Credit towards Doctorate with multiple Masters?

Hi All,
I completed my third masters degree and was considering a doctoral program.

My graduate degrees are (Social and Public Policy, Organizational Leadership, and Organizational Management)

I'm considering a doctoral program in Leadership, Management, or Organizational Behavior. (online of course)..

Does anyone know if any of the additional graduate work can be applied to the doctorate? Do some schools have more generous policies in taking credit towards a doctorate?

Thanks in advance for any suggestions..

Mike

 

Thanks Steve!

Ill take a look. I really appreciate the suggestion and the input on the program. Best of luck in your studies there!

Mike

 

This PhD program wiill accept up to 30 semester units from a masters program https://tech.purdue.edu/degrees/phd-technology/overview
I've heard that this number is quite common in doctorate programs.

 

Thanks Ian!

My understanding is that most Doctorate programs are 90 hours beyond the Bachelors. Sometimes that means walking in w/out a masters and doing 90 hours, sometimes it means walking in with a masters and doing 60 more graduate hours.

What I'm most hunting for are options like Steve suggested where additional graduate studies beyond a masters can beat that 60 hours down even further. Being able to get down to 42 or so hours of additional work makes it very attractive...

 

Just curious why so many Masters in overlapping or the same discipline?

 

that's a long story.. its one of those situations where a series of rational (debatable) decisions leads to an irrational place..

I was asked to accept a graduate assistantship in philosophy at the University of Toledo when I was completing my undergraduate work a loooong time ago, so I did. as I was completing my thesis my advisor realized that id never taken several courses (symbolic logic, great books, etc) that were required and usually taken as a Philosophy undergraduate. But I was a history major as an undergrad so I never took them and he never noticed. Well, at that time I had already been accepted into the program at Duquesne in Social and Public policy (Masters #1) , so off I went planning to wrap up the Philosophy work later.

Time marched on and I went back to complete the philosophy MA, but really didn't have an interest, so I decided to push the course work into a MLS and be done with it (not needing to take the undergrad philo classes for the MLS). But the university I had all the philosophy work at didn't offer their MLS classes online, so I took the classes from FHSU and transferred them back. Well, the back and forth with my thesis reader went very slow and I missed the 7 year limit on the MLS, so that door closed. But here I was with 9 shiny new credits in FHSU MLS program, and an employer who would pay the full boat for tuition, so I completed the MLS in Organizational Leadership at FHSU (masters #2).

Then, I decided to expand on my work in Leadership by pursuing an MBA at Chadron State College, but soon realized that I didn't have an interest in the Finance and Accounting stuff, plus the Org Management program offered to accept 12 credits from my completed MLS in Organizational Leadership, making this only 18 credits to complete.(masters #3)

I do see how these overlap, but my interest is primarily in serving as an adjunct. I've been working for Fort Hays as an adjunct for 7 years in their Leadership Studies Program. I can now also work in their department of Management as well. Since many schools offer courses in Leadership AND Management, having both degrees I'm hoping will open additional opportunities. Technically I should be eligible today to teach undergraduate courses in Philosophy, Sociology, Leadership, and Management. I'm looking for a doctoral program to help my consideration as an adjunct.

So far, my personal expenses for these 3 masters has been around $3k (my employer doesn't pay for internships hours/credits). Finding a doctoral program that lets me bring down the number of courses Id need with my current degrees is key. The PhD that Steve suggested would work, and cost only about $13k, so that has some real appeal.

 

Thanks. Your thought process seems a lot like mine. Follow your interests but do so with consideration of the financial implications which can mean adjusting one's interests (bend don't break). Good luck to you!

 

Ian,

Is this program online?

 

Residency Requirements:

Doctoral degree students must have at least one-third of the total credit hours used to satisfy degree requirements earned while registered for doctoral study in continuous residence on the Purdue University campus where the degree is to be granted. At least 90 credit hours are required; however, some program areas may require more than 90 credit hours. A master’s degree from any accredited university is considered to contribute 30 credit hours toward satisfying this residency requirement.
https://tech.purdue.edu/degrees/phd-technology/overview/requirements