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, leaving dozens of students with no place to finish their degrees. Now Augsburg University is hoping to get approval for a new doctoral psychology program that would let those students finish their degrees. 


"We believe we have the ability to bring that program over to Augsburg," said Monica Devers, dean of professional studies and graduate education at Augsburg. 

Private university in Bloomington says it's taking former Argosy students


The goal is basically to create a situation that allows the Argosy students to pick up where they left off.


The university has received approval from the Minnesota Office of Higher Education, and is waiting for approval from two other accrediting bodies. 


Augsburg is planning to eventually open the program to students who hadn't been previously enrolled at Argosy. 

an existing shortage of mental health practitioners in Minnesota

"[T]his Psy.D. program is a way to help former Argosy University students while also meeting the growing demand for mental health services statewide," Devers said.

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Argosy University psychology students were searching for ways to complete their degrees after the for-profit school abruptly shut down. Now Augsburg University is trying to launch a new doctorate in psychology for them, and possibly others down the road.

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