Baker College DBA Question for Pizza111

Pizza111,

according to the following:

http://www.bakercollegeonline.com/index.cfm/degreeonline-feb07

http://www.reuters.com/article/pressRelease/idUS128790+07-Feb-2008+PRN20080207


The Baker DBA is fairly new and has just gotten approval this year, could you tell me about the process on how you completed it so quickly? Do they allow ABD folks to transfer in? Thoughts on the program, etc...

Thanks,

 

Humm!

Still not answer from Pizza. Maybe later.

 

Was it something I asked?

 

I think it is a good question and I was waiting for an answer also.

 

I don't think pizza111 will answer. But I have been wrong before. This may be a shock and owe tactic from pizza111.

 

Funny

Good one, Pizza reminds me of the guys that played the keyboard and a church I visited, and when he forgot the lyrics to the song he was singing, he then stopped singing and playing the keyboard, but for some strange reason, the keyboard was still playing..LOL. I said to my friend, that's probably the last time that fella will be invited back to this church.

 

Was that the last time he was invited?

 

Since I didn't get a direct response from Pizza, I called Baker and spoke with both admissions and the graduate school. Here's some of the facts presented to me:

No graduates of the program at this time. First intake was Spring 08.

Two required seminars, weekend length, various locations available.

No discounts on tuition. Anticipate yealy increases of nominal amounts.

Program is not cohort based so you can take a smaller number of classes per year. To finish in 5 years you will need to take two classes at least one quarter per year.

Program is 90 Hours with no credit acceptance for holding an MBA or other business degree to cut this number down.


My thoughts, nice to have another option but no real discriminator to entice me.

 

Perhaps, pizza111 meant that was enrolled but did not indicated, by not answering or clarifying the situation pizza111 put himself/herself on the spot. But thanks for the follow up with Baker College, that clears lot of things.

 

The people on this board are very sharp.

 

It seems, that some individuals at times want to test the waters, and find themselves between a rock and hard place!

 

I thought institutions with the title of "college" could only award upto a Masters level degree and maybe some post graduate but not a Doctorate.

any thoughts?

btw,

been following many threads, but this is my first response....... of many?

 

You might want to start a new thread for this discussion. But the short answer is not necessarily. For instance, the College of William and Mary is older than the US and is the oldest public institution but awards doctorates. Boston College awards doctorates, etc,,, And in some schools the separate academic disciplines have their own "college" (including my alma maters). I have noticed that some institutions change names as they progress up in highest level of degree awarded. I don't know of any hard fast rule that exists regarding institution naming convention.

Welcome to the forums and thanks for contributing.

 

Of course this is off topic and I could be wrong, but I believe UNC-Chapel Hill holds the distinction of the oldest public college/university. If I recall correctly while the College of William and Mary is older than UNC-Chapel Hill it did not become a public US institution until after Chapel Hill was founded.

 

Bryn Mawr College and the College of William & Mary have both been in the doctorate-granting business for some time.

 

Since we are off topic I did some research.

UNC-Chapel Hill is the oldest public from inception:

http://www.unc.edu/visitors/visitors_guide.pdf

The comment was mine as William and Mary merely states they are the second oldest institution in America. They did not become state supported until 1906.

http://www.wm.edu/about/wmataglance/index.php

I'm always impressed with the knowledge of folks on the board. Thanks for the clarification.

 

Don't forget Dartmouth College, which awards the Ph.D. and M.D. degrees;

http://www.dartmouth.edu/home/academics_research/graduate_degrees.html