South College DBA

[wiresandscreens]

I am looking for some detail on program speed from a either a current or graduated student. I would love to get some additional information on what you have personally done or know of as it relates to how fast you can complete the program.

I am a WGU graduate who accelerated extremely fast with a Bachelor's in Cybersecurity taking around 40 days and then a Master's in Cybersecurity in 7 days. I enrolled and started my classes with South on March 1st which fell on a Saturday. I took that first day off and started on Sunday and as of today (5 days later) I have completed the first two courses, besides waiting on the professor to grade my last 3 papers (hopefully done tomorrow).

I have read that South will not let you graduate from this program without at least enrolling in the 2nd term, but do they require you to work on the capstone project (new option vs just dissertation) for a full 6 months or is it more freeform where it can be summitted any time in the 2nd term regardless of how early in the term it is. So far I have had the same professor for the past two classes and they have been great with grading papers, with all of them being completed next day. Are there any other roadblocks or concerns with my plan to knock out at least 1 class a week with a goal of 2 classes per week?

[cc95]

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Thank you very much!

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I am looking for some detail on program speed from a either a current or graduated student. I would love to get some additional information on what you have personally done or know of as it relates to how fast you can complete the program.

I am a WGU graduate who accelerated extremely fast with a Bachelor's in Cybersecurity taking around 40 days and then a Master's in Cybersecurity in 7 days. I enrolled and started my classes with South on March 1st which fell on a Saturday. I took that first day off and started on Sunday and as of today (5 days later) I have completed the first two courses, besides waiting on the professor to grade my last 3 papers (hopefully done tomorrow).

I have read that South will not let you graduate from this program without at least enrolling in the 2nd term, but do they require you to work on the capstone project (new option vs just dissertation) for a full 6 months or is it more freeform where it can be summitted any time in the 2nd term regardless of how early in the term it is. So far I have had the same professor for the past two classes and they have been great with grading papers, with all of them being completed next day. Are there any other roadblocks or concerns with my plan to knock out at least 1 class a week with a goal of 2 classes per week?

The latter 7000 series may take more time to turnaround, and the research course will definitely take more time to get graded. Choosing capstone is only possible after May 1st and no guidelines have been provided yet. I emailed the Dean on what the process entails, as I am nearly completed with my 8th course, but she has not returned my email.

I suspect there will be no way to get the last two courses speeded up, so you would fall into a second semester no matter how fast you complete coursework.

If you enter the Dissertation Research course before May 1, you will have to complete a dissertation or retake a different Capstone Research course before being allowed into Capstone.

[wiresandscreens]

Here my copy

Thank you very much!

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I am looking for some detail on program speed from a either a current or graduated student. I would love to get some additional information on what you have personally done or know of as it relates to how fast you can complete the program.

I am a WGU graduate who accelerated extremely fast with a Bachelor's in Cybersecurity taking around 40 days and then a Master's in Cybersecurity in 7 days. I enrolled and started my classes with South on March 1st which fell on a Saturday. I took that first day off and started on Sunday and as of today (5 days later) I have completed the first two courses, besides waiting on the professor to grade my last 3 papers (hopefully done tomorrow).

I have read that South will not let you graduate from this program without at least enrolling in the 2nd term, but do they require you to work on the capstone project (new option vs just dissertation) for a full 6 months or is it more freeform where it can be summitted any time in the 2nd term regardless of how early in the term it is. So far I have had the same professor for the past two classes and they have been great with grading papers, with all of them being completed next day. Are there any other roadblocks or concerns with my plan to knock out at least 1 class a week with a goal of 2 classes per week?

The latter 7000 series may take more time to turnaround, and the research course will definitely take more time to get graded. Choosing capstone is only possible after May 1st and no guidelines have been provided yet. I emailed the Dean on what the process entails, as I am nearly completed with my 8th course, but she has not returned my email.

I suspect there will be no way to get the last two courses speeded up, so you would fall into a second semester no matter how fast you complete coursework.

If you enter the Dissertation Research course before May 1, you will have to complete a dissertation or retake a different Capstone Research course before being allowed into Capstone.

