[Note from moderator: This thread has been split from the thread Doctorates (QUICK) CHEAP). The post that follows was not written as the first post in a new thread, but rather as a post within that existing thread. The original context of the post that follows was discussing transferring credit into a doctorate at Capitol Technology University.]

I appear to have missed the word "fewer". But I believe the Wiki says they're now capped at 21.

So you can no longer do the classic path of, say, taking 42 coursework credit hours at Liberty University and avoiding the shame of having a Liberty PhD by speedrunning (by graduate standards) your 18-credit dissertation at Cap Tech.

I'm seeing a lot of "too good to be true" red flags such as full transfer of a Master's degree and fast-track completion claims; accreditation status seems to be based on IAO and EAHEA, and this program does use the European ECTS system; that said, it appears nowhere in the Anabin database, which I've lately been using as the benchmark to evaluate a degree's usability/validity. 

Also going to add that the address listed on the website is giving another potential red flag, as it's listed as a single floor of an office building rather than a proper campus. 

https://kimtuniversity.com/phd-in-intern...l-affairs/

Did I confabulate this, or did they float this idea at some point in the recent-ish past?

This institution gets discussed a lot here; it is accredited in Malta but I can't help notice that there is no "H+" indicator on the Anabin database. Does that mean anything in particular for the valid use of this institution's degrees in Germany? (or, for that matter, in Europe writ large outside of Malta?)

Dakota State University and South Dakota State University each offer a PhD in Computer Science in separate programs that collaborate. Each student is enrolled at and will receive a diploma from only one of the schools, but there’s a collaboration behind the scenes in which the schools can share courses. This collaboration launched on-campus circa 2020.

Recently, the schools’ application to offer each program online has been successful. In their application, DSU anticipates admitting 8 online students in FY 2026, 10 more in 2027, 15 more in 2028, and 20 more in 2029. SDSU anticipates admitting far fewer students online: 1 in 2027, 2 more in 2028, and 4 more in 2029.

Dakota State University has offered online PhDs in Information Systems, Cyber Defense, and Cyber Operations for years, and before that an online DSc in Information Systems.

Dakota State University PhD in Computer Science (landing page)
South Dakota State University PhD in Computer Science (landing page)

We are looking for four classes before enrolling at his end point school.  
English Comp 2
American Govt 
US History 2
Speech 

Yes we know the EPC will accept Straighterline and Sophia courses. 

Would you suggest one platform over another for those 4 courses? 

Strongly considering SDC over the others.  

It looks like Straughterline has added written assignments for US History 2 and US Govt.  the last time we had a student use Straighterline there were not written papers/projects for those courses - only the multiple choice quizzes and final exam.   


On SDC - Trying to make sure I understand - is the college saver pro unlimited courses and final exams per month or is it limited to 3 exams and then there is an additional fee for more exams?  Help please 

Potentially could add 2 upper level courses if using SDC also but not a requirement 

Thanks for any insight

It certainly seems to have gone the way of the dinosaur. Are there any known holdovers?

One of the things I notice perusing the websites of the OG (UK) Open University, the Open University of Catalonia that someone posted here earlier, is that their social sciences programs tend heavily to be aimed at producing Critical Theorists. There are some fields (eg Psychology, some forms of Historiography) where I recognize the utility of Critical Theory but it seems in general difficult to avoid encountering faculties dominated by that approach at the doctoral level, especially in UK-based and EU-based open universities. 

If one wishes to do something that is decidedly not grounded in this school of thought via an Open University-type educational model, what are the options? Without veering into something like Liberty University, whose doctrinaire "Natural Law" approach to the social sciences (as I've experienced from earning 9 credit hours there) brings its own unique set of problems.

EDIT: Nevermind, got an answer! Thank you

Okayama University of Science (a private university, not to be confused with Okayama University) is offering an online bachelor's degree in Information Science and Engineering, with the caveat that the entire program is done in Japanese. Still, it seems open to the idea of foreigners taking the course, although application documents do have to be mailed to the office (including proof of Japanese fluency).

While this degree will not be attractive to most users in this forum, it might be useful for Japanese diaspora abroad or to anyone looking to improve their Japanese while doing a bachelor's.

https://online.ous.ac.jp/en/