Jun / Jul 2012 - I decided to apply for a "life learning experience" degree from an online university (actually two). I though it was a non-traditional degree and would be something new for me ... too my shocking after submitting my "very detailed" CV ... I was informed via email that I was eligible ... hmmm!! ... more like qualify to earn a degree via my working experience and other paper qualification [e.g., associate diploma (in US is known as associate degree) from TAFE Western Australia, MBA from University of Keele (formerly known as Keele University), a diploma from Ascentis UK, a diploma from NCFE UK and 'currently' pursuing an EMBA from AEU]
Initially, I accepted the offer and paid US559 (including shipping & Handling) - then my wife told me that it was a scam ... I did some Google and You Tube ... and got a lot of negative review from the victims. I wrote to the online university to withdraw my application ... and still waiting for the refund ... they deducted USD50 for processing fee!
I am not going to name the online university but would like to share with all of you about this website .... it is an education guide and has detail information about "Life Experience Degree"
In the USA, there is only 3 state college that allow "prior learning accreditation" and they allow credit transfer (in Singapore / Malaysia, we call it Exception) for subject you have taken ... they don't use "life learning experience". The colleges are Excelsior College, Thomas Edison State College, and Chartered Oak State College. There are also known as the 'big3' in USA.
I am currently applying for admission into Excelsior College and 2nd choice Chartered Oack State College. I plan to enroll in their online degree program in HRM ... if they grant me around 90 credit hours ... mean I only need to complete 30 credit hours online. [Okay x2 .. I know I have a double master already but I still love to study ... education is a life time journey!]
