Talk:Andrew Jackson University

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[edit] Notability and POV

I did not write about this University, but I did change a few words to make it seem less like an advertisment in my opinion. Also I dont know how it could be suggested that its not notable, its an accredited university, that seems like more than enough to me!

I am going to take the advert off as well as the other thing about not being notable. If this is wrong for some reason forgive me and let me know where my error is. Thanks.

+++++additionally I took out a section describing how the university accomplishes its mission, this upon furthur review did appear to seem like a biased view.

I've added a more descriptive "notability:companies" header that points to the notability guidelines for organizations. AJU doesn't look to have been the subject of many reliable secondary works; all I've found so far is one passing mention in a local news article about school accreditation:

"One institution not reviewed by ACHE is Andrew Jackson University in Hoover.

"A wholly online school, AJU is accredited by the Distance Education Training Council, which is recognized by the federal government, though students from DETC institutions often have a difficult time getting course credit approved by regional accrediting agencies such as the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools.

""When we first started, we thought we could operate without accreditation, but we found out real quick that wasn't possible," said Robert Norris, founder and president.

"AJU has about 600 students who need the flexibility of online learning, he said.

"Norris said he hopes the state does not ban institutions such as his and welcomes stricter guidelines.

""Regulate the stew out of them," he said. "The harder it is, the better because what it does is reduce competition.""

There's also a synopsis of what AJU's programs were like in 2001 - along the religious/home-schooled lines of its former mission statement - in some distance education journal whose reliability I haven't yet looked into:

"Andrew Jackson University has a decidedly lowtech approach toward distance education. Although the institution maintains an up-to-date Web site, its curriculum is based on textbook study. AJU markets itself as the online university for religious home-schooled students. Its teacher-practitioner faculty produces the institution's study guides and course examinations in each degree program. It is unclear whether they have direct contact with students. AJU is accredited by the Accrediting Commission of the Distance Education and Training Council (DETC), which is recognized by the U.S.Department of Education as a national accrediting agency. Formerly known as the National Home Study Council, the DETC accredits more than 70 institutions that offer home study, even though credits from DETC-accredited institutions are not widely accepted at regionally accredited colleges and universities."

Slim so far. (Also, after reading these articles, it looks like the "Accreditation" section may be a little adverty - DETC-accredited schools' course credits don't seem to travel very far.) - Kelly Ramsey 04:22, 27 February 2007 (UTC)