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Degree Completion Program for PhD
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Years ago I got my BS in Liberal Studies from Excelsior by combining coursework along with DSST and CLEP exams. Later I got a graduate certificate in a Brick and Mortar University. I tried my hand at online university that had a gradiate that sucked by managed to get 18 credits before I moved back to a brick and mortar university to get a Masters in Engineering. Graduated there with a high GPA. Decided to go and study for a second masters to supplement the first.

Anyways, I'm just about ready to graduate and I'm in an interesting position. After I graduate, I'll have 96 total semester hours of graduate study with an average GPA of 3.8. I will also have a few published papers under my belt and a thesis. I frankly do not have the time or inclination to go back for another 3 to 4 years to get a Doctorate.

Are there any Doctorate degree completion programs like what Excelsior and Thomas Edison have for undergraduates?
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I'm not sure that I've seen anything quite like what you describe, however there are quite a few dissertation only doctorates available internationally. They are very much self-directed and are primarily completed by publication of works. Do you have a specific area of study in mind? I'm assuming engineering?
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tripsigg Wrote:Years ago I got my BS in Liberal Studies from Excelsior by combining coursework along with DSST and CLEP exams. Later I got a graduate certificate in a Brick and Mortar University. I tried my hand at online university that had a gradiate that sucked by managed to get 18 credits before I moved back to a brick and mortar university to get a Masters in Engineering. Graduated there with a high GPA. Decided to go and study for a second masters to supplement the first.

Anyways, I'm just about ready to graduate and I'm in an interesting position. After I graduate, I'll have 96 total semester hours of graduate study with an average GPA of 3.8. I will also have a few published papers under my belt and a thesis. I frankly do not have the time or inclination to go back for another 3 to 4 years to get a Doctorate.

Are there any Doctorate degree completion programs like what Excelsior and Thomas Edison have for undergraduates?


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" Masters in Engineering. Graduated there with a high GPA. "

what exactly is the point of the PhD

there's another thread where they're discussing Masters degrees and Return On Investment
http://www.degreeforum.net/graduate-scho...-what.html

and many people are saying for some areas a masters just isn't worth the money

what do you hope or expect to get after investing time and money on a PhD

with a masters in engineering you should have no problem getting a job
and if you didn't want a technical job you could even teach at a community college or possibly high school
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