Bears guide to earning degrees by distance learning / Mariah Bear ; Thomas Nixon.

Identifies colleges and universities that offer a non-traditional way to gain a bachelor's, master's, or doctorate degree.

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Main Author: Bear, Mariah P.
Other Authors: Nixon, Thomas.
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Berkeley, Calif. : Ten Speed Press, [2006]
Edition:Sixteenth edition.
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505 0 |a Important Issues in Nontraditional Education -- What Nontraditional Education Is All About -- What Are Colleges and Universities, and How Do They Work? -- Degrees, Degree Requirements, and Transcripts -- Is a Degree Worth the Effort? -- Using Titles -- How to Evaluate a School -- School Licensing Laws: State, Provincial, National, and International -- Accreditation -- Accredited versus Unaccredited: How Does One Decide? -- Scholarships and Other Financial Aid -- Applying to Schools -- Alternative Methods of Earning Credit -- Equivalency Examinations -- Courses by Mail and Internet -- Credit for Life-Experience Learning -- Credit by Learning Contract -- Credential and Transcript Evaluation Services -- The Credit Bank Service -- The Schools -- Accredited Schools with Degrees Entirely by Distance Learning -- Accredited Schools with Short Residency Programs -- Other Schools with Nonresidential Programs -- Other Schools with Short Residency Programs -- Other Schools with Nontraditional Residential-Programs -- High School Diplomas -- Law Schools -- Medical and Naturopathic Schools -- Degree Mills -- Miscellany and Reference -- Honorary Doctorates -- Bending the Rules -- Advice for People in Prison -- Miscellaneous Schools -- About the Personal Counseling Services -- Research Doctorates. 
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