St. Augustin University.... Mill, or just UA?

I have a feeling it's the former rather than the latter... Saint Augustin University"

I came across a link on an Amazon site. Anyone familiar with it?

Matt

 

Florida Statutes

 

here's the fun part!

Notice who the Administrative contact is?

Registrant:
St. Augustin University
525 East Dearborn
Englewood, Florida 34223
United States

Registered through: GoDaddy.com
Domain Name: AUGUSTINEDU.COM
Created on: 27-Aug-05
Expires on: 28-Aug-06
Last Updated on: 06-Oct-05

Administrative Contact:
Prade, Dr JN
4619 higel av
Sarasota, Florida 34242
United States
19413462008 Fax -- 19413494370
Technical Contact:
Prade, Dr JN
4619 higel av
Sarasota, Florida 34242
United States
19413462008 Fax -- 19413494370

Domain servers in listed order:
WSC1.JOMAX.NET
WSC2.JOMAX

 

Yep, and note where their Credential Evaluators link goes to. Not the sharpest tools in the shed these fellas.

Cheers,

George

 

They are operating under Florida's extrordinarily loose religious exemption. FL statutes allow purportedly religious schools to offer courses with conventional degree titles (BA, MBA, PhD, for example), so long as there's some religious modifier in the name of the major subject. It specifically permits degrees in the following subjects: Administration, Education, Media Communication, Ministry, Music, Theology and Social Work. And it specifically permits degree programs that are intended for secular laymen.

That seems to be dangerously close to a general degree-mill authorization statute. I'm surprised that it's not being used more often. Expect to see more schools like this.

 

Quite right, Bill. Apart from dreadful "religious" schools, the um interesting Mr Prade, note also the classic mill stunt of the misspelled name: St Augustin (wrong in both Spanish and Florida's other language), analogous to "Cormell", "Stamford", and other historic gems.