there's other documents that go to other areas. 00:39:08.555 --> 00:39:12.495 Upon approval, a DMU letter of acceptance will be sent to you. 00:39:13.115 --> 00:39:22.495 For those of you that need that for your employer, we do make sure that it's all on letterhead and and everything's appropriate for it to be handed over to your employer. 00:39:23.640 --> 00:39:27.660 Then once you're accepted, there's an online orientation. 00:39:29.080 --> 00:39:34.220 It's it's launched at a certain point before the term begins. 00:39:35.175 --> 00:39:45.275 Usually, it's been thirty days, but we're actually gonna open it up shortly, to allow people to start doing it now because the holiday this time this term always goes through the holidays. 00:39:45.335 --> 00:40:01.190 So we wanna make sure folks have ample time to get orientation done and, you know, also give them an opportunity to look at areas that they may want to spend some outside time, visiting or researching to make sure that when they start the program, they're they're ready to go. 00:40:01.810 --> 00:40:09.365 And then, January 6, I believe, is our next term, and that's term one and begin and that's when it begins. 00:40:10.625 --> 00:40:11.125 Alright. 00:40:11.265 --> 00:40:12.725 Next slide, please. 00:40:14.945 --> 00:40:24.950 I mentioned earlier, we have different types of scholarships, and they range in all kinds of different numbers. 00:40:25.330 --> 00:40:37.115 And they're relevant to, different parts of not only our demographic, but what we feel out in The US where people can use this degree quite well and, may need a little help. 00:40:37.335 --> 00:40:40.635 There's a Newman scholarship, which is up to $5,000. 00:40:42.455 --> 00:40:44.155 There's a faith and hope scholarship. 00:40:46.855 --> 00:40:52.410 That's really, you know, consecrated priests, folks like that. 00:40:54.950 --> 00:41:00.490 There's a patriot scholarship, which is really, you know, military, related. 00:41:00.815 --> 00:41:07.055 There's international student grant for those that are international, and taking it. 00:41:07.055 --> 00:41:17.170 And we have, I think, currently, students from at least, I think, 16 different countries right now in the school. 00:41:17.550 --> 00:41:22.930 We've had as many as 32 countries in attendance at any given time. 00:41:23.950 --> 00:41:27.170 We have a diversity scholarship, grant made scholarships. 00:41:28.165 --> 00:41:29.765 You can go down a little bit more. 00:41:29.765 --> 00:41:31.705 I can't see the bottom down there. 00:41:32.005 --> 00:41:32.505 Sorry. 00:41:35.765 --> 00:41:36.265 Okay. 00:41:36.325 --> 00:41:41.125 So that gives you again in our on our website, you can go in the financial aid. 00:41:41.125 --> 00:41:42.425 It'll list all the scholarships. 00:41:45.520 --> 00:41:46.740 Next slide, please. 00:41:50.320 --> 00:41:59.965 So before we get to any other questions, I mentioned earlier another way to fund your education is through, grant needs not grant needs. 00:41:59.965 --> 00:42:00.525 I'm sorry. 00:42:00.605 --> 00:42:05.965 Matching scholarships and or memorandum of understanding, which is an MOU. 00:42:05.965 --> 00:42:13.020 And a MOU is an agreement between Divine Mercy University and, for instance, we have one with the Diocese of Austin. 00:42:13.020 --> 00:42:34.115 So any any, actual parish member, diocesan employee, anybody associated with the that diocese, can get anywhere from 25 to 50% off based on that MOU and where they're at as a as a priest or religious. 00:42:34.115 --> 00:42:37.175 You could get you get between 3550% off. 00:42:38.195 --> 00:42:42.440 Lay people get as as much as 25 to 30% off as well. 00:42:42.900 --> 00:42:53.240 So, an MOU is really a good way to get a good tuition reduction, and it's in conjunction with any other scholarships you can compete for. 00:42:54.995 --> 00:42:59.175 Last year, we awarded over $1,600,000 in scholarships and grants. 00:42:59.715 --> 00:43:03.815 And, you know, for a small university, that's a fairly large number. 00:43:04.275 --> 00:43:21.960 But as I mentioned earlier, it's one of the things that we believe is part of our mission in helping, you know, anybody that wants to come to Divine Mercy University study, commit to the education that they're they're trying to obtain, and then going out in the world and using that education to help others. 00:43:22.515 --> 00:43:28.055 So, again, that's part of our mission to help fund as much of the of your education as we can help with. 00:43:28.675 --> 00:43:40.260 If you have any other questions, outside of this conversation, you can send an email to admissions.MSP@divinemercy.edu. 00:43:42.800 --> 00:43:48.260 You can reach an an MSP representative at 540. 00:43:51.895 --> 00:43:52.855 I I take that back. 00:43:52.855 --> 00:43:55.035 That number is no longer good. 00:43:55.415 --> 00:44:07.840 You'd have to read the reach the main admissions office at (703) 416-1441, and you can hit extension 120 or leave a message in the general mailbox. 