Scholarship, Practice, and Leadership Essay
What is a Doctorate?
What is a Doctorate? A Doctorate degree is a higher degree. It is the highest level of an academic degree. It requires more time that the other academic degree. It is very structured and challenging that other degrees. A Doctoral degree can take from three to four years to complete. Getting a Doctoral degree requires a dissertation. The dissertation must be successfully completed before obtaining a Doctoral degree.
Am I prepared?
I am prepared for the Doctoral program. I started my Doctoral program at another school, but I came back to Phoenix, because the website is user friendly. I took two courses at Grand Canyon University; I am familiar with the coursework. Both schools are structured with the coursework. I am more familiar with Phoenix. The academic counselors have been awesome and have made sure I have everything needed to get started. They have made sure all of my questions are answered. The orientation and this seminar so far, have made sure all of my questions are answered before we get into the course work. I have to say that Phoenix, make sure you are prepared before getting started. At the other school I went right into my first class.
My strengths and weaknesses
Obtaining all of my degrees from the online community is my strength. I am used to the online learning community. I am a self motivator. I can pace myself and know how to maintain without being in a classroom environment. Being a self motivator is important especially with the Doctoral program. It is different than the other academic degrees, whereas it is more structured and challenging. The skills I need to strengthen my writing skills. I admit that I have a hard time writing papers. I have gotten a lot better since I have my Master’s degree.
I am preparing myself for the residency. I had a talk with my family before I started my Doctoral program about the residency program. They are aware of the challenges and time that I will spend
What is a Doctorate? A Doctorate degree is a higher degree. It is the highest level of an academic degree. It requires more time that the other academic degree. It is very structured and challenging that other degrees. A Doctoral degree can take from three to four years to complete. Getting a Doctoral degree requires a dissertation. The dissertation must be successfully completed before obtaining a Doctoral degree.
Am I prepared?
I am prepared for the Doctoral program. I started my Doctoral program at another school, but I came back to Phoenix, because the website is user friendly. I took two courses at Grand Canyon University; I am familiar with the coursework. Both schools are structured with the coursework. I am more familiar with Phoenix. The academic counselors have been awesome and have made sure I have everything needed to get started. They have made sure all of my questions are answered. The orientation and this seminar so far, have made sure all of my questions are answered before we get into the course work. I have to say that Phoenix, make sure you are prepared before getting started. At the other school I went right into my first class.
My strengths and weaknesses
Obtaining all of my degrees from the online community is my strength. I am used to the online learning community. I am a self motivator. I can pace myself and know how to maintain without being in a classroom environment. Being a self motivator is important especially with the Doctoral program. It is different than the other academic degrees, whereas it is more structured and challenging. The skills I need to strengthen my writing skills. I admit that I have a hard time writing papers. I have gotten a lot better since I have my Master’s degree.
I am preparing myself for the residency. I had a talk with my family before I started my Doctoral program about the residency program. They are aware of the challenges and time that I will spend