Harvard Extension School

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  1. decimon

    decimon Well-Known Member

    Harvard's in Belfast?
     
  2. alarmingidea

    alarmingidea New Member

    Because you've examined both programs' faculty, student satisfaction, and educational results and determined that Michigan's AM is a better program?

    Actually, a quick look at Michigan's website suggests that their master's degree in poli sci is awarded only to people who leave the PhD program, and requires a rather less substantial master's paper than the Harvard ALM thesis. The ALM actually stacks up pretty well in terms of requirements, and I've studied with some of the leading people in their areas.

    My point is this: You can't evaluate the academic heft of a graduate program based on your sense of whether the university is, like, wicked good. Quite often some outstanding departments and programs crop up in unlikely places because they develop around the right people in the right circumstances. What you're discussing is nothing more than prestige.
     
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  3. Jack Tracey

    Jack Tracey New Member


    OK, check it out here:
    http://mbta.com
    Look in the left margin and click on "subway map."
    Jack
     
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  4. decimon

    decimon Well-Known Member

    Will I run into Charlie?
     
  5. Jack Tracey

    Jack Tracey New Member

    Not many people remember the Kingston Trio. I'm glad that we both do. Despite all that, people now pay before getting on. You do not have to pay to get off.
    :cool:
    Jack
     
  6. mcdirector

    mcdirector New Member

    So, today, his fate would be known? Not quite as snappy . . .
     
  7. alarmingidea

    alarmingidea New Member

    The new fare card system is named after Charlie. And there are still a couple of stops on the Red Line that might cause Charlie some trouble.
     
  8. jonesstorm

    jonesstorm New Member

    How many credits will Harvard Extension accept in transfer to complete a degree?
     
  9. little fauss

    little fauss New Member

    No, of course, that's all true.

    My UG school, a nondescript State U, has one of the best--if not the best--Aeronautical Engineering programs in the country. And of course, what I'm discussing is nothing but prestige--but that counts in finding a job as well.

    I know nothing about Michigan's MA program in Government, I couldn't even have told you for certain that they had one, I just pulled Michigan out of thin air. I do think though, that it's not too far off. The prestige and utility of a Harvard Extension MLA is probably along the lines of a top public school's or a "just one step down" private school's (i.e.: Purdue, Vandy, Emory, Carnegie Mellon) "regular" MA. Just my opinion on the matter.

    But everything you say is pretty much true. And by the way, congrats on getting this far through the Big H's Extension--go all the way, good man!
     
  10. Tom57

    Tom57 Member

    Purdue = public
     
  11. little fauss

    little fauss New Member

    You are correct sir!
     
  12. samlam

    samlam New Member

    For ALB (bachelor of liberal arts), you can transfer up to 64 credits from a regionally accredited university.
     
  13. mcdirector

    mcdirector New Member

    I contacted HES about the masters in teaching mathematics program a while back and never heard from them.

    Most every other college I've contacted has made some kind of contact back (a few obnoxiously so).
     
  14. jonesstorm

    jonesstorm New Member

    Thanks for the information, and another question would be do they accept any CLEP, DANTES, or any other types of credit?
     
  15. Dool

    Dool New Member

    [Short Detour]

    Sorry, I believe the USAF Academy holds the top spot for UG Aeronautical and Astronautical engineering programs.

    [End of Detour]
     
  16. CalDog

    CalDog New Member

    My UG school, a nondescript State U, has one of the best--if not the best--Aeronautical Engineering programs in the country.

    Sorry, I believe the USAF Academy holds the top spot for UG Aeronautical and Astronautical engineering programs.

    [Detour continues]

    The best-known rankings, from US News & World Report, rate the undergraduate programs at doctoral and non-doctoral and programs separately, so you may both be correct. For non-doctoral schools, they currently like Embry-Riddle (both FL and AZ campuses), US Air Force Academy, and US Naval Academy. For doctoral schools, they like MIT, Georgia Tech, and Michigan.

    [Return to your regularly scheduled thread]
     
  17. little fauss

    little fauss New Member

    That may well be true. Remember, I just said "one of the best", "if not the best".

    I didn't say it was the best, just conjectured that it might be. My UG school's in a town known primarily for being a real center for the aeronautical industry, going back many decades. So they get the benefit of a lot of industry dollars pumped into that program.
     
  18. tmartca

    tmartca New Member


    For the ALM and Certificates, you can transfer ZERO credits towards either program from other RA institutions.

    And, BTW, the certificate is not a stepping stone to the ALM like is what is usually seen in many graduate programs which offer both titles. It is either or, but not both.
     
  19. BillDayson

    BillDayson New Member

    For doctorate granting schools, I like Purdue. It's the largest aerospace engineering department in the United States and over the last 50 years has produced 6% of the county's BS degrees and 7% of its Ph.D.s in that subject. 22 astronauts have come out of Purdue and fully 1/3 of NASA spaceflights have had at least one Purdue graduate aboard. The first and last men to step on the Moon were Purdue Boilermakers.

    For non-doctoral schools, I like Cal Poly San Luis Obispo. Just two words: Burt Rutan. In September SpaceShipOne will arrive at the Smithsonian Institution's National Air and Space Museum where it will be displayed in the Milestones of Flight Gallery alongside the Spirit of St. Louis, Chuck Yeager's X-1 and the Wright Brothers' Flyer. (SS-1 becomes the fifth Rutan design exhibited in the NASM. His Voyager hangs above the lobby.)
     
  20. little fauss

    little fauss New Member

    I was waiting for someone to mention Purdue. They offer a DL doctorate in education, I knew that. They have a great techie tradition and reputation, I knew that.

    But what I didn't know was that they have such an aerospace connection. Thanks for letting us know. I get into the whole space program, at least I'm interested in the early Mercury, Gemeni and Apollo days. I used to work on a military base in an engineering dept with an EE who worked on the Apollo program in the early days. neat stuff.
     

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