If you receive a degree, Stevens, or Pace said, according to your online courses do not receive a diploma degree online, on campus to attend the show? I want to see these projects are worth the investment.
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March 9th, 2010 @6:22 pm
The information on a college diploma is limited to the degree earned and the date it was awarded. Similarly, most transcripts list courses, individual course grades, credits earned, a cumulative grade point average, dates of attendance, the kind of degree earned (if any), and the date upon which it was awarded. In some instances, if a student was placed on academic probation or suspension, that too will be indicated on a transcript.
In most cases, transcripts do not indicate whether classes were offered on-campus or via distance education. If you are considering on-line study, and if this is a concern to you, check with the colleges and universities you are considering.
March 9th, 2010 @7:11 pm
It depends on the university. For example, at RIT and RPI, it does not show up on either your diploma or your transcript that you did the degree online. They tell me that they don’t signify that you did it online because the classes you took are the *exact* same as those taken by campus-based students. But this is a question I ask of every online program I look at, so contact Stevens and Pace and ask them directly.
I agree – it’s far better to not have any “online” or “distance” designator on your degree. That’s strongly preferable. So ask the schools you’re considering.
Again, keep RIT and RPI as possibles, because at both those schools, your diploma and etc. looks exactly like those done by campus-based students.
March 9th, 2010 @7:51 pm
No, it shows which college you attended. Where I teach, the program is the same, online or on site.
March 9th, 2010 @8:42 pm
It is apparent on some transcripts but most it’s not there at all. It’s not on the diploma except when the division of the college awarding the degree differs (such as Harvard University Extension).
That said, by asking this question you indicate that you don’t trust the viability of online education or you don’t trust that employers will accept it. If either is the case then you won’t be happy with your degree – go to campus.
You have to personally trust the validity of your education or you are not doing yourself service.
Personally, I see the fact that Harvard, Oxford, Berkeley, Johns Hopkins, UMass, UFlorida, Duke, etc… all teach online as proof enough for me that online education is valid. My own experience taking online courses is that they are better (and harder) than the classroom in many respects.
Probably not on the diploma, but almost certainly on the transcript (and yes, many jobs do want a college transcript with the application).
If you take classes through correspondence or extension, I think they show up on a transcript that way, so it would make sense that online courses would be distinguished equally.
Call the department responsible for the online courses, and ask them.