Re:University of Wisconsin to offer degrees based on tested ...
by tptacek on Saturday January 26, 2013 @12:24PM
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The BS might allow me to go to law school, is one of the big things I think about.
Re:University of Wisconsin to offer degrees based on tested ...
by spikels on Saturday January 26, 2013 @02:32PM
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Credentials seem to make the most sense when you are just starting out or when you want to start over in a new area because you have little if any experience.
More regulated areas simply require a piece of paper. Not that this always seems to help: in California to be a mortgage broker you need a real estate license which requires you pass several college level classes, take an long exam, get fingerprinted and have a certain amount of experience. Yet none of this prevented all the problems we recently saw.
Or maybe think about learning some of the things you missed out on by not having the time to go to college (mostly non tech stuff I guess).
Perhaps a degree is really just a well thougth out education plan more than a certificate. You learn this list of things and you are "educated" to some level generally (a liberal arts BA & BS) with an emphasis on some subjects (your majors). More advanced or vocational degrees would be more focused plans on a single area.