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Offline AquaShrimp

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« on: February 23, 2008, 09:08:19 PM »
Oregon State University has a really neat distance education program.  I've been thinking about doing their undergraduate program in Natural Resources and Fish & Wildlife.  I have the prerequisites, so I could take all of the classes online.  However, I would have to go to a local college to take proctored tests.

Whats the consensus nowadays on distance education?  With my current line of work (nondestructive testing), I travel a lot so I can't take traditional classes.  Do government agencies like the Dept of Fish and Wildlife or Dept of Forestry recognize accredited distance learning degrees?

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« Reply #1 on: February 23, 2008, 09:47:14 PM »
I'm not sure about government agencies like the ones you listed but all the police departments I've asked said my degree from University of Phoenix satisfies the education requirements for employment.

I should finish my Bachelors in IT soon. It's tough because there is no real assistance when you need a hand like there is in a traditional classroom. The ability to do school work on your schedule is nice, but I usually end up working on school work 6 days a week as opposed to traditional classroom time being 2 days a week or so.

All in all, I am happy with what I've learned and how things have gone. Not looking forward to paying for it though.

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« Reply #2 on: February 23, 2008, 09:53:28 PM »
Well, when I took classes at the University of Louisville, all of the instructors kept repeating that your supposed to study 3 hours per week for each credit hour that your taking.  So studying 6 days a week sounds about right.

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« Reply #3 on: February 24, 2008, 05:02:10 AM »
As long as the school is regionally accredited, your're good.  Be wary of "accelerated" degrees.  I knew a few folks that paid through the nose to get their degree "IN ONLY A YEAR"... employers generally weren't impressed.
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