Are there Online Phd programs with

Low entry requirements. Like a pass in masters degree would qualify. I know some of the universities do accept a lot of enrollments for promoting their programs with minimal entry requirements. Can you suggest some.

 

There are programs that require a masters but no GRE or GMAT. There are also PhD programs that only require a bachelors for entry, such as NCU, but you would need to complete 81 credits to earn the PhD.
What degree are you looking for - business, psych, education? Does this help?

 

Interesting indeed

I had the exact same question in my mind as what are the entry requirements for a Phd online and do they require a certain percentage for admission cus my scores were low as I had to devote time for my job too. I am not the original poster but I would be interested in an online English Phd. Or for that matter if I qualified, any Phd degree

 

Does UOP

offer Phd programs for a mere pass in a Master's degree(50%) and a 55% marks in Mphil program? if not, does any university allow the same. I have an Mphil in English literature.

 

This is not easy to answer, because you haven't stated your field of study or research interests.

Once you determine the general field you want to study, you might call UOP to see what the entrance requirements are for the Doctor of Management, but I'm fairly certain that an MBA or Masters in Management is required. UOP used to require fulltime employment and attendance at residencies.

Dave

 

Well I am open to any field of choice

But I am assuming there are Phd programs out there with minimum entry requirements at accademic GPA's too, thats online(UOP, I mentioned because they are highly money minded and keep sending mails to prospective students time and again).

I wouldn't mind doing even a (say) Phd in Gandhian thoughts if my entry requirements qualify for the same ~ Just an example. I know Phd requires high entry levels at a 3.0 or higher GPA in most cases. I am just trying to find an accredited university across the planet that is not stringent on its entry requirements.

 

Time to reflect. Why do you want to earn a Ph.D.? If it is not to teach or research in a particular field of study, then you should stop right now and get a clear goal of what you want to accomplish. You'll never finish without a clear goal. Within the goal is a purpose. What is your purpose?

Dave

 

I agree--it does no good to get admitted to the doctoral program only to wash out due to lack of focus.

Most graduate programs require a high GPA to earn the degree--A's and B's. A C usually puts you on probation and you will be expelled before you get the chance to "just pass" with 50%, which would never be a passing grade in any reputable program.

Poor grades can be overcome by high standardized test scores. Poor standardized test scores can be overcome by high grades. Poor standardized test scores AND poor grades can probably only be overcome by additional classes below the doctoral level. Remember that a master's degree means that you have "mastered" the subject at hand, and a doctorate means you can contribute original research to the discipline. Barely passing the courses does not suggest mastery, much less original contributions to the field.

 

Most of for profit online schools don't have GPA, GMAT or GRE admission requirements. Basically, they have open enrollment policies.

Schools with open admission policies include Capella, NCU, Touro and Walden just to mention few.

However, most of these schools concentrate in Business and Technology programs so you will find limited options.

As for other schools, UNISA for example does not have any explicit GMAT or GPA requirements but they require a proposal before an admission is offered. If you put a decent research proposal you might be offered admission even if your GPA is low.

The same for Australian schools, many don't require GMAT or GPAs for admissions but most require a proposal before the admission is offered.

The programs with open admission policies are more professional programs like DBAs, DTech, DEng as the PhD is considered a more academic degree reserved for those with high academic standing. Many schools will accept you to a M.Phil and based on performance you will be offered admission to a PhD.

 

For what it's worth, I think NCU and the DETC doctorates are very flexible in admission requirements...and reasonably priced (arguably). For that reason, I would look there first.

Greg

 

Dave,

You are so right. I have already decided to take up a different field that gives me a better prospect and on-campus in Australia. I was just hoping to get some responses that would get me to a Phd level just for the honor of a doctorate. I am sorry if it made you angry for some reason.

 

Hi. No, I'm not angry at all... . That was my happy voice! Having studied in two doctoral processes, I wanted to warn you that earning a doctorate is too much trouble to do it for status. I didn't want you to waste a bunch of time/money and become disillusioned at the end.

If you want people's respect, get a nice suit of clothing, use good grammar when you speak, make a lot of friends and write a book. If you want people to frustrate you and treat you with disrespect, go earn a doctorate... ;-) Then go interview with people who can't understand why they should hire you, while you simultaneously conclude that you wouldn't have hired them for their current position either. They won't hire you and you wouldn't have hired them, so I guess that makes you even.

If you really want to teach and/or research in a particular discipline, and that is an overwhelming desire, then go ahead and look into earning the best doctorate that is accessible to you.

Keep thinking about your goals; it will come together for you.

Dave

 

I once saw a friend of mine (a refridgerator mechanic) doing masters in English literature and he went on to do Phd in Literature, while I settled with a job. Now it haunts me even after considering I am getting more pay than him and hold a better work experience.

For some reason I felt it might be a good idea to do an online Phd so I dont have to quit my job and spend full time focus. In India, English literature, history, Political science and similar courses are not given generous grade as much as a Math or Physcics would warrant. The reason being the evaluating person has numerous answer sheets to correct and he just gives random scores to these at nothing more than a dim view of reading.

While this made me get grades lower than most of my other scores in unrelated academics (Diploma in IT at 78%, Computer Hardware course at 83%, HTML/DHTML/XML/Javascript/VBscript at 435/500 score) the current job profile has nothing to do with these and I have lost touch too. Money wasted as these are not going to come good too.

Now with my present occupation not holding a future, I wish to switch to finance and accounting and a possible on-campus program is what maybe a good idea. So I am ending my dream of getting to do a doctorate.