I'm considering NSU and, as you can probably tell by my questions, the financial aspect is weighing heavily on my mind. 1. Is there a required number of credits I must take each year (or month, quarter, etc.) for the Ed.D. or Ph.D. program? 2. What is the MAXIMUM allowable period of years I can take to complete a doctoral degree? 3. I have an M.A. in Humanities. Would I be given credit towards any of my graduate work? Thanks!
The DBA program must be completed within six years of initial enrollment in the program, though I'm not sure if this applies to Nova's other docs. You might find more answers here: www.nova.edu .
Boy is my face red! I meant Northcentral, not Nova. Sorry for the confusion ... can't keep my acronyms straight! Does anybody know answers to my original question as it relates to NCU? *blushes* Thanks!
1. At NCU you will have 12 weeks to complete a class. You must be enrolled in another class within 90 days from the end of your previous class or you will be dropped from your program. 2. 12 weeks per class + 90 days between + 12 weeks......... works out to about two classes a year. Assuming that you received the max of 30 transfer credits you would be done with your Ed.D. or Ph.D. in about NINE YEARS. 3. You will have to talk to an advisor about the number of transfer credits you would receive....it depends on what credits you already have and what program you want.
Their paper-and-print catalog (2004) says that master's classes transferred into the doctoral program must be in a related field; thus, with an MA in Humanities, you would likely be looking at the 81-credit PhD (rather than the 51-credit PhD) and, at the rate of two classes a year described by truckie270, that would be 13.5 years. But, you could pick up the pace a bit and finish sooner. See also www.ncu.edu .
Thank you both. I was afraid that with my academic background I wouldn't be allowed to transfer many credits into the program. Given my situation, would it be more prudent to look into the M.Ed. program first and then transfer into the Ph.D.?
You could look into the 81-credit EdD and pick up the MEd on the way, thus eliminating the need to re-apply.