Thanks for the information! What have you found to be your pace in course completion? I just passed DBA 6506 and am waiting for my next course to be assigned. As DBA 6505 and DBA 6506 are both 4.5 credit hour courses (for a total of 9 credit hours) I am curious to see what the first 9 credit hour course will look like. DBA 6505 and 6506 comprised 18 papers total, so is it safe to assume a 9 credit hour course would be similar in paper count (~18 papers) per course?

[3ichael7ambert]

I would like to know how many assignments per class and the required length of each paper.
I assume every assignment is a paper, and we aren't doing PowerPoint presentations.

I'd like to gauge the workload related to the relevance of WGU or UMPI before I enroll in the DBA con IT.

I am currently on my final OA at WGU for my MBA in IT Management and have completed my MAOL from UMPI.

[wiresandscreens]

I would like to know how many assignments per class and the required length of each paper.
I assume every assignment is a paper, and we aren't doing PowerPoint presentations.

I'd like to gauge the workload related to the relevance of WGU or UMPI before I enroll in the DBA con IT.

I am currently on my final OA at WGU for my MBA in IT Management and have completed my MAOL from UMPI.

I'm just starting out in the program, but so far my first two classes has 9 papers each for a total of 18 papers for 9 credit hours. Papers in the first two classes were anywhere from 3 pages to around 9 pages each excluding title and source pages. 

I'm now in the first 9 credit hour class and it has 16 papers but it is much more research intensive. I completed the first 2 modules tonight for a total of 7 papers and wrote around 20ish pages for reference. 

As a fellow WGU graduate (BSc and MSc) I can say this appears to be more intensive than WGU so far.

[cc95]

I would like to know how many assignments per class and the required length of each paper.
I assume every assignment is a paper, and we aren't doing PowerPoint presentations.

I'd like to gauge the workload related to the relevance of WGU or UMPI before I enroll in the DBA con IT.

I am currently on my final OA at WGU for my MBA in IT Management and have completed my MAOL from UMPI.

I completed my MBA from WGU 9 years ago, it's similar but requirements at South are more research oriented and there are no proctored exams.

Not every assignment is a paper. Some are electronic presentations using video, text, and speech. Others are infographics. They each build on the previous. There's no uniform length for papers, depends on the assignment - average is 10pgs or less.

[maxxor6868]

I would like to know how many assignments per class and the required length of each paper.
I assume every assignment is a paper, and we aren't doing PowerPoint presentations.

I'd like to gauge the workload related to the relevance of WGU or UMPI before I enroll in the DBA con IT.

I am currently on my final OA at WGU for my MBA in IT Management and have completed my MAOL from UMPI.

I completed my MBA from WGU 9 years ago, it's similar but requirements at South are more research oriented and there are no proctored exams.

Not every assignment is a paper. Some are electronic presentations using video, text, and speech. Others are infographics. They each build on the previous. There's no uniform length for papers, depends on the assignment - average is 10pgs or less.

Everything cc95 says is true. WGU has opportunity for advancement. South College has 1/10 of the speed chances and 3x as many assignments per course. They are not all papers and the grading for the level of course is much more strict. You can't go in thinking you will finish in one maybe even two terms. Even if you had the skill and knowledge, you will have road blocks like the grading instructor speed. There only so much you can do yourself with the limitations of the doctoral program. I could be wrong but the one in a million guy who speed run wgu program in like 3 weeks will not happen at south college. The disseration alone will take one term but more than likely two for the vast majority of people with dedication to the program. If you think you are special or will do something that no one else can with writing you will fail. I quit my my side hustle, free lancing, and spent every night working on my classes. There room to speed up, don't get me wrong but they also grade you hard on your writing mechanics and flaws in formatting.

[3ichael7ambert]

I would like to know how many assignments per class and the required length of each paper.
I assume every assignment is a paper, and we aren't doing PowerPoint presentations.

I'd like to gauge the workload related to the relevance of WGU or UMPI before I enroll in the DBA con IT.

I am currently on my final OA at WGU for my MBA in IT Management and have completed my MAOL from UMPI.

