Which American university awarded Mr. Nguyen Xuan Anh a degree?

California Southern University, USA - the school that awarded a doctorate to Da Nang City Party Secretary Nguyen Xuan Anh - offers online training and anyone can register to study.

California Southern University (abbreviated CalSouthern, originally named Southern California Professional Studies University) is a private university, offering degrees in fields such as Psychology, Business and Law at the bachelor's, master's and doctoral levels in the United States. Unlike traditional schools, California Southern University offers online training.

Initially, the school only had college training programs, then expanded to offer bachelor's, master's, and doctoral degrees.

The school has no admission period and new courses are offered every month. Instead of the traditional strict schedule, students can arrange their own study time, even before going to bed or during their breaks.

University of Southern California offers 100% online training.

Applicants can apply online. Unlike many other universities in the US, the school does not require applicants to write essays. They only need to submit transcripts from previous levels of education (high school for bachelor's, undergraduate for master's, master's for doctorate). Applicants from non-English speaking countries need additional certification of proficiency.

The school's tuition fees are as follows: Bachelor's program 350 USD/credit hour; Master's program 435 USD/credit hour; Doctor of Business Administration program 450 USD/credit hour; Doctor of Psychology program 450 USD/credit hour; Doctor of Law program 350 USD/credit hour.

Students must pay monthly tuition fees. For the MBA program, in addition to the requirement of a relevant master's degree, students must have a cumulative GPA of 3.0 or higher and complete 60 credits. The minimum time to complete this degree is 2 years and the maximum is 10 years from the date of enrollment.

In 2010, CalSouthern was accredited by the Distance Education Accrediting Commission (DEAC) listed by the U.S. Department of Education and the Council on Higher Learning. Accordingly, the school's doctoral degree in Psychology is nationally recognized.

In 2015, the school continued to be accredited by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges (WSCUC).

Today, CalSouthern encompasses the fields of Behavioral Science, Business, Criminal Justice, Law Enforcement, Nursing, and Law, offering more than 30 online degree and certificate programs. Degrees include associate, bachelor's, master's, and doctoral degrees.

Study Business Administration at CalSouthern

The school's Business Administration courses typically start on the first of each month and run for eight weeks. Registration must be completed by the 20th of the previous month. Students typically complete the course concurrently.

According to the school's advice, each student should spend 15-20 hours/week on each course. In addition, students are completely free to arrange their own schedule and study time, without specific study time, group assignments or course completion deadlines.

Each student will have a discussion and about 2-4 major assignments per week. Assignments may vary but will mainly consist of illustration analysis, video assignments, quizzes, essays and tests.

For the PhD in Business Administration, in the final year, students will have to complete a doctoral thesis and choose a topic in a specific field, related to the content of the program. Each person will have to conduct qualitative or quantitative research and give an oral presentation via video call.

The total cost for CalSouthern's MBA PhD program is approximately $30,000, including a $75 non-refundable application fee, a $100 technology fee, $29,700 tuition (60 credits at $495/credit), a $1,500 dissertation fee, and a $100 graduation fee. Students must also pay for books for the program.

Want to eliminate traditional learning

The University of Southern California was actually the dream of Dr. Donald Hecht, the school's founder.

He said that in order to get his master's and doctorate degrees, he had to travel more than 60 km every day to get to school. Hecht's life was extremely busy at that time. In addition to studying, he also had to work to support his family.

California Southern University. Photo: Humpunjabi.com

The difficult years made him dream of opening a school for people with special circumstances. Those are people who are too far from school or are busy with life.

Hecht believes that a distance education institution can solve those problems. He believes that the strength of online learning is the one-on-one learning format, which is superior to the one-to-many format of traditional schools.

His dream finally came true in late 1978, when the California Department of Education authorized the University of Southern California, a distance education institution, to award degrees.

Since then, the school has been accredited by numerous regional organizations, including the Distance Education Accreditation Council (DEAC) and the Western Association of Colleges. In particular, the school's degrees in psychology are nationally recognized.

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