UNISA and the dept. of Educ

Discussion in 'General Distance Learning Discussions' started by Vogle, May 23, 2002.

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  1. Vogle

    Vogle New Member

    I called the dept. of education today and ask if the doctoral from UNISA would be equal to a doctoral from an accred. school in the USA> I explaned they are regionally accred. and GAAP. They do not list GAAP as one of their accred. agencies. SO, without completing the degree first----- they could not tell. After completing the degree they would send the transcript to the WORLD Degree Evaluators (not sure if the right name). I called them they only work with degrees leaving not coming in? Any suggestions from you guys as to how I can find out before PAYING and doing all that work?????????/
     
  2. Well, Unisa is not regionally accredited, so you probably got the Dept. of Ed. confused with that.

    The evaluation service you refer to is probably "World Education Services" (www.wes.org) ?
     
  3. Jack Tracey

    Jack Tracey New Member

    Hi Vic - I'm afraid that you may have gotten the wrong impression from the earlier references to "GAAP." This is an acronym that stands for "Generally Accepted Accrediting Principles." It is not an accrediting agency but a collection of standards or practices used by respected schools around the country and the world that generally indicate that the school is being run in a manner that would allow for a quality education for its students. There have been many threads on this forum where UNISA or one of the other GAAP South African schools have been discussed. There have also been many threads where the idea of GAAP has been discussed. Perhaps a good start for you would be to go to the top of the page and spend a couple of days playing with the SEARCH function and reading old threads. Good luck,
    Jack
     
  4. telfax

    telfax New Member

    Vogle-where are you coming from?

    There is absolutely nothing wrong with a UNISA degree. I cannot understand why non-US institutions have/or may get involved with DETC, or any other US accrediting agency, other than they may think it may get them more students from the USA and it is simply a marketing tool. The British Oepn University fell foul of this approach and should never, in my judgement, have sought to open an American Open Univefrsity. It should have marketed itself as the british OU and it would have done much better!

    If I was on an interview panel talking with you I'd ask you quite directly why you did a UNISA degree! I'd have no problem with the fact that you'd done it (others may, for all sorts of reasons) but I'd want a clear explanation from you as to why you'd done the UNISA programme rather than one of the hundreds (accredited even!) now on offer in the USA - and elsewhere! Why do you want to do the UNISA degree? Just interested.
     
  5. Vogle

    Vogle New Member

    answer to the questions and thanks

    Thanks for the clarification on UNISA (regionally accred). Also to answer the person that stated he would ask on an interview panel why I chose UNISA---- I would think of a very professional answer. But in reality, I have been told good things from people I have asked about the university. I think John Bear (seems) to have a high opinion of it. I have the possibility of obtaining a higher position (doctorate would really be helpful) in the near future. I want to complete the degree in one year (if I can write a disser. that quickly), and it is really CHEAP. I also cannot say enough for the personal knowledge and satisfaction of obtaining a higher degree.
     
  6. telfax

    telfax New Member

    Later!

    It is possible! But I will wait until I see other postings! Having said it's possible - you have to be very smart/bright and/or have work that can stand in liey of the dissertation and/or be going to a degree mill! Now, not all so-called degree-mills are degree-mills in my view if a degree-mill is defined as an instiution that has not sought (heaven forbid!) regional accreditation. I'll tell you more about the latter later! Simply, in my view, no more than an administrative nightmare - nothing to do with academic quality at all! And that's from a UK perspective where we're getting more like the USA!
     
  7. Howard

    Howard New Member

    Re: answer to the questions and thanks

    I want to complete the degree in one year (if I can write a disser. that quickly),



    I may be wrong, but I think UNISA requires a two year enrollment for a PhD. Regardless, IMHO, a research degree done in one year would have very little research in it.

    But, Good Luck.
     

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