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Hi all,
I have my graduate level education options narrowed down and had a clarifying question about Western Governors.
With a Masters/MBA from WGU with 'no' GPA (I know they recommend a 3.0), has anyone been approved to a PHD/Doctorate program?
I've seen a lot of responses in other threads about having no issue getting into other Masters programs with a WGU Bachelor's but would love to hear about going from Masters to Doctorate.
Thanks in advance
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I can't give you an answer based on personal experience, but if admission is competitive, you won't be competitive with a 3.0. Some doctoral programs might require more than a 3.0. My PhD program, for example, requires a 3.5 master's GPA. Still, not all of the people who met the minimum requirements were accepted. If admission isn't competitive or is only slightly competitive, then you will probably get by with an explanation.
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I thought I saw that someone from here or TechExams went from the WGU MSIA to the DSc at CTU. Can't remember who.
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ajs1976 Wrote:I thought I saw that someone from here or TechExams went from the WGU MSIA to the DSc at CTU. Can't remember who.
I believe that was @Stretcharmy here on degreeforum, but he doesn't appear to have it listed in his signature anymore.
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If CTU is Colorado Technical University, I wouldn't be surprised. They are owned by Career Education Corporation. Career Education Corporation - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
I live in Colorado Springs and have a friend who attends there. He doesn't give them good reviews.
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I thought it was Capital Technology University formerly Capital College.
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Colorado Technical University will accept just about anyone. It's rare for a for-profit college to have competitive admissions, even at the graduate level. Capital Technology University doesn't mention a GPA requirement for its doctoral program. They want a related degree, experience, and a certification.
Graduate of Not VUL or ENEB
MS, MSS and Graduate Cert
AAS, AS, BA, and BS
CLEP
Intro Psych 70, US His I 64, Intro Soc 63, Intro Edu Psych 70, A&I Lit 64, Bio 68, Prin Man 69, Prin Mar 68
DSST
Life Dev Psych 62, Fund Coun 68, Intro Comp 469, Intro Astr 56, Env & Hum 70, HTYH 456, MIS 451, Prin Sup 453, HRM 62, Bus Eth 458
ALEKS
Int Alg, Coll Alg
TEEX
4 credits
TECEP
Fed Inc Tax, Sci of Nutr, Micro, Strat Man, Med Term, Pub Relations
CSU
Sys Analysis & Design, Programming, Cyber
SL
Intro to Comm, Microbio, Acc I
Uexcel
A&P
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The school was Capitol Technical College. Google cache is a doosy.
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