who takes the most doctorate transfer units?

What institution takes the most transfer units toward a doctorate? I am seeing a range of 4-9 units and would like to know if there is a distance university that takes more - like 15?

 

If my memory serves me correctly: Northcentral University will accept up to 30 graduate-level credits towards their doctoral program, which requires a total of 83 graduate-level credits above a Bachelors degree.

 

They'll accept up to 30 MASTER's level credits and up to an additional 15 DOCTORAL level credits for a total of 45. I received 42 credits toward their General Psych program. Doctoral program is 81 credits beyond the bachelor's.

 

I would hope that the ability to transfer a few credits would be far down one's list of criteria for making such a huge, expensive, important decision, one with life-long consequences. Other suggested criteria:

Reputation of the school
Your doctoral advisor
Other faculty
The degree program you seek
Your research area
Instructional delivery methodology
Residency opportunities (not "requirements")
Finances (costs, payment schedules, financial aid, etc.)
Scheduling
And oh, so very many more.

 

How my choice of doctoral programs (The Union Institute) met the criteria above:

Reputation of the school--not so much; Union isn't a highly regarded school, just another university no one's ever heard of. But its history as part of the learner-centered higher education movement is something I'm glad to be connected to.

Your doctoral advisor--pretty good. Because Union's doctoral program is interdisciplinary, I got to work with people outside my discipline (higher education), who exposed me to research, thinking, and methodology I would not have otherwise contemplated.
Other faculty--intensely huge. Because (back then, anyway) learners nominated their committee members, you had the opportunity to bring high-profile members of your discipline to guide your learning. I got to work with John Bear and Dick Crews. Later on, I got to work with the provost of a university with a terrific footprint in distance learning.

The degree program you seek--huge factor. I didn't want a "cookie-cutter" degree program, and Union allowed us to design our programs around our research interests. I combined business with education while studying nontraditional higher education.

Your research area--huge again. I wanted to study accreditation and its impact on degree acceptance.

Instructional delivery methodology--small factor for me initially.
Residency opportunities (not "requirements")--great! Short residencies occurring throughout your program, and one-day "peer days" to work with other doctoral learners anywhere in the world.

Finances (costs, payment schedules, financial aid, etc.)--for the most part, no big deal, although it was expensive. They (almost) all are.

Scheduling--a big deal, since for most of my program I was on active duty.

And oh, so very many more--particularly the feeling of being part of a community of scholars--the "invisible college."