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Professional Doctorate · Applied Artificial Intelligence

Online Doctorate in Applied Artificial Intelligence

The highest applied credential in AI — built for leaders.

A professional doctorate for experienced professionals who already lead with AI and want the title to match. You produce a real applied project in your own field — not a shelved research thesis — across 48 credits, 100% online, on a schedule built around your career.

48 credits · Professional doctorate — not a research PhD · 100% online
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Elective courses you can bring
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Powered by Pillar IV · Credit Transfer

The work you've already done comes with you.

If you hold a master's — finished or not, from any country — you can transfer up to 18 credits (six courses) straight into your electives. We treat every master's equally, regardless of institution or contact hours. The six AI specialization courses and your applied capstone stay with you — that's what makes the degree yours.

Transfer credit estimator

See your doctorate, with your credits already in it.

Tell us how many graduate courses you bring and watch your electives fill in — then see how many credits remain to your degree. An estimate; your advisor confirms the exact award.

What do you bring?

Move the slider to the number of graduate courses you can transfer in — 3 credits each, up to six.

06 (max)
Credits transferred
6
Credits left at AGTU
42
Specialization18 cr · required
Electives6 / 18 cr in
Capstone12 cr · required
Always required (residency) Transferable — up to 18 cr
The 6 specialization courses and the capstone are your residency — never waived. That's what protects the value of your doctorate.
What counts

More than one way to bring credit in.

Your electives can be covered by several recognized sources — your advisor maps each to AGTU equivalencies.

A completed master's

Up to six courses (18 credits) from a finished master's, from any country or institution — treated equally regardless of contact hours.

A prior doctorate

Already hold a doctorate? It follows the same cap — a maximum of 18 transfer credits into your electives.

Unfinished master's credits

Didn't finish a master's? Completed graduate credits can still transfer with official documentation from the institution.

The edX Credit Bridge

AGTU's edX partnership (Harvard, MIT, Cambridge, UC Berkeley) maps qualifying MicroMasters and professional certificates into elective credit.

Every master's, equally

A degree from anywhere is welcome here.

We built credit transfer for a global student body. A master's from São Paulo, Lagos, Mumbai, Bogotá, or Dubai is evaluated on the same footing — no penalty for where you studied or how your transcript is formatted. And before you ever apply, a free preliminary consultation tells you exactly what's likely to transfer.

Who this is for

Two ways in — both built for senior professionals.

Path A

You already hold a master's degree

This is the most direct route: enter the doctorate and transfer up to 18 credits of your graduate work straight into electives — reaching the applied project, and your title, sooner.

Path B

You're a senior leader without a master's

Qualify through a highly selective review of your executive and academic profile. Not there yet? The Master's + Doctorate combo bundles both — and your transfer credits still apply.

Four ways to engage

The doctorate, on your terms.

Your applied doctorate connects to the same four pillars that make every AGTU program accessible — pair it with the path that fits your life.

AGTU doctoral admissions advisor
Maria Gomes Doctoral Admissions Advisor · AGTU
Get in touch

Send us your transcript — we'll do the math.

Share your background and your prior graduate work. In a free preliminary consultation, a real doctoral advisor will estimate exactly what transfers, what remains, and your route to the capstone — no obligation.