Unaccredited Degrees,  The Singapore Context

Warning!!! Before you seriously embark on a course or degree with these universities, do take note that most of the "Universities" in this list are NOT recognized in SINGAPORE. By recognition, it simply means that the Public Service Commission (PSC) will not accept your degree if you want to take up a position with the Singapore Civil Service. PSC's standard is also taken as a yardstick by the private sectors in Singapore.

 

Some of the schools listed here are State Accredited (SA). These colleges are registered and recognized within the state where the school is operating. As oppose to a Regional Accreditation (RA), SA colleges may not be as widely recognized as the RA colleges. In plain words, SA colleges may not be able to transfer their earned credits as easily as their RA counterparts.

 

If you are considering degree(s) from these non-traditional institutions, make sure that the degree meets your objectives.

 

The purpose of this list is to give the reader an idea of what they are dealing with. None of the schools listed here will tell you that their school is not recognized. You be the judge yourself!

 

What are the standards adopted by PSC for recognition?

 

PSC recognize schools that are regionally accredited. And as the largest “Human Resources” department in Singapore, their standards do matters!

 

 

 

 

 

 

All “universities” listed here are also listed in the Government Listing from Oregon or Michigan. 

American Coastline University Registered office in Russia. The school was originally registered as Religious Institution in the United States. And offers degree in many areas such as science, technology, engineering and business etc. An honest claim about accreditations.

American College of Metaphysical Theology Get your Doctoral degree in Metaphysics. But what's metaphyics??????

American World University  $1600 for a doctorate degree and get 10% off for full payment.  There is a representative here in Singapore.

Berne University Located in the Caribbean Islands and claimed accreditation from St. Kitts Islands. Offers degrees with some residency in its Caribbean Campus. My guess is that a lot of schools will be heading this south.. when United States tightens her law .. Well, this university is recognized in the St. Kitts Islands...

University of Berkley Berkley??? Sounds like University of California at Berkeley!!! 

Bircham International Univeristy Read about their recognition quotation in their entry

Capitol University or capitoluniversity.com links to  http://www.concordia-university.net/ or Concordia College and University. 

Central State University Isn't this the accredited Central State University?? Presence in Singapore.

Century University  According to the Oregon’s Office of Degree Authorization: “Grandfathered under loophole in New Mexico law and therefore does not undergo meaningful state oversight.

City University of Los Angeles CULA, the abbreviation  resembles UCLA? Accredited by Association of Accredited Private Schools.  At least they make a point to say that the AAPC is not recognized accreditation agency.

Earlscroft University Get a MBA from being a car salesman for 7 years. For a price of US$225 and complete it with transcript for another US$100,  you can get a better deal  with a diploma plus transcripts plus recommendation letter from Magic Mill for FREE. Pay a little more for a frame!

Kennedy-Western University  Be careful about considering their degree program. You may have heard of this university in Singapore. They conferred honorary degrees to many self-made entrepreneurs.

Pacific Western University Advertise aggressively in the South-east Asian region. Offers courses in most academic areas. Started out in California, subsequently moved to Hawaii.

Preston University Presence in Singapore. Check out the links on Oregon and Michigan State Government.

 St. Regis University This is a chain of schools and recent got themselves  into trouble because of falsely claiming recognition from Liberia. Lots of interesting articles on the net. Check out George Gollins Research  for comprehensive view on this.

Trident University of Technology  This university is recruiting students from Singapore. Check this red alert warning from LittleSpeck

Wisconsin International University  This US University has no campus in its home country. Interesting….

Washington International University  Totally ignore accreditations. Surfers cannot find any information on accreditations, or state recognition…. Nothing at all.

 

 

This list contains only a small percentage of the entire listing of unaccredited degrees. There are more listings provided by the

ü  Oregon Office of Degree Authorisation and

ü  Australia’s Department of Education, Science and Training

For a comprehensive understanding of these colleges

George Gollin Information and Resources

 

Free College Diploma

 

If you just need a diploma to meet your egoistic needs, I suggest you visit the General Delivery University or go to the Magic Mill for an authentic looking degree complete with transcripts and recommendation letters. Now, even my dog can have a Ph.D of her own FREE of charge!

 

 

 

 

Check this list from published by the Michigan Government (Adobe reader required)

 

University of Berkley claims that accreditation is a voluntary process, and says that their graduates are wide accepted. Beware. Acceptance is about individual accreditation is about the school.