00:44:08.540 --> 00:44:11.280 And then we do have, of course, the, fax number. 00:44:11.820 --> 00:44:14.380 And you can also go on divinemercy.edu. 00:44:14.380 --> 00:44:16.720 I believe there's a chat function on there as well. 00:44:17.985 --> 00:44:30.805 As I mentioned earlier, if you wanna apply, I believe Ebony's already put it in a chat, but you can go to enroll.divinemercy.edu, and you can see the rest of the the info there. 00:44:31.410 --> 00:44:40.150 So before we go too much further, or end the session, I'd like to come back and check and see what kind of questions we have. 00:44:42.450 --> 00:44:44.630 Does anybody have any questions at this point? 00:44:46.155 --> 00:44:46.555 Alright. 00:44:46.555 --> 00:44:55.135 And everyone, if you wanna put in the q and a section or the chat box, you can write them there, and we will respond. 00:44:57.050 --> 00:45:01.790 Give you all about, thirty seconds to submit those. 00:45:06.250 --> 00:45:21.145 There is a question from reverend Andrew, and, technically, Ebony's correct in that, are the credits from the PsyD program and the MS in PsyD transferable to the PsyD program? 00:45:21.145 --> 00:45:21.805 I'm sorry. 00:45:23.930 --> 00:45:28.110 Typically, the answer is no, but you can test out of some of the classes. 00:45:29.290 --> 00:45:36.265 And more often than not, that means you either audit a course or you try to, test out of that course. 00:45:36.265 --> 00:45:41.725 And there are some folks that have tested out, so you actually can test out of some of them. 00:45:44.185 --> 00:45:45.885 What other questions do we have? 00:45:48.020 --> 00:45:48.420 Alright. 00:45:48.420 --> 00:45:51.800 Seems that we've answered a lot of the questions so far. 00:46:00.835 --> 00:46:07.495 Just give a few more moments, and we thank you all for tuning in today. 00:46:09.155 --> 00:46:26.700 And I always like to advise if you have a sheet of paper or even if you wanna screenshot this page so you can have the main admission phone number and the application link and the email address that you can use, whenever is most convenient for you. 00:46:29.525 --> 00:46:30.885 So there's a question in here. 00:46:30.885 --> 00:46:33.385 What is the requirement for international students? 00:46:34.165 --> 00:46:35.545 We covered that earlier. 00:46:36.165 --> 00:46:45.430 One of them is that you need to take the TOEFL, and then you need to have any international transcripts evaluated through an agency that we can supply to you. 00:46:45.430 --> 00:46:47.370 There's a couple of them that we use. 00:46:47.830 --> 00:46:55.370 And, the rest of it, we would probably go through talking with your admissions adviser. 00:46:58.595 --> 00:47:08.455 I'm not sure if it's Trezor, but, the scores, everything's online. 00:47:08.915 --> 00:47:11.475 Again, we went through it earlier, but you'd have to check online. 00:47:11.475 --> 00:47:12.055 I apologize. 00:47:13.290 --> 00:47:16.590 Or you can talk to your admissions adviser, and they can help you with the total scores. 00:47:17.130 --> 00:47:18.990 There's a couple different tests you can take. 00:47:21.930 --> 00:47:28.185 Depending on the country as well, some transcripts, will qualify you, some won't. 00:47:28.185 --> 00:47:36.765 So it's it's one of the reasons we send it to an independent agency to do the, transcript evaluation. 00:47:37.145 --> 00:47:45.320 And, basically, the transcript has to be, one that equals out to a bachelor's degree in The United States. 00:47:49.860 --> 00:47:50.340 Alright. 00:47:50.340 --> 00:47:51.400 Any other questions? 00:47:53.700 --> 00:47:55.240 Let's take a double look. 00:47:59.375 --> 00:48:00.495 Doesn't seem to be. 00:48:00.495 --> 00:48:02.575 So, we'd like to thank you all. 00:48:02.575 --> 00:48:08.355 Thank you, Tom, for this presentation, and thank you everyone for, attending today's webinar. 00:48:09.130 --> 00:48:19.310 And, again, if you have any questions, feel free to reach out to us, usually during business hours, but there is some time that they may respond off hours. 00:48:20.090 --> 00:48:24.185 And we will also send a follow-up email with the going into this presentation. 00:48:24.185 --> 00:48:30.525 I saw that a few people jumped in just a little bit, late, so you'll be able to see the recording as well. 00:48:31.385 --> 00:48:34.925 And I I would I would like to mention this one thing, if it's okay. 00:48:36.630 --> 00:48:47.050 Again, this is about the middle of October, and we have the holidays coming up, and our start is at the beginning of January. 00:48:47.590 --> 00:49:04.665 So if you're highly interested in making an application, I would ask you guys to, you know, make your decisions quickly, get in touch with the admissions office quickly, and then, move forward so that you can get your application in before the rush of the holidays and and all that happens with that. 00:49:05.700 --> 00:49:11.560 And as Ebony said, thank you all for attending, and thank you for your patience and time during the con our conversation. 00:49:12.100 --> 00:49:13.320 Have a wonderful day.