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[Rooster_2006]

I already have CELTA, and I just finished up my associate's degree from Excelsior College. Since I now meet the AA + TEFL certificate requirement to get a visa for Taiwan (at least I think), I'm thinking of heading over there next month. Five years in Korea has been more than enough and I'm ready for a change.

Now, according to the link that someone provided in another thread here, Excelsior College is on the list of Taiwan-recognized colleges.

However, what worries me is all this talk of "no distance degrees." I actually did not do all of my degree by distance (I did 60 credits out of 100 in brick-and-mortar schools, in fact), but my school is well-known as a distance school/transfer school for adult learners.

What concerns me more is that University of Phoenix, a notorious distance school, is on Taiwan's acceptable universities list. Therefore, I'm questioning the list.

Does Taiwan make a big fuss about a distance degree for teaching at a buxiban? I'm not trying to get a job at a public school or university here, just a buxiban. Do they care for visa purposes?

By the way, before anyone says that I bought a degree, I didn't, I worked VERY hard for it and got 100 credit hours through legitimate, accredited means, and the degree is completely accredited in the US.

[Ki]

In theory you should be able to LEGALLY teach in Taiwan. But.... maybe the powers that be will deem otherwise. I think you will be okay but I can't be sure. And they do seem to be cracking down on suposed illegal degrees lately. There is only one way to find out though.