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naturegirl321
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Mrs McClusky
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| !great price! |
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naturegirl321
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| Yep, just wonder how reputable they are. |
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Chancellor
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What is it with you shallow people and your chasing after "prestige"! What matters is whether the school is accredited by a valid accrediting agency - such as, in this case, the government of South Africa. Even then, don't necessarily count on that degree being accepted in certain anglophone countries like the United States.
So, the valid question isn't whether these schools are "prestigious" but whether they're accredited and by whom (the latter being important only in terms of whether the accrediting body is qualified to accredit courses/degree programs and in terms of the accrediting process they use).
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naturegirl321
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| Posted: Fri Jun 25, 2010 1:05 pm Post subject: |
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| Chancellor wrote: |
What is it with you shallow people and your chasing after "prestige"! What matters is whether the school is accredited by a valid accrediting agency - such as, in this case, the government of South Africa. Even then, don't necessarily count on that degree being accepted in certain anglophone countries like the United States.
So, the valid question isn't whether these schools are "prestigious" but whether they're accredited and by whom (the latter being important only in terms of whether the accrediting body is qualified to accredit courses/degree programs and in terms of the accrediting process they use).
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I'm pretty sure the U of Phoenix is accrediated by someone or another. Reputation DOES matter, accrediation can be bought. By prestigious, I should have written reputable, sorry, late night  |
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Chancellor
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| Chancellor wrote: |
What is it with you shallow people and your chasing after "prestige"! What matters is whether the school is accredited by a valid accrediting agency - such as, in this case, the government of South Africa. Even then, don't necessarily count on that degree being accepted in certain anglophone countries like the United States.
So, the valid question isn't whether these schools are "prestigious" but whether they're accredited and by whom (the latter being important only in terms of whether the accrediting body is qualified to accredit courses/degree programs and in terms of the accrediting process they use).
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I'm pretty sure the U of Phoenix is accrediated by someone or another. Reputation DOES matter, accrediation can be bought. By prestigious, I should have written reputable, sorry, late night |
But is the accrediting agency a valid accrediting agency? What accreditation process did the agency use? Remember, even i-to-i claims to be an "accredited" TEFL course.
Also, don't confuse familiarity with being reputable - brand names are brand names because people are more familiar with them, not because they're necessarily better/more reputable. |
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michgreen
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| Posted: Fri Jun 25, 2010 4:34 pm Post subject: Concerning Americans |
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I agree with Chancellor, especially if you want to teach in a US community college or university.
Regardless of how reputable or prestigious the university is, will your degree pass the educational credential evaluation process in the US? |
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FrenchLieutenant'sWoman
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I absolutely agree with the differing levels of accreditation.
i-to-i are acccredited by the OLDQC (I think) which is basically the body which permits them to offer any old qualification by distance learning and says nothing about the content.
I have no idea about UNISA though. They seem to be the equivalent of the Open University in the UK. |
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fladude
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It looks ok, but looks can be deceiving.
How much did it cost anyway? I couldn't find the prices. |
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jpvanderwerf2001
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RE: Prices. Finding information on that abominable site is tough. You have to get a PDF somewhere (I can't find the link at the moment).
Also, the application process is not only convoluted, but confusing and unreliable. I applied to UNISA once (mostly due to the killer price), and it took them so long to get any info back to me that the deadlines had passed.
Can anyone give insight as to the best way to go about applying and then registering at UNISA? |
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jpvanderwerf2001
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