I got denied from U of Cumberlands. Do you have a new school for PHD. recommend?

[Sulkiahha]

Hello, Everyone..

Last time that I posted to find low tuition for phd.program that related in business. I decided to apply for a PhD in a Leadership program at Cumberland University, the only one I affordable and reliable.

I have also applied and communicated with the graduate admission department several times to send official transcripts or any documents that they required. They eventually denied my application and gave me a reason that the school I graduated with MBA did not show a final course work. Chea.org has approved the university where I graduated with an MBA, and I have confirmed with them that I did a final paper project last term. I have no idea what I need to do since they denied my application. 

However, I need to find another school in the United States that can get a chance to study a PhD. program and low tuitions, My budget is a range between $25,000-$30,000.
Do you guys have a school recommend that I can affordable for a PhD. Program-related to Business, Marketing, or leadership organizer? 
I desired to get accomplished for my future goals.

[lacussucceed]

I think you should appeal this decision and show them the final coursework.
For other universities, please refer to the replies on your other topic: https://www.degreeforum.net/mybb/Thread-...#pid301986

[Merlin]

I have also applied and communicated with the graduate admission department several times to send official transcripts or any documents that they required. They eventually denied my application and gave me a reason that the school I graduated with MBA did not show a final course work. Chea.org has approved the university where I graduated with an MBA, and I have confirmed with them that I did a final paper project last term. I have no idea what I need to do since they denied my application.

Out of curiosity, what school did you attend for your MBA and when was it conferred?

Based on your description it sounds like it shouldn't be an accreditation issue but more likely an issue of documentation. If the school didn't include your final grades, is it possible that there is a balance due or academic hold on your account? Schools will often hold up posting grades or preparing transcripts on that basis.

Beyond that, I'd definitely work with the MBA issuer to figure this out. Order a transcript if needs be so you can see what is listed there. From what I've seen, U of Cumberlands is one of the more generous schools out there in terms of accepting incoming credits, so if they are denying your application, you are likely to have problems at other schools as well. If you can figure out what the problem is, you should be able to get U of Cumberlands to reopen your application for review.

As the previous posted indicated, I sent you some options for alternative schools a few months back. At a $30,000 budget, there aren't really too many options aside from U of Cumberlands unless you're open to looking at foreign schools. I listed 3 UK schools that are in the ballpark of your budget range, and I am sure there are other cheaper options out there if you look at other schools outside the UK. But I'm not sure how well regarded those schools may be. There may be language barriers to consider as well. I've limited most of my research to US and UK schools primarily, so I can't really offer any further assistance there.

Of course, if you're open to relocating to attend a full-time doctoral program on campus, you can potentially get a full-ride grant or fellowship so you won't have to pay for tuition at all. Though you'd probably need to look at Ph.D. programs rather than a DBA for that.

[bjcheung77]

Interesting, I wonder how this unfolded, it's weird as your transcripts should show all classes completed. This is what I would recommend you do...

1) Get in contact with your school, speak with the registrar and have them resend your transcripts with all courses completed. You want to make sure everything needed is within these documents.

2) Speak with Univ of Cumberlands and ask for an appeal or re-apply to the program, again, make sure all "deficiencies" are complete, ask them what is missing and again make sure all those are showing as done.

3) If that fails, then look at some of the other schools mentioned in the grad section of this forum and your previous thread. Another alternative that I was looking at was also California Southern University. CSU and University of Cumberlands are the first two on my list when I get there for DBA...

[ThatBankDude]

I have also applied and communicated with the graduate admission department several times to send official transcripts or any documents that they required. They eventually denied my application and gave me a reason that the school I graduated with MBA did not show a final course work. Chea.org has approved the university where I graduated with an MBA, and I have confirmed with them that I did a final paper project last term. I have no idea what I need to do since they denied my application.

Out of curiosity, what school did you attend for your MBA and when was it conferred?

Based on your description it sounds like it shouldn't be an accreditation issue but more likely an issue of documentation. If the school didn't include your final grades, is it possible that there is a balance due or academic hold on your account? Schools will often hold up posting grades or preparing transcripts on that basis.

Beyond that, I'd definitely work with the MBA issuer to figure this out. Order a transcript if needs be so you can see what is listed there. From what I've seen, U of Cumberlands is one of the more generous schools out there in terms of accepting incoming credits, so if they are denying your application, you are likely to have problems at other schools as well. If you can figure out what the problem is, you should be able to get U of Cumberlands to reopen your application for review.

As the previous posted indicated, I sent you some options for alternative schools a few months back. At a $30,000 budget, there aren't really too many options aside from U of Cumberlands unless you're open to looking at foreign schools. I listed 3 UK schools that are in the ballpark of your budget range, and I am sure there are other cheaper options out there if you look at other schools outside the UK. But I'm not sure how well regarded those schools may be. There may be language barriers to consider as well. I've limited most of my research to US and UK schools primarily, so I can't really offer any further assistance there.

Of course, if you're open to relocating to attend a full-time doctoral program on campus, you can potentially get a full-ride grant or fellowship so you won't have to pay for tuition at all. Though you'd probably need to look at Ph.D. programs rather than a DBA for that.

Most on campus PhD programs in business are going to require the GMAT/GRE and typically, a 650 or better is needed. Most tier 1 schools have an average GMAT of 700+.

[jsd]

Chea.org has approved the university where I graduated with an MBA

Just for clarification, what was the accrediting organization? In other words, I'm curious whether this was regionally accredited, or just nationally.