NACIQI - DETC - 5 Years and Scope Expanded for Professional Doctorates

In case you haven't seen this announcement from DETC.

December 6, 2006, the National Advisory Committee on Institutional Quality and Integrity (NACIQI) of the U.S. Department of Education, voted unanimously to award the maximum five years of federal recognition to the Accrediting Commission of the DETC.

The Committee, in the same action, also voted unanimously to extend the recognized scope of the Commission to include "Professional Doctoral Degree Programs." The Committee's action was in the form of a recommendation to the U.S. Secretary of Education, who will make the final determination. DETC expects the Secretary's letter giving final approval by March 2007. This continuation of federal recognition caps a multi-year effort by DETC to have its scope of activity expanded to include professional doctoral degrees such as the Doctor of Business Administration and the Doctor of Education degrees. The NACIQI action also marks the second time in five years that the DETC Commission has received a full term (five year) award of recognition, a significant achievement in itself.

Eight federal, state and private agencies submitted third-party comments in enthusiastic support for DETC's bid for continued federal recognition, another tribute to DETC's growing reputation.

Mary A
President
DETC Accredited School

 

DNP

I hope some DETC accredited school will offer the Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) for already certified nurse practitioners.

 

Re: DNP

Delta,

I agree.

 

DNP

Interesting request. I am frankly surprised that you would be interested without one of the nursing accreditations. We have an MSN, administrative, not nurse practitioner, and while we have some excellent students enrolled, it is a small program due in part to the number of potential students who desire nursing accreditation. With that said, I believe the DNP falls within the scope of the DETCs new authority so you never know!

Best,
Mary A

 

Any bets on academic institution acceptance of DETC doctorates for faculty positions?

 

I've been accepted as a part-time faculty member for a university with my master's in business administration (MBA) from a DETC school, so I'm guessing that the DBA will have wide accpetance whether it be in the private sector, government sector and/or academia.

Distance learning has become a popular medium for busy professional worldwide that want to earn a degree and it's become more widely accepted as the years have progressed.

The DETC is considered the global leader in accrediting "distance education institutions of higher learning." I had seriously considered attending a regionally accredited school (and have attended many in the past) to earn my degree via distance learning. I chose a school that was DETC accredited because the DETC specializes in distance education. If I had attended a traditional classroom setting to earn my degree, I would have attended a regionally accredited school.

 

I would really like to see some doctorate level Criminal Justice degree.......I don't know if that's possible, is it?

 

Re: DNP

And which DETC school(s) do you think might do that?

 

Well, let's see here. It would have to be a professional doctorate in order to fall under the scope of DETC's scope of authority. Does there even exist such a degree as the DCJ? Would a DBA in CJ be well-received?

 

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I don't mean to come off as being too negative, but ... I think that'll be a long time in coming.

 

Re: DNP

The American Association of Colleges of Nursing came out with a position paper on the importance of advanced practice nurses obtaining a doctorate of nursing practice. Presently, the degree seems to be more oriented towards a quasi public health degree. By 2015 it could very well be the pathway for licensure as a nurse practitioner, if thats the case, DETC accreditation will probably not be adequate. However, some institutions offer a variety of tracks.
1. Clinical practice track
2. Education track
3. Clinical scientist
4. The clinical executive track

see: http://www.drexel.edu/cnhp/drnp_program/curriculum.asp
Very expensive!

Position statement
http://www.aanp.org/Practice+Policy+and+Legislation/Education%3a+Doctor+of+Nursing+Practice.htm

 

Re: Re: DNP

Good question!!!!!?????

 

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Mary A,

As far as NLN or CCNE accreditation goes, I personally don't believe it is important at the doctoral level unless one is going for licensure. At the doctoral level, the students that would be attracted to that degree would be nurses that are already licensed and have NLN or CCNE accredited MSN's and apparently DETC accredited MSN's.

Regards,

Delta

 

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It may not matter the degree to which traditional academe accepts a DETC doctorate. These are not doctors of philosophy. Those seeking a JD, DBA, DCJ, DNP, etc just as likely have a non academic path in mind.

 

That was the answer I expected. Not negative, realistic. Looking at how online, RA doctorates have been accepted (In some, but not all cases), I think DETC doctorates will have additional challenges.

Given that:
1. Most colleges are regionally accredited.
2. Their regional accreditation is partially dependent on having RA faculty.

Won't the requirements preclude hiring DETC Doctorates?
I assume they would be fine for DETC schools tho.

 

true, but think of this. If DETC allows widespread Doctorates then to teach at a community college will always require a min Ph.D vs the norm of getting in with a masters.

 

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I don't think geoffs is claiming that the RAs have "depressed" the availability of PhDs. If you re-read his statement, I think you will see that he is saying that if the DETC schools increase the available supply of doctorates on the market, then the community colleges will be able to demand doctorates of their prospective faculty.

 

I don't know how long it will take the RAs to come around to accepting DETC accreditation as equally valid. One other thing to keep in mind is that the DETC doctorates will be professional doctorates, which are geared toward practice rather than theory. As such, I would see DETC docs looking towards the professions as their goals and maybe doing some adjuncting.

 

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Which DETC schools currently offer the MSN?