Purdue Global University

Discussion in 'General Distance Learning Discussions' started by bball_lover_86, Oct 18, 2019.

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  1. bball_lover_86

    bball_lover_86 New Member

    Has anyone had any success getting into a decent RA non for-profit school after they completed a BS at Purdue Global? BS in Liberal Arts to a masters program maybe a environmental science, wild life biology, or a management degree. Just wondering if it’s worth my significant other getting his BS from Purdue Global he only has to complete 7 classes since he’s military. I’m kinda just spit bowling this morning. Let me hear your stories please!!!
     
  2. chrisjm18

    chrisjm18 Well-Known Member

    I graduated from a DEAC accredited school and went on to earn an MBA from a regionally accredited equivalent, foreign university and an M.S. from a state university. I don't see why anyone would struggle to get into a decent RA non-profit university with a regionally accredited degree from Purdue Global, assuming they have at least a 3.0 GPA, which is usually the norm.
     
  3. bball_lover_86

    bball_lover_86 New Member

    I have seen a college state they will not consider a degree from a for-profit university for a masters program. Brandman University... I was just wondering if other schools had an unspoken issue with the for-profit schools and accepting them.
     
  4. chrisjm18

    chrisjm18 Well-Known Member

    Purdue Global is a public university. Where on Brandman University's website do they state that for-profit degrees aren't accepted? Keep in mind that there are always exceptions. Schools will state one thing but do another. I've been accepted to an Ed.D. at a non-profit university which required an RA bachelor's and master's. The state school where I pursued my M.S. stated that an RA bachelor's was required. My advice is to just apply. On another note, I've seen a for-profit school state that for their Ph.D. program a for-profit degree wasn't acceptable (Sullivan University). The nerve of a for-profit school to make such a claim.
     
  5. LearningAddict

    LearningAddict Well-Known Member

    Can you post the name of the college where you read that or drop a link? I'm not saying I don't believe you, it just would be rare to see a school post something like that as a rule. It's more normal to see schools post that they don't accept credits from nationally accredited schools (although even that is becoming rarer), but that's a different discussion.
     
  6. LearningAddict

    LearningAddict Well-Known Member

    LOL. Crazy. And that's why I believe bball. There is always some school operating with strange positions on things. I'm just curious about which school bball saw it from.
     
  7. bball_lover_86

    bball_lover_86 New Member

    Their website did last year. I just checked it they updated it.
     
  8. LearningAddict

    LearningAddict Well-Known Member

    My mistake, I see you said Brandman already. I read that wrong. I would say it's rare. I don't foresee any issues getting into other programs with a degree from Purdue University Global.
     
  9. Kizmet

    Kizmet Moderator

    I would also point out that "Purdue Global," as a specific educational entity, hasn't existed for very long so there probably aren't many people around who have graduated with a diploma from that school.
     
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  10. bball_lover_86

    bball_lover_86 New Member

    You are correct. Essentially it was just a name change. Anyone heard that Purdue Global is working on going non-profit?
     
  11. LearningAddict

    LearningAddict Well-Known Member

  12. bball_lover_86

    bball_lover_86 New Member

  13. LearningAddict

    LearningAddict Well-Known Member

    No worries. A lot of what we discuss here isn't common knowledge to the general public. We have a lot of discussions and spirited debates about these sorts of things. It's pretty much a hobby for a number of us. The good thing here is, most people won't do the smart thing you did by signing up and asking questions. Instead, most attach themselves to some variation of bad info, run with it, and spread it across the internet, then they try to bite the head off of anyone who even politely attempts to correct the information. Every now and then we get a new member who comes in and explodes and then leaves when they find out we don't agree with their misinformation. A funny one happened with me in the summer. I'm sure there'll be more of those in the future.
     
  14. AlK11

    AlK11 Active Member

    Got a link to this? I'd love to read it.

    Also, I think Purdue Global is as good, if not better than most RA non-profit schools.
     
  15. LearningAddict

    LearningAddict Well-Known Member

  16. Neuhaus

    Neuhaus Well-Known Member

    You're not behind the times, you're just wrong.

    It wasn't a name change. The school was acquired by a non-profit entity. That's a rather substantive change to a school's governance and goes well beyond a name change.
     
  17. bball_lover_86

    bball_lover_86 New Member

    No chill. Just because it was bought by a non profit doesn’t mean it changed necessarily. You have no chill at all. This is why people don’t want to ask questions or say anything and just lurk on the forum.
     
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  18. SteveFoerster

    SteveFoerster Resident Gadfly Staff Member

    That's true; the tax status thing can indeed get murky sometimes.

    In this case, however, Purdue Global is classified as a public institution, such as by the U.S. Department of Education: https://nces.ed.gov/collegenavigator/?q=purdue+university+global&s=all&id=260901#finaid

    Well, I'm glad you did, though.
     
  19. sanantone

    sanantone Well-Known Member

    I was accepted to both of the science programs I applied to at a top 35 university, and my undergraduate degrees are from a non-traditional school. These are the factors that come into play when applying to graduate programs.

    Regional accreditation - Many schools will not accept students with NA undergraduate degrees. Purdue Global is RA, so he doesn't have to worry about that.

    GPA and, sometimes, science GPA.

    GRE scores if required.

    Science prerequisites or having the appropriate undergraduate degree (this is the most important factor)

    Letters of recommendation if required.

    Personal statement if required.

    Brandman University accepts almost anyone.
     
  20. Kizmet

    Kizmet Moderator

    I know next to nothing about Brandman but I believe there are schools that will accept virtually everyone who meets the minimum criteria (and maybe even a few who don't, under certain circumstances). I think there are pros and cons to this. On the negative side I think that open admissions can lead to the courses being geared to the lowest common denominator. A good example of a school that does not let this happen is the University of London. I think they have high standards for an open admissions school. But I think that ULondon might be an exception. On the positive side, open admissions gives someone a shot at redemption. Maybe they screwed up once upon a time. A low GPA for example. I think that person should get an opportunity to demonstrate their abilities, perhaps with a little more motivation on board. Clearly some schools are more selective. We sometimes talk about schools occupying a "Tier" in the hierarchy of schools and it's possible that admissions selectivity is one of the criteria for the differences between the various Tiers.
     

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