This is a DETC accredited school that was fromerly known as the College of Humanities and Science. Apparently they added an EdD program to their offerings since DETC was authorized to accredit professional doctoral programs. I wasn't aware of this addition and so I just thought I'd make a note of it. http://www.chumsci.edu/pages/degree/doctoreducation-coursework.asp
Yes, indeed! A very cool-looking program emphasizing the history, philosophy, and politics of education from a Great Books perspective.
I was aware that the U.S. Secretary of Education had granted approval but was not aware that CHEA had as well.
Taft know longer does offer the EdD. I started in my program with Taft (Boyer Graduate School of Education) in 2002. If you go to the student section you can see there is still a place for EdD students who started the program to sign in. I hope to defend my dissertation some time this summer.
The program was demanding and personally and professionally fulfilling. I have been able to apply much of what I learned in my current position as a school district administrator. Based on my experiences with Taft, I would recommend the school to anyone who believes they are disciplined enough to complete course work through independent study. The administration, faculty and support staff have been supportive and responsive.
I love the design of the EdD, with its emphasis on great literature and history. What an interesting way to learn the roots of education! Of course, one should carefully consider the limitations that come with a doctorate from a school accredited by a non-RA agency. It will almost certainly have little utility in academia (if that's one's intent). But the credential should travel well in other circles, and you gotta like their approach! If I (me, no one else) were to do a degree for recreational purposes, this would be one I'd consider.
Chumsci Ed.D.s might have utility for K-12 public school administrators. I'm not convinced that RA is necessary for academic employment either. It might be in high-demand adjunct situations where degrees are something of a check-the-box matter. But in the more competitive situations, I sense that it's departmental reputation that counts, along with who your mentors were, what your dissertation subject was and stuff like that. Rockefeller University places its graduates, despite not being RA. Of course, Chumsci doesn't have a great deal of reputation in education or the humanities, so it couldn't play that game very effectively either. Nevertheless, as somebody who has absolutely zero academic ambitions, Chumsci interests me very much. I could easily imagine myself enrolling in it, simply for education's sake. I love its history of science and philosophy-and-religion masters programs. Unfortunately, I'm not interested in a doctorate in education. But if Chumsci could somehow find its way to offering more subject-specific doctorates, I'd pay attention. A D.A. is a 'professional degree', isn't it? What's keeping me from enrolling in Chumsci? Price mainly. The Master of Arts in Humanities Degree Program costs $10,050.00. But I already have an M.A. in Humanities that cost me $4,200, from CSUDH. I'd love to study the different stuff that Chumsci teaches, but I can't exactly justify the $10K pricetag for a duplicate degree. It makes more sense to me to read books from the library for free. And I do enjoy the freedom to assign my own readings, progress at my own pace and follow my own interests, with no assignments hanging over my head. http://www.chumsci.edu/pages/learnMore/tuitionFees.asp The Doctor of Education Degree Program is $16,500.
I agree. The pricetag is too big for this program to be really attractive. I haven't looked at the numbers recently but I'm guessing that you could do the PhD program at Wales-Lampeter for less than 16K, even if you had to make one or two trips to campus.
