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Penn State EdD Online - No Dissertation
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Pennsylvania State University offers an online Doctor of Education program that requires only 37 credits. Of the 25 required credits, 6 are capstone experience credits. The other 12 out of 37 are electives (of which the school may accept transfer credits). The cost is $1027 per credit, which is not so bad given PennState's reputation. 

https://www.worldcampus.psu.edu/degrees-...on#courses
Degrees In Progress
Masters in Human Resource Management 
Completed Degrees
Doctor of Science in Public Safety '25
Doctor of Healthcare Administration '22
Masters of Business Administration '22
Masters of Public Administration '19
Masters of Arts in Urban Affairs '17
Masters of Arts in Criminal Justice '16
Bachelor of Science in Police Studies '14
Graduate Certificate in Criminal Investigations '15
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Thanks for sharing!
Currently:
UCA (University of Central Arkansas) Ph.D. Change Leadership for Equity and Inclusion 

Completed:
WGU MSML
TAMUC BAAS Org Leadership
PMP, CSM, CSPO, Google Project Management Certificate
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required: EDUC 895Summer Summit
1
credit
Students will meet for an intellectually stimulating five-day, in-person summer summit at the University Park campus. As part of the residency requirement, the summer summit includes members from all doctoral cohorts and provides a series of workshops and professional development opportunities to enhance the online learning experience with face-to-face conversations, mentorship, and research skill development. Each student will complete a minimum of one in-person summit, and students are able to attend more than one summer summit. Costs for travel, lodging, and meals are at the expense of the student.
Current Degree Programs:
PhD Sociology - TWU - 2029

Finished Degrees:
AAS Board of Governors -PC&TC  8/2021
ASBA (cum laude) -  Franklin University 9/2022
BS Social Science (cum laude) - Franklin University 12/2022
MA Social Science  - GSU - 5/2025
MS Psychology - Walden - 12/2025
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Only 5 days … all other work is online
Degrees In Progress
Masters in Human Resource Management 
Completed Degrees
Doctor of Science in Public Safety '25
Doctor of Healthcare Administration '22
Masters of Business Administration '22
Masters of Public Administration '19
Masters of Arts in Urban Affairs '17
Masters of Arts in Criminal Justice '16
Bachelor of Science in Police Studies '14
Graduate Certificate in Criminal Investigations '15
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Many doctoral programs have a residency requirement. I've seen some that have an annual week or long residency. I saw one where it had 3 week annual residency and another with a 5 week annual residency. Those 2 seemed to make completing their doctorate degrees online really difficult. I don't know many people who can take off work for 3 or 5 weeks especially every year for 3+ years.
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