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[Alpha Steel]

Hey Everyone.

I'm just wondering if the way I got my degree might pose any problems when applying for an E-2 Visa.

I did two years at college, getting an HND. I was then able to fast-track into the third year of University because it was the same subject. I completed the third year and got a BSc.

I might have to wait and see what the transcript looks like, but does anyone know if this could be an issue?

[big_fella1]

[bobbybigfoot]

I've never heard of 1 for 1 credit granting from college to university. Where are you from?

As far as I know, all you need is a degree that is granted by an accepted university. How you got it is irrelevant. That being said, how are you able to get a degree issued when at least 50% of the degree was not completed?

(My degree is a three year one. With 6 months of credits granted for a two year college diploma that I did.)

[ttompatz]

[Alpha Steel]

Thanks for your replies. Yeah I'll avoid mentioning it if I can.

I'm from Scotland. The college course is pretty much the same as the first 2 years of uni, so they have an agreement that lets you do this.

It's good for your CV in Scotland because you can say you have an HND and a BSc. But I don't know how Koreans will react to it, so I'll probably omit the HND from my CV.

[litebear]

[fungrel]

My Masters degree is an 18 months degree, but in the context of Australian universities means that i didn't have to do an undergrad degree in order to qualify for the masters degree... i am a mature aged student which means that i don't need an undergrad because of my age. I saved about twenty thousand dollars doing courses to qualify for this, but in the greater scheme of things it doesn't really matter. I still have my masters degree in science which means technically i can teach university even though i teach elementary.
Because i want to.

[bobbybigfoot]

So you have a master's degree and no undergrad degree? That doesn't sound professional.

[Sticks]

Australia does it slightly differently to America (we use the British university system afaik).

There's your basic Science and Arts degrees, then a whole bunch of 'fancy sounding' spinoff degrees with pre-determined majors, they're pretty much a run of the mill BA/BSc with a bit of extra 'ooooooooooh, fancy'. There's a separate system for mature age entry students, it'll also differ slightly on the university.

BA/BSc's are also 3 years. People I met gave me weird looks when I said I finished my BSc in 3 years, DOING lab work and such. Apparently here and in the USA they take 4 years? And apparently most kids here graduate without even having touched a centrifuge or whatnot, what the hell do they do during 4 years?

[Alpha Steel]

I know this thread is a bit old but I never noticed the new posts and just wanted to say cheers.

Thanks litebear I'll keep that in mind.

[winterfall]

As long as it's a bachelor's it doesn't matter how many years it took you. (Unless it took you 8 years to finish your B.A., than you've got some serious explaining to do