University of Phoenix graduates....

[publius2k4]

I found this earlier....

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Now, I know I shouldn't necessarily believe everything I read on the internet, but this seems quite plausible....and, if true, speaks volumes about the quality of UoP's education.

[sanantone]

I found this earlier....

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Now, I know I shouldn't necessarily believe everything I read on the internet, but this seems quite plausible....and, if true, speaks volumes about the quality of UoP's education.

I know that some schools don't want academic inbreeding, but this is usually for tenure-track positions.

[Prloko]

What is your source? If true, maybe they just want to make sure the don't have a buch of UoP grads providing the instruction, as Sanantone stated "academic inbreeding". I know if I went to a school and a bunch of the instructors/professors were also alma maters, I'd question their academic reputation.

The below is from the company website:

"Although course requirements vary from program to program, the minimum criteria for teaching courses at the undergraduate, master's and doctoral level are:

• A master’s or doctoral degree from a regionally accredited U.S. institution or international equivalent in the subject you’d like to teach
  
  A minimum of five years of work experience in the field you want to teach
  
  Current knowledge and experience in your related work field"
  
  
  
  

[Prloko]

Also, after reviewing their academic catalog, numerous faculty (including academic chairs and managers) have the UoP as their degree granting institution. As you previously alluded to, don't believe everything on the internet.

http://cdn.assets-phoenix.net/content/da...E-_-Online (check the end of the catalog if you choose to view the faculty)

[sklineho]

As far as academic interbreeding, it's sort of an odd system. I've seen a lot of universities avoid hiring professors who got their DOCTORAL from the same school but not lower degrees. For example at Wake Forest many of the professors did graduate from the school with undergrad or even Masters degrees. But they prefer you obtain at least your doctoral elsewhere in most cases. This is common and almost standard practice in the university system.

That said, I'd say in UoP's case it likely has nothing to do with standard practice and not even because they know their degrees are not up to snuff. It likely has everything to do with them not wanting even more bad press for doing it. Let's face it, they've got enouh bad press being a well-documented scam and diploma-mill.