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== Criticism and controversy== == Criticism and controversy==
The university had no accreditation and offered doctorates for a lump sum payment.<ref name="fees">{{cite news | url=http://www.paciu.edu/student/distance-learning-student-enrollment.shtml | title=Fees | publisher=Pacific International University |date= May 2006 | first= | last= | accessdate =2007-06-17 |archiveurl = http://web.archive.org/web/20060506023610/http://www.paciu.edu/student/distance-learning-student-enrollment.shtml |archivedate = 2006-05-06}}</ref> The fees ranged up to 2,500-3,000 USD for a ] of ] Studies degree. The school has an "administrative office," but no campus, so no classes are held on site.<ref name="contact">{{cite news | url=http://paciu.edu/main/distance-learning-contact-information.shtml | title=Contact Information | publisher=Pacific International University |date= January 2006 | first= | last= | accessdate =2007-06-17 |archiveurl = http://web.archive.org/web/20060504034057/http://paciu.edu/main/distance-learning-contact-information.shtml |archivedate = 2006-05-04}}</ref> There are no minimum educational requirements to apply other than two references, one academic and one church related.<ref name="application">{{cite news | url=http://paciu.edu/docs/distance-learning-student-application.shtml | title=Application | publisher=Pacific International University |date= March 2006 | first= | last= | accessdate =2007-06-17 |archiveurl = http://web.archive.org/web/20060519205659/http://paciu.edu/docs/distance-learning-student-application.shtml |archivedate = 2006-05-19}}</ref> Nonetheless, the university noted it "is in good standing with the ], Inc. (North Carolina) and is also a member of the ] (Louisiana)," but for legal reasons makes it known "these memberships do NOT constitute accreditation by the U.S. Office of Education."<ref name="recognition">{{cite news | url=http://paciu.edu/profile/distance-learning-credentials-recognition.shtml | title=Credentials and recognition | publisher=Pacific International University |date= January 2006 | first= | last= | accessdate =2007-06-17 |archiveurl = http://web.archive.org/web/20060504034113/http://paciu.edu/profile/distance-learning-credentials-recognition.shtml |archivedate = 2006-05-04}}</ref> In the United States without recognition from the ] or the ] to approve the accreditation agency such accreditations are "bogus" to the academic community.<ref> from ].</ref> The university had no recognized accreditation.<ref name="fees">{{cite news | url=http://www.paciu.edu/student/distance-learning-student-enrollment.shtml | title=Fees | publisher=Pacific International University |date= May 2006 | first= | last= | accessdate =2007-06-17 |archiveurl = http://web.archive.org/web/20060506023610/http://www.paciu.edu/student/distance-learning-student-enrollment.shtml |archivedate = 2006-05-06}}</ref> The fees ranged up to 2,500-3,000 USD for a ] of ] Studies degree. The school has an administrative office but no campus, so no classes were held on site.<ref name="contact">{{cite news | url=http://paciu.edu/main/distance-learning-contact-information.shtml | title=Contact Information | publisher=Pacific International University |date= January 2006 | first= | last= | accessdate =2007-06-17 |archiveurl = http://web.archive.org/web/20060504034057/http://paciu.edu/main/distance-learning-contact-information.shtml |archivedate = 2006-05-04}}</ref> There were no minimum educational requirements to apply for certificate courses other than two references, one academic and one church related. Undergraduate degrees required high school graduation for admission, although exceptions could be made for advanced experience. The admission requirements for junior Master degrees were not specified, but senior Master degrees required a junior Master degree. Most doctoral degrees required a Master degree for admission. <ref name="application">{{cite news | url=http://paciu.edu/docs/distance-learning-student-application.shtml | title=Application | publisher=Pacific International University |date= March 2006 | first= | last= | accessdate =2007-06-17 |archiveurl = http://web.archive.org/web/20060519205659/http://paciu.edu/docs/distance-learning-student-application.shtml |archivedate = 2006-05-19}}</ref> The university noted it "is in good standing with the ], Inc. (North Carolina) and is also a member of the ] (Louisiana)," but for legal reasons makes it known "these memberships do NOT constitute accreditation by the U.S. Office of Education."<ref name="recognition">{{cite news | url=http://paciu.edu/profile/distance-learning-credentials-recognition.shtml | title=Credentials and recognition | publisher=Pacific International University |date= January 2006 | first= | last= | accessdate =2007-06-17 |archiveurl = http://web.archive.org/web/20060504034113/http://paciu.edu/profile/distance-learning-credentials-recognition.shtml |archivedate = 2006-05-04}}</ref> These accreditation agencies were not recognized by the ] or the ], so their accreditation was not recognized by government or accredited institutions. <ref> from ].</ref>