I completed my MBA from WGU 9 years ago, it's similar but requirements at South are more research oriented and there are no proctored exams.

Not every assignment is a paper. Some are electronic presentations using video, text, and speech. Others are infographics. They each build on the previous. There's no uniform length for papers, depends on the assignment - average is 10pgs or less.

Everything cc95 says is true. WGU has opportunity for advancement. South College has 1/10 of the speed chances and 3x as many assignments per course. They are not all papers and the grading for the level of course is much more strict. You can't go in thinking you will finish in one maybe even two terms. Even if you had the skill and knowledge, you will have road blocks like the grading instructor speed. There only so much you can do yourself with the limitations of the doctoral program. I could be wrong but the one in a million guy who speed run wgu program in like 3 weeks will not happen at south college. The disseration alone will take one term but more than likely two for the vast majority of people with dedication to the program. If you think you are special or will do something that no one else can with writing you will fail. I quit my my side hustle, free lancing, and spent every night working on my classes. There room to speed up, don't get me wrong but they also grade you hard on your writing mechanics and flaws in formatting.

Well, for context, I knocked at my MBA in IT Management in 69 days and that only took so long because I took 5-6 weeks off to do my MAOL at UMPI. However that appears to be the norm for most of us.

Last year I did my Pierpont BOG, Excelsior BSc in Liberal Arts, BAS w/4 minors at UMPI plus the AALS business concentration (total of 16 classes within one YourPace session).

I also have my Comp Sci Associates and Bachelors from UoPeople that I finished up last year as well.

January 2024 I had 0 degrees and currently I have 8. 

Plus squeezed in the 5 classes for 100 Million Learners.

People have completed South in two terms, which is my goal but want to measure the workload. 

Thus, I’m looking for very specific numbers what I’m getting myself into at South College, not opinion based responses.

With the pending 4 chapter capstone coming around the corner, which allegedly also uses the existing datasets. It may make the second session quicker without the full hassles of delayed grading.

EDIT: I had a professor at Excelsior that was very critical on my papers. Although I took her advice and passed the class with the 4.0. 

By saying the professors are critical on the writing, is that grammatically, vocab or both.

Do I need to reference my thesaurus while writing?

“ Aghast at the chaos unfolding in the midst of the boardroom, Jonathan hastily scribbled a memorandum while absentmindedly fiddling with the tiny cruet of oil on the table.”

[cc95]

I would like to know how many assignments per class and the required length of each paper.
I assume every assignment is a paper, and we aren't doing PowerPoint presentations.

I'd like to gauge the workload related to the relevance of WGU or UMPI before I enroll in the DBA con IT.

I am currently on my final OA at WGU for my MBA in IT Management and have completed my MAOL from UMPI.

I completed my MBA from WGU 9 years ago, it's similar but requirements at South are more research oriented and there are no proctored exams.

Not every assignment is a paper. Some are electronic presentations using video, text, and speech. Others are infographics. They each build on the previous. There's no uniform length for papers, depends on the assignment - average is 10pgs or less.

Everything cc95 says is true. WGU has opportunity for advancement. South College has 1/10 of the speed chances and 3x as many assignments per course. They are not all papers and the grading for the level of course is much more strict. You can't go in thinking you will finish in one maybe even two terms. Even if you had the skill and knowledge, you will have road blocks like the grading instructor speed. There only so much you can do yourself with the limitations of the doctoral program. I could be wrong but the one in a million guy who speed run wgu program in like 3 weeks will not happen at south college. The disseration alone will take one term but more than likely two for the vast majority of people with dedication to the program. If you think you are special or will do something that no one else can with writing you will fail. I quit my my side hustle, free lancing, and spent every night working on my classes. There room to speed up, don't get me wrong but they also grade you hard on your writing mechanics and flaws in formatting.

Well, for context, I knocked at my MBA in IT Management in 69 days and that only took so long because I took 5-6 weeks off to do my MAOL at UMPI. However that appears to be the norm for most of us.

Last year I did my Pierpont BOG, Excelsior BSc in Liberal Arts, BAS w/4 minors at UMPI plus the AALS business concentration (total of 16 classes within one YourPace session).

