Well, I finally did it... I signed up for my first PhD classes.

After months of going back and forth, I finally decided to apply for a PhD program. I was admitted into the U of Cumberlands Leadership PhD and will be pursuing a criminal justice specialization. I am excited and a bit nervous at the same time.

As a small criticism... I was not impressed with the application process. I had to stay on top of them. I almost had to pay twice for transcripts after they failed to download them. It took multiple emails and about two weeks to get it straightened out. I actually received warnings from two different universities that my transcripts were about to expire because they failed to download them.

Once I got through the admissions office though, the leadership office staff have been great. They've been very easy to work with and very accommodating and professional. I look forward to working with them.

I think we have a few U Cumberlands people here. I'd love to speak with you privately and hear about your experience so far.

 

Congratulations on taking the leap. Best of luck and please keep us informed of your experiences.

 

Congrats!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

What other programs / schools did you consider?

What made you choose University of the Cumberlands?

I'm strongly considering Indiana Tech''s PHD program, and am looking for feedback.

 

Congrats!

I believe all college administrators to be people with no skills but good relatives.

 

There were several things that made me choose University of the Cumberlands. The price, regional accreditation and convenience were the biggest three factors for me. I also wanted the PhD because of career goals and felt it would help me more than a DPA/DBA. I also liked the education background with the criminal justice specialization that they offered as I ultimately would like to lead a local police academy or technical college criminal justice program.

I looked at several programs. Valdosta State's DPA, Walden University PhD in public affairs, and Nova Southeastern to name just a brief few. With the exception of Valdosta State, they were all insanely expensive ($50k+) and I felt some of the programs I looked at had too much of a negative stigma attached to them even though they were legit universities/colleges.

 

I know this is an old thread. Hoping someone is still on here who can speak to UC's PhD program in Leadership (or in general). I just finished up the University of the Cumberlands application process and interview today, and am tentatively planning to start in July with the PhD in Leadership. I have two questions that maybe you or others can answer. First is about the online-synchronous learning. I am not in the continental US. When I talked on the phone with the leadership department today, they said I could talk to my professors about just watching the videos afterward since I will likely not be able to make it in real-time because of my job and the time zones. BUT, they said this would be something I would have to discuss with each teacher. This makes me nervous. I know for a fact I won't be able to make these classes in real time. I'm worried I'll get a professor who demands that I be there for all or some of the live sessions. Any thoughts or insight? //// Second question. I'm currently enrolled in my second EdD class at Liberty and obviously want to look to switch to UC's PhD program. At Liberty, I'm able to just plug along at 1 class per 8-week period and will be done in 3 years. The UC leadership department said I would not be able to complete the program in 3 years if I just do one class at a time. If I do more than one class, (1) how difficult will that be? I mean in practical terms. How many hours of work per day or week, for example. I'm just worried more than one class at a time might be overload with my work and family situation. Thanks in advance for any advice or insight you might have.

 

I am pretty sure Steve is still in the program so I have quoted him so he gets an alert.