Alpha: I think it's important to point out that Breyer State (Theology) University has been reported as being a degree mill.
Indeed it has. And the original Breyer State has been on the "State lists" etc. almost since inception - and that's well over 20 years ago.
It started in Idaho - on a Native Reservation, though neither the owner nor his wife were Native Americans. Some opined that perhaps the intention was to be immune to the White Man's Law. After that came a sojourn in Alabama, which was licensing unaccredited schools. When that stopped, BSU, an apt acronym, methinks, moved to California. "Sunset" legislation for the BPPVE meant that the Golden State was temporarily a "cowboy zone" for unaccredited schools. When the new BPPE was convened, Breyer State was not successful in getting permission, so, off to PANAMA - easy licensing. A time there, then back to Idaho - not the Reservation, this time. Throughout these peregrinations, I believe the owner resided continuously in Ohio. And now, a reconstituted successor school, in Florida...
I know of two people who did OK with Breyer State degrees. One resided in France and he got a good equivalency because the authorities saw "State" and figured if it had US State recognition (this was during Alabama licensing) they'd give it French State Recognition. Oh, mon Dieu. Quelle horreur!
The other was a South African - who had a good MBA and a successful business. He managed, with a Breyer Doctorate, to pick up some part-time teaching gigs. He also said it improved his dating life - which went from merely great to superb. His words to me: "Chicks know it isn't Harvard - but hey, it's a Doctorate. That sets me apart."
Maybe I should have tried it.
Indeed it has. And the original Breyer State has been on the "State lists" etc. almost since inception - and that's well over 20 years ago.
It started in Idaho - on a Native Reservation, though neither the owner nor his wife were Native Americans. Some opined that perhaps the intention was to be immune to the White Man's Law. After that came a sojourn in Alabama, which was licensing unaccredited schools. When that stopped, BSU, an apt acronym, methinks, moved to California. "Sunset" legislation for the BPPVE meant that the Golden State was temporarily a "cowboy zone" for unaccredited schools. When the new BPPE was convened, Breyer State was not successful in getting permission, so, off to PANAMA - easy licensing. A time there, then back to Idaho - not the Reservation, this time. Throughout these peregrinations, I believe the owner resided continuously in Ohio. And now, a reconstituted successor school, in Florida...
I know of two people who did OK with Breyer State degrees. One resided in France and he got a good equivalency because the authorities saw "State" and figured if it had US State recognition (this was during Alabama licensing) they'd give it French State Recognition. Oh, mon Dieu. Quelle horreur!
The other was a South African - who had a good MBA and a successful business. He managed, with a Breyer Doctorate, to pick up some part-time teaching gigs. He also said it improved his dating life - which went from merely great to superb. His words to me: "Chicks know it isn't Harvard - but hey, it's a Doctorate. That sets me apart."
Maybe I should have tried it.
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