Graham International University

[inor]

Some of the doctorates he is claiming are Edd, Dba, Dpa,DPP, Dsc,PSYD, Lld all from degree mills.
https://www.linkedin.com/in/prof-frankie...-52693728/

His only accredited degrees, if they are accurate and real degrees from his LinkedIn, are the following:
Bachelor of Arts degree in International Studies - Lock Haven University of Pennsylvania 
Graduate Certificate in Nonprofit Management - American Military University 
Master of Education in Online Teaching - American Military University 
Master of Arts in International Relations & Conflict Resolution - American Military University

A grown man calling himself a "sigma male" in his LinkedIn profile.

[bjcheung77]

Some of the doctorates he is claiming are Edd, Dba, Dpa,DPP, Dsc,PSYD, Lld all from degree mills.
https://www.linkedin.com/in/prof-frankie...-52693728/

His only accredited degrees, if they are accurate and real degrees from his LinkedIn, are the following:
Bachelor of Arts degree in International Studies - Lock Haven University of Pennsylvania 
Graduate Certificate in Nonprofit Management - American Military University 
Master of Education in Online Teaching - American Military University 
Master of Arts in International Relations & Conflict Resolution - American Military University

A grown man calling himself a "sigma male" in his LinkedIn profile.

Those are the only accredited institutions, AMU is a subsidiary of APU. The rest are all fluff and not really needed at all, those two Masters are enough at the Masters level. For the money spent on the unaccredited Masters and Doctoral degrees, they could have gotten an accredited or valid degree from South College or another institution, such as a Level 8 UK Diploma, ladder that up to a 10K+ USD DBA or something similar...

[yiannispp2]

The funny thing is, when I asked if the offer included a notary apostille on the degree, they said no, and a few days later, I got blocked from their Facebook messenger. I don't know why but okay.

[newdegree]

Two words: Degree Mill

[tdat314]

Owner of the university: Prof. Graham is celebrated globally for his unparalleled academic achievements. With over 500 professional certifications, more than 30 bachelor’s degrees, 80+ master’s degrees, 8 doctorate degrees, and active pursuit of over 7 doctoral degrees....
Also "GIU achieved Full Accreditation from the Graham International Education Accreditation Agency (GIEAA)." - that is really crazy, to create own "accreditation agency" and proudly use it to accredit own "university".

I am not saying it will not be recognized anywhere, no idea about Kyrgyzstan, or whether QAHE accreditation is really recognized in Moldova, Indonesia, Syria, Macedonia....that would require further research.

But if you are in Europe and that is where you wish to use that degree, I think you made good decision by avoiding it.

Tomas, 

Here is an update. GIU has nationally recognized accreditation from IARC. QAHE has MoUs with many recognized bodies. Understand each country has different standards and requirements and not the same from country to country. GIEAA has articles you can read to learn about accreditations, accreditation mills, and diploma mills. If you read those articles, you would know your comments are incorrect. 

The Importance of Accreditation: https://gieaa.fgjf.org/importance-of-ccreditation/

Accreditation Mills: A Threat to Quality Education: https://gieaa.fgjf.org/accreditation-mills/

GIEAA is part of a new education system for African Americans in lieu of CHEA. African Americans now have their own education system and no longer depend on US oppressive policies against African Americans and other minorities. If you like to learn more about Graham Department of Education (GDE), feel free to visit that site as well: https://gde.fgjf.org/. 

My LinkedIn page has most but not all my documents to verify my degrees from ASIC-accredited schools and CHEA-recognized schools. https://www.linkedin.com/in/prof-frankie...-52693728/.

Understand, people are able to work on multiple degrees in France and the rest of the world using VAE, or, in other words, portfolio. There are thousands of online options to earn degrees, and I manage my time in a manner to multi-task.

If a degree is recognized by CHEA, that means the degree counts and is recognized in the USA. I would think it would be recognized in Europe as well since INQAAHE recognizes IARC as well. FYI, GIU is working with other recognized accreditation agencies in the UK as we speak.

v/r,

Dr. Frankie Graham Jr.

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Good evening,

My name is Giannis, and I’m from Greece. I’m about to complete my first bachelor’s degree in Political Science, and since I’d like to pursue a second degree online, Facebook suggested a university named Graham International University. From the little research I’ve done, there are a few red flags—such as the address leading to what seems to be just a house and some of the accreditation institutes that have supposedly recognized it. Since I’m new to this and wouldn’t want to pay for something that isn’t worth it or won’t be recognized, does anyone have any experience with this university?

https://university.fgjf.org/

Absolute sham of a student. The number of degrees you have listed on your account is enough by itself to be ridiculous, and not in a good way. To go further and post infographics you likely made yourself of who has the most "degrees" in the world is absurd. Creating degree mill schools under a shell "foundation" to further prop yourself up with fake accreditation and perceived legitimacy is probably criminal.

