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Bircham International University is an independent provider of adult degree programs leading to a distance education university degree at professional, undergraduate and graduate levels through sound updated curricula and an innovative distance learning method of instruction.
Bircham International University commitment is to fulfill the needs of the adult professional student. BIU online university courses and each distance learning university degree is simultaneously registered in the USA , the European Union & the Commonwealth. A BIU online university degree can therefore be issued and legalized in any of these countries.

Bircham International University offers a distance learning degree, Bachelor's (B.B.A., B.S., B.A.), Master's (M.B.A., M.S., M.A.), online doctorate Ph.D., and professional specialist & expert online diploma through a full distance learning program. A distance learning university degree is completed entirely by correspondence. BIU will mail some textbooks and will require you to write reports as a way of earning the online university degree. Bircham International University adult degree programs accept some credit transferred from prior learning and professional experience. The curriculum is designed to meet each student needs. BIU offers a distance education university degree in over 150 disciplines: management, communications, humanities, arts, psychology. natural health, therapies, computers, sciences and engineering among many others.

Online university courses and adult degree programs are not for everyone, or for all purposes. It is meant for busy working professionals. Bircham International University offers an alternative to higher education to adults from all countries and cultures who choose not to attend a traditional on-campus university or who cannot find a distance learning university degree that meets their specialization requirements. BIU helps you to reinforce your professional career and personal goals. Since 1992, many of our graduates have boosted their professional career. A distance learning degree of Bachelor's (B.B.A., B.S., B.A.), Master's (M.B.A., M.S., M.A.), online doctorate Ph.D., and professional specialist & expert online diploma are a lifetime asset.

Bircham International University distance learning degree is valid for many purposes but not for all. Acceptance of a distance education university degree is always the prerogative of the receiving institution or employer.


DISTANCE EDUCATION UNIVERSITY

Many have preconceived notions about a distance education university that may hinder their future opportunities of success. A commonly held myth is that a distance education university degree is valid only if it has been pursued through years of attending classes at a university campus. It may be hard to believe that a perfectly valid distance education university degree can be legitimately earned; and yet, it is possible. In fact, many departments of Human Resources highly consider those employees showing the willpower, responsibility, motivation, and capacity for self-improvement needed for ongoing learning at the workplace and earning a distance education university degree. Today, a distance education university degree from Bircham International University is highly appreciated in the working environment. Undoubtedly, the best education an individual can receive is by attending classes on a regular basis. In this ideal situation, students can meet with their professors, make use of the school's facilities and benefit from the scholarly environment. However, not everyone has the time or money to invest in traditional education. In these changing times, it is absolutely necessary to examine acceptable alternatives when deciding to obtain higher education and a good distance education university degree, like the one offered by Bircham International University, is one of them. The time and conditions established to allow a student to earn a distance education university degree are revolutionary.


DISTANCE LEARNING HIGHER EDUCATION

Bircham International University is a provider of non-formal or non-traditional distance learning higher education. Non-formal distance learning higher education programs do not follow the contents and requirements established by a Ministry of Education, thus BIU non-formal distance learning higher education programs can not lead to degrees officially recognized by a Ministry of Education.
Officially validated degrees are required for certain government positions and professional licensure. BIU distance learning higher education degrees can not be used for these purposes.

In nearly every country, distance learning higher education is controlled and monitored by the national government, which promulgates higher education policy. As free markets, open frontiers, and individualism spread around the world, many nations are adapting their distance learning higher education systems to be more liberal, competitive and diverse. Accreditation is one of the major factors behind this global trend. Accreditation reflects the comparative advantages of numerous and diverse distance learning higher education institutions and methods of graduate education, and respects its core values of autonomy, self-governance, scholarship, and the assurance of academic quality through peer review. Accreditation is an institutional procedure that distance learning higher education seek to complete in order to bring their academic programs up to quality standards. The process of accreditation is non-governmental and voluntary; that is, universities appear before a private, regional or professional association (the one to which they wish to belong) and submit an application. The accrediting institution then carries out an overall assessment of the university, and if the results are satisfactory, the school is accredited. It is important to point out that each accrediting organization holds its own accrediting criteria. There are no worldwide accreditation standards for distance learning higher education.


