Warren National University - DBA

In 2006, waived more than half a doctorate

By: Anonymous (In Progress) on December 14, 2007

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In Mid-2006 I applied to this college for my doctorate.  I have been out of school for awhile and have been watching online programs for a few years, as it is my only avenue to go back to school.  This school was prominently featured on ClassUSA.com, which I thought to be a reputable service.

The student services person asked quite a few questions about my background.  Due to my professional license, I have requirements for continuing education each year and was told that would suffice to take care of some course requirements.

End result is that at the end of the initial call with a student services representative, I was presented with a "degree plan" that said I only needed 5 courses (of my choosing) for my doctorate, and could be done in about 18 months.

Keep in mind, this isn't a doctoral review committee or faculty assessment, this is one enrollment office person making this decision.

Obviously, there were red flags everywhere, and further investigation on my part showed how little rigor this college provides, and the many negatives articles about people getting caught with this "degree".

Also, their "dissertations" are not cataloged, which is one of the biggest red flags for a doctoral program.  I assume "dissertation" here = some minor research paper.

They've since changed their name to Warren National University.  The "new" University has contacted me multiple times (same employees), but I am driven by interest in learning and getting a quick, easy, unaccredited, partial degree is of no value to me.

Shame on ClassesUSA for not screening them out initially, but I do see today, that they are no longer listed.