You should be ashamed.

[ArshveerCheema]

Well, I decided to test this school out for you guys and was interested because of their transfer policy:

[color=var(--theme-palette-color-8, #ffffff)]YES! NO LIMIT. “Frankie” hates schools that limit transfers based on how they want to make money off people by repeating classes.[/color]

I went for the Master of Science (M.Sc) in Business Administration and I sent my ACLAS & ENEB transcript (MBA - Master of Business Administration + Master in Team Management and Leadership) for transfer credit.

Initially, they only exempt me from 3 out of 10 courses but after asking If I could appeal, they exempted me from 5.

The coursework consists of watching videos, doing a ton of Alison courses and a research paper at the end of each course and then a final research paper.

I was not wanting to do the Alison courses as despite having only 5 courses to do, I have to do 46 Alison courses. It's too tedious for me.
After two days, today, I requested a refund. Note: I did not submit any coursework.

This is the response I received:

Arshveer Cheema,

You already started and requested for the courses to be waived. On our partnership page, we mention our affiliated partnership with Alison.

You already started, and GIU has already paid your LMS fee. We cannot offer a refund. Please review our refund policy. 

Refund Policy: https://university.fgjf.org/cancellation-refund-policy/ 


v/r,

Frankie Graham Jr.

I responded saying that according to the policy, I should be eligible for a refund as I didn't have anything submitted and assessed and that if they don't offer refunds at all, that this absurd policy should be clearly stated.

Their response:

Arshveer Cheema,



If transfer credits were not applied to the LMS, I could give you a full refund. 



You want a refund, not because something is wrong with the course or program; it is just because you do not like one feature of the course. Not one thing is absurd. I understand you are emotional now, but we can move past this. Once you finish the degree and compare the savings in the long run, you will know it is worth it. Also, if you decide to get a doctorate degree with GIU, in the same area of study, 50% of your doctorate degree will be completed, and you will save 50% on tuition.



Give GIU a chance, and I will work a larger discount, like $1,000 for a doctorate degree or a VAE professional doctorate instead of the normal fee of $5,000. I think that will be of value, as we should have ASIC and other accreditations in the coming months.


A VAE professional doctorate makes sense since you would have four master's degrees.:

I responded, stating:

I am a reasonable person, but I am not a fan of your offer. As you are aware, I am entitled to a refund. Nothing about transfer credit is mentioned in the cancellation policy, and denying me a refund based on a transfer evaluation is unreasonable. So yes, all this is absurd.

I then stated all my previous education and that coursework and courseload has never been an issue for me until now. I also ended it off by stating that I am open to another offer but am not interested in a doctorate.

Although, I'd rather receive a refund lol. I was only considering an offer because it doesn't seem like they're going to give me my money back anyways.

Their response:

Arshveer Cheema,

Understand something. You need to be a man and not a child when something is not your way. Refund policies are created for incidents like this.

I mentor all students at GIU and personally give them the most honest feedback possible. Understand you are chatting with one of the most educated individuals in world history with more than 60 master's degrees. Gaslighting and manipulation do not work with a person like myself (INTJ). 

You first challenged and looked over the course and demanded I exempt more modules, meaning more work of your past was applied to your account. No matter how much you complain, an email and digital record of applying your prior work as you requested has taken place. You demanded 50% of the degree to be completed and applied before you started.


Dr. Graham

That response is just crazy (to put it lightly). I mean the guy literally has a boundless ego. Regardless, I didn't demand. I didn't even have the chance to give my course equivalencies chart as I just sent an email asking if I could appeal and in response, they exempted me from two more courses.

So yeah, lesson learned. Stay away from this school, guys.

[bjcheung77]

Wait, what just happened? GIU is following in the footsteps of EIU (European International University), as they're going for ASIC and other accreditation or memberships. A junior member of this board keeps updating the EIU threads, I remember telling them to forgo that option even though they're a candidate for ACBSP programmatic or secondary accreditation.

Basically, accreditation and membership are two vastly different things, being accredited means the programs offered have gone through a review, being a member is fine, but their programs haven't been evaluated, thus, the quality is unknown. EIU offered a professional degree option for $5K Euro (75% scholarship discount), I declined (unless they get ACBSP).

Now, having that $1K offering does seem more tempting at the doctoral level... For the most part, ASIC UK is not really an accreditation authority, but more of an immigration or education scheme where they bypass proper UK authorization, they're more of a grey area, people in academia will reject these, but others for employment or personal growth, it may be acceptable.

