Is anyone in Taiwan working on an online degree for life experience? I left school at 17 and didn’t go to university to get a degree and don’t have the money to take one at the moment.
I have seen on the web that there are many websites offering “LIFE EXPERIENCE” DEGREES which claim to have the legal status of a genuine degree. I would love to work in Taiwan and wonder if this will allow me to work in Taiwan.
I would appreciate any info that you can give me on this subject. I look forward to hearing from you. :bravo:
From the website it says that if the degree is checked it will appear as a real degree. It is apparently a loophole in the law that enables them to do this. The website is BELFORD UNIVERSITY.
How will the Taiwanese government know it is not a real one? :help:
Most “life experience” degrees are scams. Most claim to be legit and show that the school is accredited, but then you find out that the accreditation organization is a scam as well. There are a few schools that allow you to test out of one or more courses to get a degree, but these tests are always very rigorously administered and take a lot of time and money. You can be expected the tests to take approximately what an actual final exam for the course would take (e.g. 90m-2h) and cost at least a couple hundred US dollars. And that’s just just to test out of one course. Scam degrees give you a single perfunctory test at best. Mostly they are interested in the US$400+ total they charge for their “services.”
If you want to find legitimate distance learning degree program see John Bear’s Degree Network or check out one of the books written by John Bear.
Taiwan is very strict about recognizing degrees. You will absolutely not be able to pass off a fake university degree from a diploma mill. Unfortunately they also do not recognize most legitimate and accredited distance learning programs, with the exception of those offered by a traditional university which does not make any distinction between distance learning and classroom learning when issuing diplomas.
By the way, I don’t see why the fact that you left school early is stopping you from getting a degree. If you are in the US you can take the GED test to make up for a lack of a high school degree, and age is no reason not to go to university.
Taiwan is very strict about recognizing degrees. You will absolutely not be able to pass off a fake university degree from a diploma mill. Unfortunately they also do not recognize most legitimate and accredited distance learning programs, with the exception of those offered by a traditional university which does not make any distinction between distance learning and classroom learning when issuing diplomas.
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Is this still the case? I am currently enrolled in a Masters program from a traditional university. The university makes no distinction that it is obtained via distance learning. I have been in Taiwan since 2010, and I will finish grad school in 2012.
Will my masters then be recognized and I be able to teach at a university? I am confused about this.
Taiwan is very strict about recognizing degrees. You will absolutely not be able to pass off a fake university degree from a diploma mill. Unfortunately they also do not recognize most legitimate and accredited distance learning programs, with the exception of those offered by a traditional university which does not make any distinction between distance learning and classroom learning when issuing diplomas.
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Is this still the case? I am currently enrolled in a Masters program from a traditional university. The university makes no distinction that it is obtained via distance learning. I have been in Taiwan since 2010, and I will finish grad school in 2012.
Will my masters then be recognized and I be able to teach at a university? I am confused about this.[/quote]
I think you would be best off contacting the MOE. Check beforehand. They’re very helpful, IME.
Taiwan is very strict about recognizing degrees. You will absolutely not be able to pass off a fake university degree from a diploma mill. Unfortunately they also do not recognize most legitimate and accredited distance learning programs, with the exception of those offered by a traditional university which does not make any distinction between distance learning and classroom learning when issuing diplomas.
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Is this still the case? I am currently enrolled in a Masters program from a traditional university. The university makes no distinction that it is obtained via distance learning. I have been in Taiwan since 2010, and I will finish grad school in 2012.
Will my masters then be recognized and I be able to teach at a university? I am confused about this.[/quote]