DISTANCE LEARNING UNIVERSITY

Thank you for your interest in Bircham International University.
There may be some skepticism about the usefulness of a distance learning university degree, but a distance learning university degree are widely acceptable and in some cases preferred. In fact, adult university education is taking the direction we have already been pioneering.

Bircham International University is a private independent institution of higher education that offers a distance learning university degree at professional, undergraduate and graduate levels through sound updated curricula and an innovative distance learning method of instruction. Our commitment is to fulfill the needs of the adult professional student. Any Bircham International University distance learning university degree is simultaneously registered in the USA, the European Union & the Commonwealth (Bahamas). A Bircham International University distance learning university degree can therefore be issued and legalized in any of these countries.

A distance learning university degree is not for everyone, or for all purposes. It is meant for busy working professionals. BIU offers an alternative to higher education to adults from all countries and cultures who choose not to attend a traditional on-campus university or who cannot find a program of study that meets their specialization requirements. A Bircham International University distance learning university degree helps you to reinforce your professional career and personal goals. Since 1992, many of our graduates have boosted their professional career. A Bircham International University distance learning university degree is a lifetime asset.

DISTANCE LEARNING DEGREE

The Bircham International University distance learning degree program provides students with a specialized training in a field of study.
Students acquire practical knowledge and specific skills in courses related directly to the student's concentration. The specialized and practical training that Bircham International University offers through the distance learning degree program has become almost compulsory at the workplace. The distance learning degree curriculum is based on published textbook material and a research project commensurable with the course syllabus and the student's personal goals. The final exam consists of several 20 to 35 pages reports based on each of the textbooks listed in the program. In addition, the Master's degree student must submit a 50-page project paper.

Bircham International University distance learning bachelor degree, B.B.A., B.A. and B.S. degree, requires 130 credits equivalent to around 2000 hours of study - USA Semester credits or 3500 hours - ECTS credits. A distance learning master degree requires 35 credits above a Bachelor's program, equivalent to around 500 hours of study - USA Semester credits or 1000 hours - ECTS credits.

You may enroll at a Bircham International University distance learning degree from anywhere in the world and at any time of the year. The first step is to submit by post or email attachment the application for admission filled out along with the documents about your previous education and experience. Once received BIU will review it and will issue a certificate of admission into the distance learning degree that shows the transferred credits and the courses and credits that you are required to earn the Bircham International University distance learning degree. This certificate also shows the final cost of your program.

ADULT DEGREE PROGRAMS

Our comprehension and learning abilities are higher in adulthood, after accumulating a certain number of years of skills and professional experience and adult degree programs must consider this aspect. After accumulating years of experience, we acquire the capacity to identify exactly what will enable us to accomplish or improve our professional functions more efficiently. A casual conversation, a good book, or even a speech is thus permanently stored in our mind with no memorization involved if it is intellectually or emotionally appealing. Bircham International University adult degree programs are more efficient.

We usually forget that adult degree programs are just a means of providing us with the tools to accomplish increasingly qualified tasks in our professional career. For this reason, when designing adult degree programs, Bircham International University considers all the professional knowledge, skills and experience the student has accumulated along his or her professional life. What is really important is what the student knows, and not how he or she has acquired this knowledge.

We are not more efficient because we study or read more but because we know how to apply better our knowledge in real-life situations.
Studying and reading more will turn us into better educated individuals, but learning to apply knowledge practically is what will enable us to make sound decisions and act sensibly in life. And this is exactly the type of knowledge that we will need to succeed in the professional arena. It is by yielding positive results and finding solutions that the quality of adult degree programs come forward. At Bircham International University adult degree programs the applicable quality knowledge is more efficient than quantity of theory.


ONLINE UNIVERSITY COURSES

Bircham International University is a provider of non-formal or non-traditional education and online university courses do not follow the contents and requirements established by a Ministry of Education, thus BIU online university courses can not lead to degrees officially recognized by a Ministry of Education. The United States of America has no Federal Ministry of Education or other centralized authority exercising single national control over postsecondary educational institutions and online university courses. As a consequence, American educational institutions can vary widely in character and quality of their online university courses. For this reason, accreditation becomes an important reference in the USA when it comes to evaluate a degree or online university courses.

