From: john@ursa.net (John Bear) Subject: Re: Non-Accredited = Illegal? Date: 28 Oct 1999 00:00:00 GMT Message-ID: Organization: Bear Endeavors, Inc. Newsgroups: alt.education.distance "Bill Huffman" wrote: > I've read your excellent article at the beginning of Chapter 27. It > seems to be clear that you feel that using one of these degree mills to > get a diploma is not a valid PhD. Call me dense (I've been called much > worse.) but, you never just come out and say that. Using a degree mill to get a diploma is not a valid Ph.D. --John Bear Using A Degree Mill To Get A Diploma Is Not A Valid Ph.D. --John Bear USING A DEGREE MILL TO GET A DIPLOMA IS NOT A VALID PH.D. --JOHN BEAR U*S*I*N*G A D*E*G*R*E*E M*I*L*L T*O G*E*T A D*I*P*L*O*M*A* I*S N*O*T A V*A*L*I*D P*H*D. --J*O*H*N B*E*A*R > If someone had a > diploma from one of the entities listed in chapter 27 and then based on > that plus whatever work they did to get it, claimed to have earned a > Ph.D. how much credibility would you give this claim? None. > For example, do you think that any of the entities in Chapter 27 have a > real library for cataloging dissertations and would make them available > if asked from accredited institutions? No. > Do you think that they even > generally keep records of students and grades (as opposed to just making > them up when requested)? No. > Is the typical peer review a total joke (e.g., > not even correcting the capitalization of the dissertation title)? Yes > Or are most of them like the more detailed description given for > Sussex College of Technology? No. -- John Bear, Ph.D., Bears' Guide (13th ed.) sold by me at 1/3 off. Check www.bookpricer.com to find many on-line sellers, and their prices, worldwide.