I was thinking about getting a degree that uses life experience points torward the degree as well as credits.?

Question

I have had 4 years in college just kept changing my majors so could not graduate, I did one year of fianace, 2 years architechture, and one year political science, this was at a top rated university. I had kid etc etc and never finshed even though I have enough credits to graduate if they all came from the same major and I also have an iq of 150, not tested thru the internet but tested through a real sit down some across from you IQ test so I am far from stupid and I also scored in the 2 top percent in the nation in reading, so again I am not stupid, well anyway I found these online schools and they said they are some regular schools that offer degrees for life expeience what ever. and was thinking I could put all of those credits into something like that and have a degree my question is, is that a good choice can I go to a job and present it and will it be valid or at least plausible? Also does anyone have any names of good schools that do ones that are normal universities? Thanks

Answer 1

I would regard online universities as the absolute last resort for someone seeking higher education.

The quality of education these programs offer is minimal - there is simply no substitute for the kind of dynamic interactions and discussions that commonly occur in face-to-face college courses. Also, the quality of educator is significantly less at online universities - the best faculty choose to teach at real colleges and universities. Both the pay and work environments are far superior to online universities. So, for great classes from great instructors, go to a real college or university.

Also, because of the minimal training they offer, employers and graduate institutions place little value in degrees earned from online programs. Many of these programs lack even basic accreditation for the degree programs they offer.

Bottom line - you will receive little if any personal or professional benefit from online universities relative to what you could have received from a real college or university.

Answer 2

There are a lot of colleges and universities that used life experiences such as St. Edwards in Austin. It does depend on your major. If you were to talk to the university of your choice, you would be surprised to find they too have certain fields where credit is rendered based on life experience.

Generally speaking, that is why so many folk are bestowed with honorary degrees. Do your homework, and go in person.

Answer 3

Any type of social work. Grand Valley in Grand Rapids, Michigan has a social work program. That is the only profession that comes to mind,