Edgewood College/UpGrad DBA; potentially $11,250

[lidel]

Hi,

Hope you’re doing well! I went through all of your messages and it was amazing! 

I am in Canada and planning to enroll for Edgewood university in online MBA program through Upgrad. I am quite confused about the Wes equivalent of this program. Could you please let me know if you aware about it.

Thank you 

Sorry, I just saw this now, for some reason I didn't get a notification. I don't know anything about WES, but my understanding is that RA is the standard to aim for.
As of January 2024, the Edgewood DBA degree program received the Higher Learning Commission HLC accreditation, meaning it is RA. Initially, when first enrolled, it did not work as it was a brand new program.

Hi,

Thank you so much for your response. I will check this again. In between, could you please give me an overview of the examinations in MBA. Do we have any online proctored exams or is all assessments? How the evaluation process process works? Is this program can be manageable for a full time working professional? 

Awaiting for your insights.

I can't tell you about the MBA side of things as I am only doing the DBA. No proctored exams on the DBA side of things, but there are some non-proctored "quizzes" that are part of many of the courses. UpGrad said that there would be zero exams, but one course did have an extensive open-book exam. The instructor said he was old school, and he didn't care what UpGrad promised; he felt this was a right of passage needed for the program. The rest of the courses are a combination of assignments and PowerPoint presentations. 

The DBA was manageable for me working full time with family commitments. It had a similar structure and time commitments to my MBA, though the marking was a little steeper overall. One of the challenges in marking was when the UpGrad TAs evaluated assignments and seemed to be grading based on criteria different from those we were given. I know of people who have challenged grades and received better marks when the instructor reviewed the assignments, but I never bothered doing this myself.  I did well enough overall. The added preparation for the dissertation process begins mid-way through the courses, but this is also manageable.

Overall, the Edgewood side of things has been positive, and I've enjoyed the journey so far.

Hope this helps

S

Hi,

Thanks again for your reply. Is there any pass percentage criteria or how the graduation percentage will be determined? As a new student for foreign studies, I would like to understand about this please.

The lowest grade you are permitted in a course is a C or 2.0 GPA. You need to maintain an overall GPA of 3.0 or a B to graduate.

S

[lovecactus]

Hi Guys,

I have registered with Upgrad for their Ed.D. I am Canadian and I am currently living in Vietnam. I will update you on my journey with Edgewood University through upgrad here. Btw, the tuition fees were less than $10000.

[bjcheung77]

Hi Guys,

I have registered with Upgrad for their Ed.D. I am Canadian and I am currently living in Vietnam. I will update you on my journey with Edgewood University through upgrad here. Btw, the tuition fees were less than $10000.

Congrats! You're the second or third Canadian from the board that got into the program, what did you bring to the table? Did you fill all the requirements for entry or were you put into the conditional entry pile? It'll help future applications regardless of citizenship or location, not just Canadian applications...