Morgan State MS/PhD (High transfer credit, low tuition)

[FireMedic_Philosopher]

Generally speaking (with differences coming from which degree and institution you're going to ultimately finish)... When you get to the doctorate level, generally, it's going to be at least 60+ credits post Masters.  That's the reason they require you to have an ABD status, as that means you've got at least X amount of credits at the doctorate level already, post masters.  You're just finishing the final requirements from them, which is the 36 credits.  I see nothing wrong, as other institutions do the same thing or similar process for ABD completion programs.

Nothing wrong with your reasoning, however they explicitly state:

"Completion of the Ph.D. program requires a student to have an MS degree and complete an additional 36 credit hours beyond the MS degree."

So if it is ABD plus 36 at Morgan why do they not phrase it in that way?

The way I interpret their website, we are looking at a professional doctorate that is only 36 hours long... which is very short, but on par with something like a DNP for nurses.