I also have my Comp Sci Associates and Bachelors from UoPeople that I finished up last year as well.

January 2024 I had 0 degrees and currently I have 8. 

Plus squeezed in the 5 classes for 100 Million Learners.

People have completed South in two terms, which is my goal but want to measure the workload. 

Thus, I’m looking for very specific numbers what I’m getting myself into at South College, not opinion based responses.

With the pending 4 chapter capstone coming around the corner, which allegedly also uses the existing datasets. It may make the second session quicker without the full hassles of delayed grading.

EDIT: I had a professor at Excelsior that was very critical on my papers. Although I took her advice and passed the class with the 4.0. 

By saying the professors are critical on the writing, is that grammatically, vocab or both.

Do I need to reference my thesaurus while writing?

“ Aghast at the chaos unfolding in the midst of the boardroom, Jonathan hastily scribbled a memorandum while absentmindedly fiddling with the tiny cruet of oil on the table.”

You seem to be an extreme exception to the norm. Maybe you can pull it off, but no one else has any data to support that it can be done that quickly. Some of the specialization tracks also requires 3yrs in the field so you'd have to choose the right one that aligns with your career track.

Good luck and keep us posted!

[maxxor6868]

I would like to know how many assignments per class and the required length of each paper.
I assume every assignment is a paper, and we aren't doing PowerPoint presentations.

I'd like to gauge the workload related to the relevance of WGU or UMPI before I enroll in the DBA con IT.

I am currently on my final OA at WGU for my MBA in IT Management and have completed my MAOL from UMPI.

I completed my MBA from WGU 9 years ago, it's similar but requirements at South are more research oriented and there are no proctored exams.

Not every assignment is a paper. Some are electronic presentations using video, text, and speech. Others are infographics. They each build on the previous. There's no uniform length for papers, depends on the assignment - average is 10pgs or less.

Everything cc95 says is true. WGU has opportunity for advancement. South College has 1/10 of the speed chances and 3x as many assignments per course. They are not all papers and the grading for the level of course is much more strict. You can't go in thinking you will finish in one maybe even two terms. Even if you had the skill and knowledge, you will have road blocks like the grading instructor speed. There only so much you can do yourself with the limitations of the doctoral program. I could be wrong but the one in a million guy who speed run wgu program in like 3 weeks will not happen at south college. The disseration alone will take one term but more than likely two for the vast majority of people with dedication to the program. If you think you are special or will do something that no one else can with writing you will fail. I quit my my side hustle, free lancing, and spent every night working on my classes. There room to speed up, don't get me wrong but they also grade you hard on your writing mechanics and flaws in formatting.

Well, for context, I knocked at my MBA in IT Management in 69 days and that only took so long because I took 5-6 weeks off to do my MAOL at UMPI. However that appears to be the norm for most of us.

Last year I did my Pierpont BOG, Excelsior BSc in Liberal Arts, BAS w/4 minors at UMPI plus the AALS business concentration (total of 16 classes within one YourPace session).

I also have my Comp Sci Associates and Bachelors from UoPeople that I finished up last year as well.

January 2024 I had 0 degrees and currently I have 8. 

Plus squeezed in the 5 classes for 100 Million Learners.

People have completed South in two terms, which is my goal but want to measure the workload. 

Thus, I’m looking for very specific numbers what I’m getting myself into at South College, not opinion based responses.

With the pending 4 chapter capstone coming around the corner, which allegedly also uses the existing datasets. It may make the second session quicker without the full hassles of delayed grading.

EDIT: I had a professor at Excelsior that was very critical on my papers. Although I took her advice and passed the class with the 4.0. 

By saying the professors are critical on the writing, is that grammatically, vocab or both.

Do I need to reference my thesaurus while writing?

“ Aghast at the chaos unfolding in the midst of the boardroom, Jonathan hastily scribbled a memorandum while absentmindedly fiddling with the tiny cruet of oil on the table.”

