Sentence examples for degree credits from inspiring English sources

Now she still has a year to go in her degree, credits that won't transfer, and $40,000 in debt, none of it in Genesis loans.

EdX discovered that most dropouts happen quite quickly, in the same way that first-year university students sample courses before deciding which to pursue for their degree credits.Another worry is that students can cheat by getting someone else to sit online tests in their place.

The University of Texas says it could offer degree credits through the online platform, with a tuition fee attached.

ECTS introduces degree credits, allows them to be obtained through a broader range of learning experiences (dissertation work, laboratory projects, internships, and so on) -- and should increase flexibility within programs and facilitate the transfer of those credits among other programs and institutions.

Many two-year colleges, from Valencia College in central Florida to Big Sandy Community and Technical College in eastern Kentucky, have such close partnerships with nearby universities that they offer university classes on campus — meaning students can transfer and earn bachelor's degree credits without ever showing up on the partner university's campus.

Practically speaking, this program has given new meaning to the notion of 'back to school.' While Maria still boards a bus to go to a traditional school in her hometown, she also spends hours in front of her computer screen so that she can earn U.S. degree credits.

But the universities that provide Moocs, here and in America, are reluctant to offer degree credit.

It's just that, to a maddening degree, credit card companies will actually do O.K. while the rest of us suffer.

In a common emerging model, traditional universities provide the intellectual capital, content, and content support; evaluate student performance; and award appropriate degree credit or certification.

The suit, brought by the Professional Staff Congress and the University Faculty Senate, argues that the board has violated a 1997 agreement giving faculty a central role in policies that include deciding degree, credit, and course requirements as well as the scope and content of the curriculum.

In 2006, the FAA certified about 600 civilian flying schools, including some colleges and universities that offer degree credit for pilot training.