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VanIslander · Posted: Mon Jul 25, 2005 9:58 pm Post subject:

Anyone distinguished enough to receive an honourary degree from a legit university isn't going to be teaching ESL in Korea.

Full stop.

Gopher · Joined: 04 Jun 2005

Correct. Off the top of my head, people like Bill Clinton and Quincy Jones receive honorary degrees...

As far as a registrar recognizing military service or other "life experience," and assigning it college credit -- that is up to each university and is a legit practice.

denverdeath · Joined: 21 May 2005 Location: Boo-sahn

Hmm...I wonder how well Clinton or Jones could teach English in Korea?

Hyeon Een · Joined: 24 Jun 2005

I think the OP isn't referring to people who got honorary degrees from prestigious universities, but people who buy honorary degrees online. Perhaps a place like Almeda university http://www.almedacollege.org/life/faqs.html. Though I think this one actually requires you to do a little bit of work.

Places that you give, say $1,000 to and they give you a degree without you really doing any studying, which supposedly reflects what you've learned in the real world already.

-HE

VanIslander · Posted: Tue Jul 26, 2005 6:27 am Post subject:

bpocock · Joined: 21 Jul 2005

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hari seldon · Joined: 05 Dec 2004 Location: Incheon

If Immigration has done its homework then it is checking transcripts received against lists of accredited institutions (such as CHEA's at http://www.chea.org/pdf/CHEADirectory.pdf) available on the internet. Diploma mills aren't on those lists.

Gopher · Joined: 04 Jun 2005

Please don't tell me that Korean Immigration has operated for all of these years, with EFL instructors, without understanding accreditation...

The evil penguin · Posted: Wed Jul 27, 2005 9:52 am Post subject:

fusionbarnone · Joined: 31 May 2004

This contribution came from JB off the "Online Learning Directory" discussion board.

Fake degrees (forged documents) have a history of passing in Korea IF the teacher has TESOL certification. Most ESL positions only require TESOL and experance. An undergraduate or graduate degree only helps an ESL teacher make more money.

CHEA is American and has no bearing on non US degrees or the acceptance of US state licensed schools in Korea.

So to answer your question in a word- yes. I would also say that schools who's names are well known for PLA might have more reprecussions down the road.

jazblanc77 · Joined: 22 Feb 2004