Are Life Experience Degrees Legal and credible?
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Do your research before getting a "Life Experience Degree."\n\nSome are legal & credible - it all depends on whether or not they are accredited.\n\nCheck the link below to an article that can provide more information.\n\nPress on to Success,\nJeff\nhttp://www.Effective-Resume-Writing.com
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They sell you a degree for money, but the degree has no real validity. You might be able to get a job with it, since some employers won't check, but when they find out what kind of degree it is, they won't respect you, and you can forget about any kind of future in that company.\n\nIt's mostly a scam. Think about it - would you hire someone for a job that required college, if you knew they had that kind of degree?
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It depends on the reputation of the institution. Some foreign universities are well respected. A degree from Cambridge University, for example, would be very well regarded. On the other hand, there are a lot of fly-by-night insitutitons that are basically diploma mills. A lot of medical schools in the Caribbean and Central America are jokes. \n\nThe most important thing to check is whether the insitution is accredited according to a valid agency recognized in the US.
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Do you really think an employer is going to value a degree that you get without studying?\n\nJust go down to Kinko's and get one printed out if you want to do it like this...\n\n** UPDATE:\nSorry, I misread your question. Some universities will give credit for work experience but will still make you sit an examination to make sure that you know what you claim.\n\nIt is unlikely that they would let you have a complete (legitimate) degree in this way and you would still need to pay to sit each of the exams. Good luck!\n\n** UPDATE II (for Katerina):\nI was referring to degrees where they do RPL (recognition of prior learning). I know that here in Australia you can get some concessions for units in finance type degrees provided you can sit and pass the exams. Unfortunately they sometimes make them a bit harder than usual and you do have to pay a fee.\n\nMy point was that this would not be available for the whole course so you can't get away from study altogether if you want a degree that means anything.\n\nI get lots of spam in hotmail about pay for degrees like I mentioned before I reread the question.
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In some states, such as I believe Oregon, it is illegal to use such degrees to obtain employment/greater levels of compensation.  \n\nThey are a sham.  Anybody can give you a "degree," but if you think you could use them to improve your job prospects you are kidding yourself.  An empolyer who hires you thinking you were reporting an academic degree can later fire you if they discover it is not real.  Don't waste your money.
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No. They are not accredited.  Just like those you see on those TV commercials. My recommendation would be to go to a real college and get an accredited degree.
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A bachelor's degree is not a general education degree.  There are plenty of these tests available, but none will be from accredited institutions.  Diploma mills (for-profit universities) would be the ones offering such a service.  If you don't care if the degree is respected, start with schools such as DeVry or the University of Phoenix.  Expand your search from there.  Of course, these places will charge you a sizeable fee.
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University of Phoenix allows you credits for life skills that you have gotten from work/experience.  The only thing is you have to pay for them to verify all the info you give them, but you do get it credited.  I think it is like $150.
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Yes. Not only will it keep you out of legal trouble, you'll seem more credible to potential employers if you operate a licensed outfit.
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No. Never to the extent of a Master's degree from a "brick and mortar" institution.\n\nEven accredited online degrees are worthless in the larger context of academia, because legitimate Master's degrees in the arts and sciences require close mentoring and guided research within the context of an active intellectual community. Online programs can only provide reading lists, examinations, and discussion groups, and are only able to focus on content or data. \n\nA real Master's degree from a "brick and mortar" institution is not merely about reading, taking tests, and discussing the reading with others. A real Master's degree focuses on theory and methodology. It requires a setting in which a student can take the first steps toward a certain level of competency in a subject area, guided by professors with expertise in that area, and engaged by peers with ongoing similar methodological and theoretical investigations.
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no,\nbecause my husband used to go there. \nand his degree is pointless.
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the university should be accredited...geta degree in the field that you want to pursue a career in...stay away from "buy your degree" schools like online or night only schools...like that university of phoenix..or any "business" school...i wouldn't hire anyone with that on their resume...;)
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Yes, in Travel and Tourism you have a mix of coursework and exams. Since you mention "A" levels, one assumes you live in Britain. If your course is NVQ-based, you will provide evidence of competencies from your place of work. If it is a full-time college course, it is GNVQ-based and will involve a lot of simulated (pretend) competences which are basically coursework, but if you want to take a degree and make something of your career, you will take exams. Explore the websites below. They are really good courses.
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Heck, I thought you were just talking metaphorically, but seeing Erika's post has opened my eyes. Anyway, if you were talking metaphorically, then I'm afraid I'm going to give a really annoying answer and say that it's impossible to know. For instance, person A might have a uni degree and do really poorly in life, and person B might have a 'life' degree and become an entrepreneurial millionaire, but this might be down to A's laziness and B's motivation. I think that the university system does not suit everyone, but that's a failure on the part of education and not the individual. There are numerous examples of people who never went to uni or even dropped out of school and yet did spectacularly well. The main thing is to find your strength and work on improving it for the rest fo your life.\n\n(PS. If you really meant an actual 'Life Experience' degree, I would be very, very cautious indeed.)
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No of course it is not. \n\nThe company itself sets the requirements for the position, and they can change or prioritize those requirements.\n\nThey can decide, based on their knowledge of the position, the work environment, and their need, whether a candidate is 'qualified' or not to perform that job.\n\nPerhaps other qualities of the candidate make him or her an excellent choice based on life and work experiences? Maybe they have additional skills to bring to the company that they didn't even know they could get?  Maybe the candidate agrees to take training to get up to speed?  \n\nFor example, if a company posts that they require a B.A. in finance, and they receive an application with 20 years relevant experience and excellent references, but the person didn't get a degree in that field, or maybe  has no degree at all, but is willing to get one? \n\nWhy would it be illegal to give people a chance?
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On line universities are not highly regarded in the USA. And this one does not even have the normal accreditation. I would say you are wasting your money if you sign up here.  Their degree would not get you a USA job or be accepted by anyone here in the USA. This may not be a scam, but it is not a good plan! \n\nThere is no way to get a respected USA degree cheaply from outside the USA. It just can't happen.
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Simply put, no... it will not be recognized to the same degree that a 'real' bachelor's degree will be.  Many positions that requires a BS/BA will not even consider you for employment, that doesn't mean that none will; just that most won't.  Online degree's overall are looked upon as lessor than a degree given at a physical institution. (a degree for life experience would be even more so)  This doesn't mean that the education is bad, but some online school's have... questionable practices when it comes to issuing diploma's and degree's... this carries over to all of the legitimate online schools and the effect is the same; online degrees are less valuable and often looked down upon when it comes to real life employment.  Especially when it comes to sciences, psychology included.