Bircham International University is accredited, recognized or member of several international bodies and meets the quality standards of such organizations in different countries. None of these international bodies are recognized by CHEA USA Council of Higher Education Accreditation. Bircham International University is also an authorized provider of online university courses that grant CEUs Continuing Education Units recognized by IACET - International Association of Continuing Education & Training. CEUs are accepted by many educational institutions worldwide.

During the year 2005, the Spain National Institute of Consumer Affairs Instituto Nacional de Consumo - INC from the Ministry of Consumer Affairs awarded Bircham International University online university courses with the official distinction of consumer protection. This seal provides a solid international consumer protection and a unique guarantee to all BIU students in Spain, Europe and worldwide.


ONLINE UNIVERSITY DEGREE

A Bircham International University graduate wishing to continue a program at another university should verify first that online university degree obtained at Bircham International University may be transferable to that university. There are institutions reluctant to accept an online university degree obtained through distance learning, from non-formal education or from non-CHEA accredited institutions. In some cases, partial credit transfer may be accepted.
Accreditation (including CHEA) does not provide automatic acceptance and validation of the online university degree earned at other institutions, nor does it guarantee the acceptance of graduates by employers. Acceptance of students or graduates is always the prerogative of the receiving institution or employer. For these reasons, potential students are advised to check prior to enrollment as to whether a Bircham International University online university degree will qualify them for the professional status required to practice in any particular jurisdiction.

A Bircham International University online university degree and transcript meet the current higher education guidelines set forth by the European Credit Transfer System ECTS as well as the USA Generally Accepted Accrediting Practices. A Bircham International University online university degree include the required Diploma Supplement, and BIU transcripts reflect the ECTS equivalents to BIU earned credits according to the European Higher Education guidelines.


ONLINE DIPLOMA

The Bircham International University specialist and expert online diploma program offers the student training on hands-on, job specific skills that are required for most positions. When an employee changes jobs, it is not unusual to encounter unfamiliar tasks and duties. The specialist and expert online diploma is designed to provide employees with the know-how required by a wide array of professions.

Bircham International University specialist and expert online diploma offers over 150 disciplines: management, communications, humanities, arts, psychology. natural health, therapies, computers, sciences and engineering among many others. A person's reputation depends much on his or her professional career and achievements. It also depends on a good education the individual has acquired, firmly established with an online diploma. At the same time most companies employment criteria is driven by the candidate's know-how, ability to solve problems, and other practical skills, and not just the online diploma. Most modern companies today believe that an online diploma obtained by correspondence is as valid as a degree obtained by attending classes on campus. In some cases, it is superior. Earning an online diploma through distance learning demonstrates special skills that are highly regarded at the workplace, such as self-motivation, will power, desire for improvement, personal organization and responsibility. What really matters is the student's learning capacity and ability to perform the job successfully.
Bircham International University online diploma students and graduates have gotten jobs or promotions in leading companies worldwide. Most of them had moved on to a better job, had been promoted, or had received a salary raise.


ONLINE DOCTORATE

The Bircham International University Ph.D. Doctor of Philosophy online doctorate degree program offers students the highest level of specialization in any discipline. Students acquire highly specialized knowledge and full command of specific skills that they will develop, argue and defend in their culminating work: the Doctoral thesis. The main requirement of the Bircham International University Ph.D. Doctor of Philosophy online doctorate degree consists in submitting a 70 page thesis paper for review and evaluation by BIU authorities. In some cases, previously published material can be counted towards the Ph.D. Doctor of Philosophy online doctorate degree. Several 20 to 35 pages reports based on textbooks listed in the program may also be required. Duration depends on the amount of research and work that students will devote to the completion of their doctoral thesis.
APh.D. Doctor of Philosophy online doctorate degree requires 45 credits above a Master's program, equivalent to around 700 hours of study - USA Semester credits or 1300 hours - ECTS credits.

A Bircham International University Ph.D. Doctor of Philosophy online doctorate degree program merges the best of the two leading higher education systems of the world: Europe and the United States of America. It follows the current higher education guidelines set forth by the European Credit Transfer System ECTS as well as the USA Generally Accepted Accrediting Practices. A Bircham International University Ph.D. Doctor of Philosophy online doctorate degree is signed by a Doctor from a formal traditional university, the President and Registrar of the University.