How Do You Translate Work Experience Into A Degree?
Many adult students with extensive amounts of work experience choose to pursue academic degrees either to advance professionally or to launch a new career. However, such students often waste both time and money taking courses that cover information and skills they have already acquired from experience. Fortunately, several schools offer competency-based degrees that give students credit for work experience and the demonstrated mastery of skills which they have acquired on-the-job. Earn a high school diploma, complete the High School Equivalency Program (HEP) or earn a General Equivalency Diploma (GED). Colleges and universities that grant competency-based degrees demand this basic requirement before accepting students for enrollment. Consider those competency-based colleges and universities that have received either regional or national accreditation from a board recognized by the U.S. Department of Education. For example, Western Governors University, an online competency-based school
