My brother ran accross this college and they said that given his particular experience he is elligible to recieve a BS in business for about $500. Has anyone heard of this place?
Run, run away very fast!!!! Same ownership as Trinity et al (see recent posting on this group). In addition to this, not one legitimate university here in Australia would offer a Bachelor degree based solely on life experience. In the US, I beleive this is the same practice. Cheers, George
Thanx, a lot George. I think Trinity is a frequent flyer, isn't it? I think I heard about them as early as John Bear's 12th eddition. Anyway, I appreciate the head's-up. Back at ya! Joe
I'm not sure that's entirely accurate. Thomas Edison State College awarded a degree to an older gentleman who earned every single one of his credits through portfolio assessment. Of course, the validation process consists of a whole lot more than sending in a resume and getting the degree, but one could make the argument that his degree was totally based on life experience. Bruce
I think the distinction is between life experience and demonstrable life learning. Where Trinity would ask that you show that you have experienced something, TESC requires that you show that you have learned something. Although one can learn things through experience, one does often experience things with no learning at all. This is why I don't refer to portfolio assessment as credit for experience. It is more about credit for prior learning. To some it may be a subtle distinction, but to me it is what separates the likes of Trinity and its "credit for prior experience" and the likes of TESC with its "credit for prior learning", which may or may not have come by way of experience.
