South College DBA

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I think I've identified the issue SACSCOC might have with the CBE programs. Each course is 9 credits.

South College uses the Quarter Hour system though, 9 quarter credits are 6 semester credits - that doesn't seem unreasonable for Doctoral level courses

That is highly unusual for doctoral-level courses. Regardless of level, semester hours and quarter hours are based on a set number of hours of expected coursework within a term. These hours were set using 16-week semesters and 10-week quarters. 

The norm is for a doctoral-level course to be 3 semester hours or 4 or 5 quarter hours. There are exceptions, such as courses with labs. If a student can complete 9 doctoral-level courses in six months, as reported here, are these courses really worth 9 quarter hours? I know it's a self-paced, accelerated program, but since they're assigning an unusually high number of credits to each course, I can see this getting additional scrutiny.

My opinion, I wouldn't use degreeforum as the norm, most people on here are highly motivated and beyond the norm as far as goals and drive on the academic front. It's an obsession for some on here (there are unhealthier vices out there though)

True, but a 9 quarter hour course is also not the norm. I'm all for fast and easy, but if people ignore warning signs, they could end up earning degrees from tarnished schools, such as VUL.

Agree with that, however, for most people that have earned that degree and have leveraged it into govt roles or private management, the degree is no longer a factor. It should concern people that are considering starting or are in the middle of the program.