Accredited degree although school is not?

Let´s say I have a Bachelor of Arts in Theology from an unaccredited institute. Is it possible to do something to get that degree "accredited"? Pass an exam for example to proof knowledge?

 

In a word, nein.

Schools (or departments within schools) are accredited, not schools.

 

Disciple,

If a degree from an accredited school is that important to you, there are many, many inexpensive programs out there. There are many on here who have great expertise who can direct you to the degree program in which you are interested.

 

Greetings.

Your only option, at least the only one that occurs to me, is for you to pursue an RA degree.

To expedite your new degree, you may want to find a school with a "RPL" (Recognition of Prior Learning, i.e. Portfolio review, etc.) program. The assessment colleges Charter Oak State College (www.cosc.edu), Thomas Edison State College (www.tesc.edu), and Excelsior College (www.regents.edu), might be worth a look.

While there is no test you can take to earn an entire degree, there are a number of tests you can take to earn credit for individual courses. Probably the largest & most readily accessible group of such CCEs (College Credit by Examinations) is offered by Ohio University (http://www.ohiou.edu/independent/). You should also look at CLEP & (particularly) DANTES DSST (http://www.getcollegecredit.com/) exams as a source of credit.


Cordially,
Richard Kanarek

 

No there is not. The best way would be thru doing some type of recognition of prior learning at an accredited institution. Even then you will still have to take a prescribed number of courses with that institution to get your accredited degree. My question would be why do you want it accredited and what are you trying to accomplish? Is it for personal reasons or professional? Are you trying to get into grad school? Employment? Relocation? That may reveal some more options that are availible to you.

 

The only reason I ask these question is curiosity. I don´t know much about the "accredited-unaccredited" question. So I´d like to have some info about it.

 

You'll find 25 pages of facts and opinions on accreditation in my book (see below). Many libraries have it, including more than a few non-US ones.

 

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