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I've got 21 credits from the NCU PhD program. I was doing the applied computer science program and then my work funding dried up. That left me in the lurch for finishing up. My time for the 7 yr program came and went and now I'm stuck with 21 credits. They don't even do a certificate in the applied computer science program so I'm just stuck with some learning.

I had been looking at the Aspen DSc program. That seems an OK fit for me. Maybe even a doctorate in something like homeland security, with a computer science, bent would work. I've got and MBA, too. So, varied background. I'm at the point now where I'd like to go at the doctorate again. I don't really care about teaching at all either...so maybe RA isn't that big of a deal. I would like to stick with some accredited angle, such as national, DETC, TRACS, foreign, or RA.

I've looked at Colorado Tech but that's ridiculously expensive. I'm at the point I am paying for it myself and interested in starting it soon. I'd discount programs like Indiana State mainly because it takes forever to get started in it and I am anxious to get going soon. Although that's a great program, too.

There might be other ideas I have missed at this point. Likely folks on this forum might know of some programs I haven't thought about.

seizer

(03-05-2014, 09:24 AM)seizer Wrote: [ -> ]I've got 21 credits from the NCU PhD program.

Not to rain on your parade, but I don't know any place that will give you more than a class or two credit toward a doctoral program. It would be a different story if you were looking to use them toward another masters.

Also, it's slim pickings for DL homeland security-type doctorates if you are trying to avoid the usual low-credibility suspects like NCU or TUI/Trident. Check Charles Sturt, which offers both a Doctor of Policing and Security and a PhD by distance learning.

If you can stand to do some residencies in New Jersey, check out the New Jersey City University DSc in Civil Security Leadership, Management and Policy (CSLMP).

And don't overlook the DETC-accredited Henley-Putnam Doctorate in Strategic Security. HP says they will transfer up to 15% of the required credits, but they match "on the basis of similar curriculum and if necessary, comparison of syllabi." Not knowing the specific courses you took at NCU it would be hard to guess, but I wouldn't expect more than a course at best would match anything in HP's doctoral curriculum.