While the school does not offer physical classes, only ], the web site lists faculty, but does not mention where the staff received their ], what subjects they specialize in, and whether they are ]s or have full ]s. Moreover, Baugh received a Ph.D. from Pacific International University in the Fall of 1989. While the school did not offer physical classes, only ], the web site listed faculty, but did not mention where the staff received their ], what subjects they specialized in, and whether they were ]s or have full ]s. Moreover, Baugh received a Ph.D. from Pacific International University in the Fall of 1989.


==Alumni== ==Alumni==

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Pacific International University

Pacific International University was an unaccredited, conservative, Christian university and seminary located in Springfield, Missouri. 1989 alumnus of Pacific International University Carl Baugh was the university president. The school has been referred to as a diploma mill.

Background

The school was founded in 1980 as Pacific College of Graduate Studies by Clifford Wilson, PhD, and incorporated in 1987 as Pacific International University. It is also sometimes known as Pacific College Incorporated.

The school offered only correspondence education, so had no campus. It offered distance learning courses in biblical theology, ministry, cults, and many related subjects. It is unknown what credentials the professors had in these fields. The school offered B.D., B.Th., M.Div., M.Th., and doctoral degrees in Divinity and Theology; as an unaccredited school, these have no official academic standing.

Criticism and controversy

The university had no recognized accreditation. The fees ranged up to 2,500-3,000 USD for a Doctor of Theological Studies degree. The school has an administrative office but no campus, so no classes were held on site. There were no minimum educational requirements to apply for certificate courses other than two references, one academic and one church related. Undergraduate degrees required high school graduation for admission, although exceptions could be made for advanced experience. The admission requirements for junior Master degrees were not specified, but senior Master degrees required a junior Master degree. Most doctoral degrees required a Master degree for admission. The university noted it "is in good standing with the American Accrediting Association of Theological Institutions, Inc. (North Carolina) and is also a member of the Association of Christian Colleges and Theological Schools (Louisiana)," but for legal reasons makes it known "these memberships do NOT constitute accreditation by the U.S. Office of Education." These accreditation agencies were not recognized by the United States Department of Education or the Council for Higher Education Accreditation, so their accreditation was not recognized by government or accredited institutions.

While the school did not offer physical classes, only correspondence education, the web site listed faculty, but did not mention where the staff received their doctorates, what subjects they specialized in, and whether they were associate professors or have full professorships. Moreover, Baugh received a Ph.D. from Pacific International University in the Fall of 1989.

Alumni

See also

Footnotes

  1. "Distance learning". Pacific International University. January 2006. Archived from the original on 2006-01-28. Retrieved 2007-05-17.
  2. George Brown. Protecting Australia's Higher Education System from Australian Universities Quality Agency
  3. ^ A Matter of Degree-Carl Baugh's Alleged Credentials from TalkOrigins Archive (Originally published in NCSE Reports Vol 9, No. 6, Nov-Dec. 1989.)
  4. "Fees". Pacific International University. May 2006. Archived from the original on 2006-05-06. Retrieved 2007-06-17.
  5. "Contact Information". Pacific International University. January 2006. Archived from the original on 2006-05-04. Retrieved 2007-06-17.
  6. "Application". Pacific International University. March 2006. Archived from the original on 2006-05-19. Retrieved 2007-06-17.
  7. "Credentials and recognition". Pacific International University. January 2006. Archived from the original on 2006-05-04. Retrieved 2007-06-17.
  8. Fact Sheet for Diploma Mills from Council for Higher Education Accreditation.

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