University of the Rockies

About

Mission:
University of the Rockies holds the mission of providing high learning opportunities throughout the world to the people who are seeking to achieve their goals, enhance their   professional practices and foster distinguished leaderships. 

Core values:
University of the Rockies segregates its core values under the following heads. 

• Integrity: University of the Rockies shows its commitment to do the right thing for the right purpose. Integrity is given reasonable importance in the University of the Rockies. 
• Service: University of the Rockies strives to provide the education in such a way so that the individual learning demands of the students could be fulfilled.
• Excellence: The University of the Rockies promises to provide the quality education so that the relevance and academic rigor could be ensured. 
• Diversity: University of the Rockies welcomes the students relating to different cultures and experiences to avail enhanced learning opportunities. 

History:
University of the Rockies was founded on june18, 1998. Initially it was named as Colorado School of Professional Psychology (COSPP). Bridgepoint Education Inc. in 2007 took the hold of Colorado School of Professional Psychology (COSPP) and changed its name to University of the Rockies. 

Diversity Initiatives:
University of the Rockies seeks to indulge itself in many diversity initiatives so that the students from the different cultures and possessing different experiences may take the education at University of the Rockies.  

Following are some of the facts and figures about the Diversity Initiatives undertaken by University of the Rockies. 

• The percentage of students at University of the Rockies belonging to the Under-represented Groups is 40%.
• At University of the Rockies staff and faculty members seem to be quite sensitive about the diversity matters. 
• University of the Rockies seeks to provide reasonable support to the diverse students (both academically and in the perspective of Community).
• University of the Rockies provides opportunities to get education in the multi-faceted programs. 
• The university ensures the availability of various advisors and mentors. 
• President’s Diversity Council: The president’s Diversity council (PDC) at University of the Rockies takes the charge of overseeing the diversities of mission and vision of the University. 
• Diversity Task Force: The diversity task force is a group of individuals at University of the Rockies which take the charge of implementing the diversification policies. 
• Initiatives: Following four initiatives are undertaken in order to manage and groom diversity at University of the Rockies.

• Retention and recruitment of the qualified students, staff members and faculty members.
• Develop the organizational design in such a way so that the diversity could be enhanced. 
• Set the curriculum by keeping in mind the diversification factor of the curriculum. 
• Execute training and education in a reasonable manner so that the diversity could be improved. 

Faculty:
Following are the traits of faculty members of University of the Rockies.

• The faculty members possess well-grounded and high education.
• They are committed to take part in the professional community programs through their publications, presentations and writings. 
• They possess a pace of high credentials.

University of the Rockies segregates the faculty members into different heads according to the contributions of the faculty members in teaching the students.

• Core Faculty
• Core Affiliate Faculty
• Associate Core Faculty
• Professors Emeriti
• Distinguished Visiting Faculty
• Professors Emeriti

Assessment of the students:
University of the Rockies pays due regard to the assessment of the students at different levels and steps. This is important because in this way the progress of the students is measured in order to align the progress with the specific goals.

• Assessment methodologies: Flexible assessment methodologies are adopted by the University of the Rockies. This flexibility in assessment methodologies is likely to make the assessment process functional.
• The assessment takes place in four stages.
• At the first stage targets and needs are determined
• At the second stage assessment in service of learning and measurement is conducted and customized.
• At the third stage data is reviewed.
• The fourth stage is the stage of meta-assessment. For enhanced evaluation in future, assessment process is reviewed at this stage. 

Assessment Stats:
Following are the bar charts providing the information about the assessment of students in the different areas.

Why Rockies

• Library Services
• Career Services
• Military benefits
• Established in 1998
• Financial Aid assistance
• Approved to offer Continuing Education (CE) credit through the American Psychological Association (APA)
• Offer scholarships to local and international students
• Comprehensive University of the Rockies Online Library
• Disability services
• Flexible evening and weekend classes.

Financial Aid

State Grants
Federal Loans

• Direct Subsidized (Interest Rate is 6.8%)
• Direct Unsubsidized (Interest Rate is 6.8%)
• Direct Graduate PLUS Loan (Interest Rate is 7.9%)

Institutional Loans (0% to 4.5% interest rate)
Veterans Benefits

• Post-9/11 GI Bill
• Yellow Ribbon Program
• Active Duty Military Tuition Grant
• Book Benefit for Non-Active Duty Military

Scholarships (On-Campus Students)

• International Student
• Outstanding Student of the Year
• J. Frank Rice Memorial Scholarship
• James R. Gregg Memorial Scholarship
• The Josephine Lyle Cowan and E. Garland Cowan, Sr., Memorial Scholarship

Accreditations

Following are the lists of approved, pending and not required/exempt accreditation of University of the Rockies.

Approved:

• Alabama Commission on Higher Education
• Alabama Department of Postsecondary Education.
• Colorado Commission on Higher Education
• Indiana Commission on Proprietary Education
• Iowa College Student Aid Commission
• Kansas Board of Regents
• Minnesota Office of Higher Education
• Mississippi State Board for Community and Junior College
• Nebraska Coordinating Commission for Postsecondary Education
• New Hampshire Postsecondary Education Commission
• Pennsylvania State Board of Education
• Tennessee Higher Education Commission
• Washington State Higher Education Coordinating Board
• Wyoming Department of Education
• Wisconsin Educational Approval Board

Pending:

• Arkansas Higher Education Coordinating Board
• District of Columbia Education Licensure Commission
• Florida Department of Education
• Georgia Nonpublic Postsecondary Education Commission
• Kentucky Council on Postsecondary Education
• Louisiana Board of Regents
• Maine State Board of Education
• Massachusetts Board of Higher Education
• Michigan Department of Labor and Economic Growth
• New Jersey Commission on Higher Education
• North Carolina Board of Governors for the University of North Carolina
• Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board
• Texas Workforce Commission

Not required/Exempt:

• Alaska Commission on Postsecondary Education.
• Arizona State Board for Private Postsecondary Education
• California Bureau for Private Postsecondary Education
• Connecticut Department of Higher Education
• Delaware Higher Education Commission
• Hawaii Board of Regents
• Idaho State Board of Education
• Illinois Board of Higher Education
• Maryland Higher Education Commission
• Missouri Department of Higher Education

Transfer Credit

Credit Transfer Limit

• Certificate programs (up to 3 semester hours)
• MA in Psychology specializations (up to 9 semester hours)
• 62 credit post-master’s PsyD non-licensure specializations (up to 12 semester hours)
• 121 credit post-baccalaureate PsyD Clinical specialization (up to 36 semester hours)

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