Morgan State MS/PhD (High transfer credit, low tuition)

[freeloader]

I requested information about the PhD in policy, governance, and administration last night. I will share anything that seems useful to others from what I hear.

Thanks very much NotJoeBiden for posting this!  

Have you requested information about these degrees/are you considering one of these, NotJoe?

Please keep us posted. I noticed the admission requirement states, "Minimum Admission Criteria

The Interdisciplinary Doctoral Degree Programs are for students who have reached the "All But Disseration" (ABD) status."

I meet the other requirements (MS) and have over 12 credits in doctoral study for transfer but I am not "ABD."

Most colleges do not list ABD on transcripts. They might list a defense or something similar, but the ABD status is not an official designation, so I suspect there is some flexibility.

My transcript says "PHD Candidacy Reached" and has a date for when I reached ABD or, "candidacy", as my school called it, meaning I had met my coursework, exams, proposal defense, and teaching requirements.  Dissertation, well, that was a different matter and why I am not Dr. Freeloader...