[ArshveerCheema]

Wait, what just happened? GIU is following in the footsteps of EIU (European International University), as they're going for ASIC and other accreditation or memberships. A junior member of this board keeps updating the EIU threads, I remember telling them to forgo that option even though they're a candidate for ACBSP programmatic or secondary accreditation.  

Basically, accreditation and membership are two vastly different things, being accredited means the programs offered have gone through a review, being a member is fine, but their programs haven't been evaluated, thus, the quality is unknown.  EIU offered a professional degree option for $5K Euro (75% scholarship discount), I declined (unless they get ACBSP).

Now, having that $1K offering does seem more tempting at the doctoral level... For the most part, ASIC UK is not really an accreditation authority, but more of an immigration or education scheme where they bypass proper UK authorization, they're more of a grey area, people in academia will reject these, but others for employment or personal growth, it may be acceptable.

I mean, that guy has just been antagonizing and lying to me the whole time and is denying me a refund on the basis of a transfer evaluation having been done even though that "clause" is not stated in the cancellation policy and I don't know any school that has this clause.

So, yeah, given this is the support I'm receiving from him, I'm not interested in pursuing further education at this school. Not to mention, his ego.

I mean he's been actively disrespecting me in our email exchanges.

[newdegree]

Wait, what just happened? GIU is following in the footsteps of EIU (European International University), as they're going for ASIC and other accreditation or memberships. A junior member of this board keeps updating the EIU threads, I remember telling them to forgo that option even though they're a candidate for ACBSP programmatic or secondary accreditation.  

Basically, accreditation and membership are two vastly different things, being accredited means the programs offered have gone through a review, being a member is fine, but their programs haven't been evaluated, thus, the quality is unknown.  EIU offered a professional degree option for $5K Euro (75% scholarship discount), I declined (unless they get ACBSP).

Now, having that $1K offering does seem more tempting at the doctoral level... For the most part, ASIC UK is not really an accreditation authority, but more of an immigration or education scheme where they bypass proper UK authorization, they're more of a grey area, people in academia will reject these, but others for employment or personal growth, it may be acceptable.

I mean, that guy has just been antagonizing and lying to me the whole time and is denying me a refund on the basis of a transfer evaluation having been done even though that "clause" is not stated in the cancellation policy and I don't know any school that has this clause.

So, yeah, given this is the support I'm receiving from him, I'm not interested in pursuing further education at this school. Not to mention, his ego.

I mean he's been actively disrespecting me in our email exchanges.

GIU's actions show a real degree mill attitude, such as not wanting to give a refund because they want to keep your funds, knowing that the school is a scam and that they do not make any income. You got scammed, and lessons to be learned never apply to a school like that. You can't even get the Better Business Bureau or the accreditation agency involved because they do not have any "real" accreditation accepted within the United States. It's such a shame that they did this to you and the way he talks to you. He does not even hold a doctorate to present that type of entitled attitude.

[ArshveerCheema]

Wait, what just happened? GIU is following in the footsteps of EIU (European International University), as they're going for ASIC and other accreditation or memberships. A junior member of this board keeps updating the EIU threads, I remember telling them to forgo that option even though they're a candidate for ACBSP programmatic or secondary accreditation.  

Basically, accreditation and membership are two vastly different things, being accredited means the programs offered have gone through a review, being a member is fine, but their programs haven't been evaluated, thus, the quality is unknown.  EIU offered a professional degree option for $5K Euro (75% scholarship discount), I declined (unless they get ACBSP).

Now, having that $1K offering does seem more tempting at the doctoral level... For the most part, ASIC UK is not really an accreditation authority, but more of an immigration or education scheme where they bypass proper UK authorization, they're more of a grey area, people in academia will reject these, but others for employment or personal growth, it may be acceptable.

I mean, that guy has just been antagonizing and lying to me the whole time and is denying me a refund on the basis of a transfer evaluation having been done even though that "clause" is not stated in the cancellation policy and I don't know any school that has this clause.

So, yeah, given this is the support I'm receiving from him, I'm not interested in pursuing further education at this school. Not to mention, his ego.

I mean he's been actively disrespecting me in our email exchanges.

GIU's actions show a real degree mill attitude, such as not wanting to give a refund because they want to keep your funds, knowing that the school is a scam and that they do not make any income. You got scammed, and lessons to be learned never apply to a school like that. You can't even get the Better Business Bureau or the accreditation agency involved because they do not have any "real" accreditation accepted within the United States. It's such a shame that they did this to you and the way he talks to you. He does not even hold a doctorate to present that type of entitled attitude.

Thank you. Actually, my mistake was using my main card. The bank is notorious for taking forever with disputes and always denying them. They did the same with me.

My other bank, always resolves my disputes
within a week or two and they're always approved.

So yeah, not worth filing a chargeback but I'll do it anyways, I guess.