| View previous topic :: View next topic |
| Author |
Message |
PEIGUY
Joined: 28 Mar 2004
Location: Omokgyo
|
 Posted: Mon Jun 21, 2004 11:17 am Post subject: |
 |
|
| it's pretty simple really friend of mine had the same problem kinda, you can do a double major but you will only get two degrees if your other major is in a different faculy (ie English and Biology) but you have to get the right amount of credits required for each facutly ( BA and BSC) in order to get both a BA and BSC otherwise it's just a double major.. and a degree won't say that. your transcripts will that's about it.. |
|
| Back to top |
|
 |
barrybrown
Joined: 18 Apr 2004
|
| Posted: Tue Jun 22, 2004 4:06 pm Post subject: Re: My degree puzzles me.... |
|
|
[quote 5 years and 38,000 USD and I can't prove what I actually accomplished.
[/quote]
LOL  Sorry, but it's so darn funny and well just darn funny! After five years of tertiary and 38,000 USD you don't know what you went to school for?!  |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
ajgeddes
Joined: 28 Apr 2004
Location: Yongsan
|
| Posted: Tue Jun 22, 2004 7:15 pm Post subject: your degree?? |
|
|
| I find it weird that your diploma doesn't state what your major was on the piece of paper. My diploma states it is a Bachelor of Arts, and then goes on to say I received my B.A. in Honours Political Science... an on and on. What school did you go to? |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
Alyallen
Joined: 29 Mar 2004
Location: The 4th Greatest Place on Earth = Jeonju!!!
|
| Posted: Wed Jun 23, 2004 7:02 am Post subject: Re: your degree?? |
|
|
| ajgeddes wrote: |
| I find it weird that your diploma doesn't state what your major was on the piece of paper. My diploma states it is a Bachelor of Arts, and then goes on to say I received my B.A. in Honours Political Science... an on and on. What school did you go to? |
Thank you! My degree doesn't say what I did to deserve that degree. I was starting to think that was completely normal.
Anyway, I went to Green Mountain College. If you want to look at their site it's www.greenmtn.edu
| Quote: |
[quote 5 years and 38,000 USD and I can't prove what I actually accomplished.
|
LOL Sorry, but it's so darn funny and well just darn funny! After five years of tertiary and 38,000 USD you don't know what you went to school for?! [/quote]
I know what majors I was in, so yes I know what I went to school for. I just wondered about the degree itself. I can't quite explain why this is so important but iit has nothing to do with the degree itself but what it represents for my family.
I can accept having the one degree, I just want to be clear about the reasons why I only have one. People have already explained it to me, something the registrar's office at my school failed to do.
AlyAllen |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
matthewwoodford
Joined: 01 Oct 2003
Location: Location, location, location.
|
| Posted: Wed Jun 23, 2004 8:11 am Post subject: |
|
|
If you did *all* the classes for both degrees (and all the exams?) it seems odd that you shouldn't have two degrees. A previous poster said they require you to do extra credits sometimes so it would probably be worth your while getting a few extra credits if so.
My degree is a joint one, but I only did half the required classes for each subject. But the British system is different so that's probably not relevant to you... |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
marista99
Joined: 05 Jun 2004
Location: Incheon
|
| Posted: Wed Jun 23, 2004 10:41 am Post subject: |
|
|
Hmm...so my school offered say a BA in Poli Sci and a BS in Engineering, and let's say I double majored in Poli Sci and Engineering. In that case do I actually get two diplomas?
My degree doesn't say what I majored in. It actually doesn't even say Bachelor of Arts, it says "Baccalaurealum in Artibus"...but I guess that's okay  |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
Alyallen
Joined: 29 Mar 2004
Location: The 4th Greatest Place on Earth = Jeonju!!!
|
| Posted: Wed Jun 23, 2004 12:40 pm Post subject: |
|
|
| marista99 wrote: |
| Hmm...so my school offered say a BA in Poli Sci and a BS in Engineering, and let's say I double majored in Poli Sci and Engineering. In that case do I actually get two diplomas? |
At my school, you would get 2 diplomas because one is a B.A. and the other is a B.S.
I suppose all schools are different, so what works for one school doesn't work for another. Oh well....
AlyAllen |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
Jensen
Joined: 30 Mar 2003
Location: hippie hell
|
| Posted: Wed Jun 23, 2004 7:41 pm Post subject: |
|
|
| matthewwoodford wrote: |
| ...My degree is a joint one, but I only did half the required classes for each subject. But the British system is different so that's probably not relevant to you... |
That's interesting...kind of like two minors for one degree? Sounds like a good idea to me.
I had the same questions as the op when I graduated. I think it's silly the schools in the US don't indicate the "extra mile" a graduate has gone to complete a double-major. A diploma is just a piece of paper, but the words on it are supposed to represent something. (SIREN WAIL...Brag alert!)...I completed undergrad degree requirements in both fine arts/comms and humanities (totally different colleges, staff, and courses beyond general ed) but I had to choose which one would appear on the diploma. |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
Alyallen
Joined: 29 Mar 2004
Location: The 4th Greatest Place on Earth = Jeonju!!!
|
| Posted: Thu Jun 24, 2004 7:37 am Post subject: |
|
|
| Jensen wrote: |
| matthewwoodford wrote: |
| ...My degree is a joint one, but I only did half the required classes for each subject. But the British system is different so that's probably not relevant to you... |
That's interesting...kind of like two minors for one degree? Sounds like a good idea to me.
I had the same questions as the op when I graduated. I think it's silly the schools in the US don't indicate the "extra mile" a graduate has gone to complete a double-major. A diploma is just a piece of paper, but the words on it are supposed to represent something. (SIREN WAIL...Brag alert!)...I completed undergrad degree requirements in both fine arts/comms and humanities (totally different colleges, staff, and courses beyond general ed) but I had to choose which one would appear on the diploma. |
Now that is just wrong. At my school, my good friend got 2 degrees...one for fine arts (Art) and one for a bachelor of sciences (Philosophy). It's just not fair! But each school is different, where did you go in the school? Don't have to name it just the region....maybe it's a regional difference since colleges are accredited by different accreditting bodies??
AlyAllen |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
Jensen
Joined: 30 Mar 2003
Location: hippie hell
|
| Posted: Sun Jun 27, 2004 10:01 pm Post subject: |
|
|
| Alyallen wrote: |
...But each school is different, where did you go in the school? Don't have to name it just the region....maybe it's a regional difference since colleges are accredited by different accreditting bodies??
AlyAllen |
BYU...Provo, Utah. Harvard of the West!!  |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
|
FAQ
Search
Memberlist
Usergroups
Register
Profile
Log in to check your private messages
Log in
