$900 Patten Elmwood Master of Leadership and Management (NA DEAC)

[bjcheung77]

I just found this about Elmwood. They are hoping to get DEAC accreditation in Spring 2025. It is a job posting but it talks a little more about their plans.https://www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/president-elmwood-institute-at-newuni-inc-3974247442

Wait! What? Don't they already have DEAC?!

[DeanLewis]

They are DEAC accredited… https://www.elmwoodinstitute.org/accredi...-licensure

[wow]

I just found this about Elmwood. They are hoping to get DEAC accreditation in Spring 2025. It is a job posting but it talks a little more about their plans.https://www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/president-elmwood-institute-at-newuni-inc-3974247442

Wait! What? Don't they already have DEAC?!

They are DEAC accredited because they are part of Patten, which is DEAC accredited. Their goal is to become independent of Patten, so they are seeking accreditation that will enable them to be a standalone DEAC-accredited institution.

[DatPanther]

Application didn't work for me, apparently they're not authorized in Virginia (USA). Here's the details...

"Thank you for your application to Elmwood! Unfortunately, we are not authorized in the state of Virginia so we are unable to process your application.

Please visit our accreditation commission's website for The DEAC Directory of Accredited Institutions. All school's listed offer distance education and hopefully you will find an institution that fits your needs.

We wish you the best with your educational endeavors.

Respectfully,

Laurie Tarlos
Director of Admissions and Student Achievement
Elmwood Institute"

[Vle045]

Application didn't work for me, apparently they're not authorized in Virginia (USA). Here's the details...

"Thank you for your application to Elmwood! Unfortunately, we are not authorized in the state of Virginia so we are unable to process your application.

Please visit our accreditation commission's website for The DEAC Directory of Accredited Institutions. All school's listed offer distance education and hopefully you will find an institution that fits your needs.

We wish you the best with your educational endeavors.

Respectfully,

Laurie Tarlos
Director of Admissions and Student Achievement
Elmwood Institute"

Good to hear they got back to you. That confirms that only the states they listed can apply. (My state is in there).  Still waiting for them to reply to my email. 

Here’s the states again. Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Florida, Hawaii, Idaho, Illinois, Iowa, Louisiana, Maine, Massachusetts, Missouri, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New Jersey, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, and Washington.

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I applied for this a few days ago and heard back today. As part of the application process, you have to upload a copy of your government-issued ID, in my case my driver’s license. I received this response:

“Thank you for your application to Elmwood! Unfortunately, we are not authorized in the state of XXX so we are unable to process your application.”

So, for people in half of the states, no $900 NA degree for you!

Do they not have this info on their website?

It is on the website.

[allvia]

Alas, I'm out too (my rejection just showed up in my Junk folder).  Apparently you need to be a resident of one of the states they list below (from https://www.elmwoodinstitute.org/accredi...-licensure)

Elmwood Institute is licensed, authorized, or exempt in the following states: Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Florida, Hawaii, Idaho, Illinois, Iowa, Louisiana, Maine, Massachusetts, Missouri, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New Jersey, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, and Washington.

[TINASAM]

well I guess I'm out even though I didn't get a message to that effect. My state isn't listed but when they got back to me they didn't say anything at all to that effect.

[Jonathan Whatley]

well I guess I'm out even though I didn't get a message to that effect. My state isn't listed but when they got back to me they didn't say anything at all to that effect.

Is it possible that there's

• one set of states, listed above, Elmwood can proactively solicit for students from,
  
• a second set of states Elmwood must reject prospective students from,
  
• and a third set of states including your state that Elmwood cannot proactively solicit for students from, but can accept students from?
  

[TINASAM]

well I guess I'm out even though I didn't get a message to that effect. My state isn't listed but when they got back to me they didn't say anything at all to that effect.

Is it possible that there's

• one set of states, listed above, Elmwood can proactively solicit for students from,
  
• a second set of states Elmwood must reject prospective students from,
  
• and a third set of states including your state that Elmwood cannot proactively solicit for students from, but can accept students from?
  

guess I will know more when they get back to me. I'll update whenever I hear something but it may be a few weeks. Definitely interesting.

[MrPanda]

"Academic Calendar
Elmwood Institute utilizes a flexible, overlapping term-based structure. Students may enroll in a term
at the beginning of each month. Each term is 16 weeks in length, although students have access to
course materials and faculty during the week after the course ends. Students may enroll in one to four
courses per term (3 to 12 semester credits). Students have access to all course materials and faculty
during the week after the term ends."

As it doesn`t say: "You can be enrolled at a maximum at 4 courses at any time", it could mean that somebody could just register to 4 courses at the beginning of each term, every month? (and have 12 courses at the same time, after 3 months, in the 16 weeks schedule).

Not me of course, as I plan to take only 1 course.

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"We want to assure you that your application has been successfully received and is now in our system. Our admissions team is committed to a thorough evaluation process, which, due to the high volume of applications we receive, may take several weeks to complete. Please understand that our program attracts many qualified candidates, making the selection process quite competitive. We will also need your official transcripts from University of the People sent directly to us from the institution or via a secure service such as Parchment."

Ok, thank you to the UoPeople for allowing me to apply to programs, without having to get foreign evaluations.