Regent University

Date: Dec 31 1969
Major: Public Policy (This Major's Salary over time)
I joined Regent to attend the Organizational Leadership program, but when I received a partial scholarship - 25% tuition remission - to the Robertson School of Government, I decided to do a M.A. Government-Public Administration instead; and I am doing the degree entirely online. The coursework is rigerous and demanding, there is a lot of thought and time that goes into the courses. I like that everything is electronic, so there's no term papers to mail. The upside is that faculty is forgiving (grace-extending) when homework is late or life gets in the way. I have a 3.9 GPA, but can bank on spending 10-12 hours per week per class on work, and 30 hours per week the last 2 weeks of the semester, for each class. There are also great opportunities to meet political celebrities, such as Donald Trump, Mitt Romney, and Generals/Admirals from the U.S. military; in ways that connect to classwork. One criticism is that I would have been willing to fly out to the school once or twice a year if social events had been declared on the calendar much farther ahead of time so that I could buy a plane ticket months in advance. Many events seem to be advertised via last minute email blasts that give only a few days for preparation.