You seem to be an extreme exception to the norm. Maybe you can pull it off, but no one else has any data to support that it can be done that quickly. Some of the specialization tracks also requires 3yrs in the field so you'd have to choose the right one that aligns with your career track.

Good luck and keep us posted!

I  wish the above guy the best. He kinda seem like he was humble bragging with us his post ngl. You and I keep telling him but who knows. He a great student but every program is different. I completed it in 2 terms but by the skin of my teeth and I did accelerate through my wgu program as well. We can only advise that all I guess. Your positively is good to know to have.

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I would like to know how many assignments per class and the required length of each paper.
I assume every assignment is a paper, and we aren't doing PowerPoint presentations.

I'd like to gauge the workload related to the relevance of WGU or UMPI before I enroll in the DBA con IT.

I am currently on my final OA at WGU for my MBA in IT Management and have completed my MAOL from UMPI.

I completed my MBA from WGU 9 years ago, it's similar but requirements at South are more research oriented and there are no proctored exams.

Not every assignment is a paper. Some are electronic presentations using video, text, and speech. Others are infographics. They each build on the previous. There's no uniform length for papers, depends on the assignment - average is 10pgs or less.

Everything cc95 says is true. WGU has opportunity for advancement. South College has 1/10 of the speed chances and 3x as many assignments per course. They are not all papers and the grading for the level of course is much more strict. You can't go in thinking you will finish in one maybe even two terms. Even if you had the skill and knowledge, you will have road blocks like the grading instructor speed. There only so much you can do yourself with the limitations of the doctoral program. I could be wrong but the one in a million guy who speed run wgu program in like 3 weeks will not happen at south college. The disseration alone will take one term but more than likely two for the vast majority of people with dedication to the program. If you think you are special or will do something that no one else can with writing you will fail. I quit my my side hustle, free lancing, and spent every night working on my classes. There room to speed up, don't get me wrong but they also grade you hard on your writing mechanics and flaws in formatting.

Well, for context, I knocked at my MBA in IT Management in 69 days and that only took so long because I took 5-6 weeks off to do my MAOL at UMPI. However that appears to be the norm for most of us.

Last year I did my Pierpont BOG, Excelsior BSc in Liberal Arts, BAS w/4 minors at UMPI plus the AALS business concentration (total of 16 classes within one YourPace session).

I also have my Comp Sci Associates and Bachelors from UoPeople that I finished up last year as well.

January 2024 I had 0 degrees and currently I have 8. 

Plus squeezed in the 5 classes for 100 Million Learners.

People have completed South in two terms, which is my goal but want to measure the workload. 

Thus, I’m looking for very specific numbers what I’m getting myself into at South College, not opinion based responses.

With the pending 4 chapter capstone coming around the corner, which allegedly also uses the existing datasets. It may make the second session quicker without the full hassles of delayed grading.

EDIT: I had a professor at Excelsior that was very critical on my papers. Although I took her advice and passed the class with the 4.0. 

By saying the professors are critical on the writing, is that grammatically, vocab or both.

Do I need to reference my thesaurus while writing?

“ Aghast at the chaos unfolding in the midst of the boardroom, Jonathan hastily scribbled a memorandum while absentmindedly fiddling with the tiny cruet of oil on the table.”

I wish you the best of luck. I have several degrees myself and accelerated through wgu as well. Not as fast as you did but I had several things going on at the same time. I started my journey during covid and if I wanted to I could double my degree count but there was diminishing returns for me. I understand the urge to move faster but there is limits from the program itself. Also what I say above is not just opinion, I went through the program when it was just starting and finish in two terms, so I would think I have a decent understanding of how it works lol. If you truly think you can go faster, be my guest but unless they change the program itself, there not much that can be done to accelerate it too be honest. I work on new assignments as soon as old ones were being graded, have extra time to work on papers at the office or at home, and I had a very good relationship with some of the instructors who went out of their way to grade my papers as soon as they came in. All of that being said I finish with 2 terms and I put everything I had. The dissertation will take one term no matter what you do. I love the porgram and I think you should do it as well but it kinda seems like you are ignoring many of the responses here. I wish you the best of luck though, you seem like a gifted student.