Enrolled at Northcentral University

Well, after much thought and consideration I've enrolled into Northcentral University to pursue a Ph.D in business administration with a concentration in organizational leadership.

In talking with several mentors who also hold doctorates, I came to the conclusion that a Ph.D would be a benefit both personally and professionally. Personally in that my father holds a Ph.D and I always wanted to follow in his foot steps, although his Ph.D is in engineering. Professionally in that I'm interested in teaching part-time (adjunct) at the police academy and online classes.

I learned that you do not have to list your doctorate on future resumes if you feel as though it would be deterimental for employment opportunities. I'm a certified fitness trainer, but I don't list it on my resume when applying for jobs unrelated to the fitness industry. Same theory applies with the Ph.D. Although I don't think you should hide the fact that you hold a doctorate degree. As another Ph.D professor once said, who is also in federal law enforcement, if an employer dosen't value the fact that you worked dilligently towards a higher education and bettering yourself, then they don't deserve to have you as an employee.

At any rate, I'm off onto the long and challenging journey in the pursuit of the Ph.D.

Jamie Gauthier, MBA

 

Congratulations, and good luck!

 

Congrats and Best of Luck to you!

 

Good for you Jamie!!! You can't go wrong with NCU, one of my friends is in the last stages of her PhD there. She really likes it.


Take care,

Abner

 

Best of luck to you-

 

What other schools did you look at? and
what made you choose NCU?

 

Well, considering there aren't many schools to choose from when it comes to an online Ph.D, I did research Capella, Walden, Phoenix, Touro, ect. Cost was a huge factor for me. Northcentral offered the best tuition rate for an online accredited university. NCU offered a significant tuition reduction for full-time law enforcement, where my current career is at. I liked the fact that it's 100% online with no residency requirements and that there a candidate for ACBSP. I've heard many positive experiences from graduates and students from NCU.

 

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congratulations and welcome to the club. Secret handshake to follow.

 

Welcome Aboard!!!

Feel free to ask any questions.

 

Thank you everyone!

 

Re: NCU

I learned this one and this one

 

Good luck Jamie! Keep us posted of your progress.

 

That's great news Jamie!

NCU is a great choice. You will enjoy your studies.

Best wishes for success!

Craig

 

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Good for you Jamie.

NCU is a good choice.

Best of luck in your new academic undertaking.

 

Does NCU have a qualifying exam?

 

Congrats, Jamie!

 

You can freely omit any information from your resume or job application, unless you are specifically asked to provide it. The governing principle is relevance; if the information is not asked for and not conceivably relevant, you're in the clear.

Dave

 

NCU does have a comp exam that is required before the dissertation process starts.