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.
Pillar I separates learning from cost: the academic work is yours to earn, and your performance decides what you pay. The doctorate plugs straight into that model — a strong GPA can carry you to a 100% scholarship, exactly like our undergraduate and master's students. Study hard, earn free.
Explore Pillar I — Free TuitionThe doctorate's base assessment fee is $750 per TERM. Your AI-evaluated GPA sets the scholarship that comes off it — the same scale that powers Pillar I. Drag to your target GPA and watch your cost update instantly.
Illustrative — based on a $750 per-TERM doctoral assessment fee, pending finance validation. The applied-project (capstone) TERM is billed separately.
Every TERM, your GPA is recalculated — so a strong term is always rewarded. Minimum 2.4 (C-) to unlock any scholarship.
Focused six-week courses, offered in pairs by competency, flow through three blocks in a deliberate order — ending in your applied capstone.
The six required courses that make this a doctorate in applied AI — never waived by transfer.
Six courses across four research lines — or transfer your master's credits and move ahead faster.
One continuous process: frame, write, and defend a real applied project in your own field.
Enter directly with a master's — or master's-level credits — from anywhere in the world. Your prior graduate work may count toward the program through credit transfer, so you reach the applied project sooner.
Exceptional candidates qualify through a highly selective review — 10+ years of executive leadership, a record as a university instructor, or a publication track record, paired with graduate coursework. Not there yet? The Master's + Doctorate combo is built for you.
A professional applied doctorate, priced for your part of the world via World Bank PPP — then discounted again by your GPA.
| Traditional research PhD | Generic online doctorate | AGTU Doctorate in Applied AI | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Focus | Original academic research | Broad, often theoretical | Applied project in your own field |
| Typical length | 4–7 years | 3–5 years | 15–36 months |
| Final work | Long research dissertation | Dissertation | Concise, rigorous applied capstone |
| Pricing | High, fixed | Fixed, often US-rate | Country PPP + GPA scholarship · no enrollment fee |
| Recognition | Varies | Varies | US-licensed (FL #12506) · ASIC-accredited |
Your applied doctorate connects to the same four pillars that make every AGTU program accessible — pair it with the path that fits your life.
Pillar I
Your GPA earns your scholarship — up to a 100% full ride.
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Pillar II
A transparent merit scale where every grade tier unlocks a bigger discount.
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Pillar III
Self-paced study with no speed caps — finish your doctorate sooner.
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Pillar IV
Bring your master's credits with you and reach your capstone faster.
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