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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

[sing81]

Someone else was posting strange things about their degree, making me think they did not get a degree from a legit American university.

Your transcript has all of your information. If your university took credits from another school, it should be on your transcript. For example, my AP high school history credits are on my transript written as advance placement credits. My GPA, my major, and my course work are all written on my transcript. It's not a secret, and as far as I know it's like that for all American universities. The code explaining what each thing stands for is also written on the back of the transcript.

All this talk about a 2 year versus a 4 year degree makes no sense to me. Most universities required a certain amount of coursework, like 60 credits, to be done at the campus issuing the degree; so there is no 1 year of university and 2 years of college, unless it's at the same school. If you were like me older but poor, you took an overload of credits to get a 4 year degree in 2 years; because you didn't have the money nor the time to waste. But it's still a 4 year university degree, because all that means is 120 university credits applied to at least 1 major which comprises your diploma. There are plenty of people who earn a university diploma in less than 4 years. There are some who take 6 years. It's not the amount of years it took, but your credit hours that matters.

[winterfall]