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Q: College Degrees?
I'll be applying to college next year, and I was just browsing some different school's websites. I was wondering if someone could explain to me the differences between associates, undergraduates, graduates, bachelors, masters and all those different kind of degrees.

A: Associates degress are the lowest obtainable degree. There's nothing wrong with it, but I think if you're going to spend time going to college, it makes sense just to go and get your Bachelors degree. For example, when someone wants to become a legal secretary, they usually get their associates degree in paralegal studies. When you enter into college, you enter as an undergraduate student seeking your Bachelor's degree. When you get your Bachelor's degree, you can apply to graduate school to obtain your master's degree. Once you are finished with your master's degree, then you can enter into the Doctorate program to obtain your Ph.D. There are instances with some courses of study where you can skip from a Bachelors to a Doctorate program, but it depends on the program of study and the school. Hope this helps!

Q: How do I put my College degrees to use?And are they really necessary for finding a job?
I have 2 AA degrees in drama and general studies, 1 BA degree in English, soon to have a Masters in Library and Information Science. But I still have yet to find a decent job. Are college degrees really that vital for success in the real world? And why can't I find a job? I am either too qualified or not qualified enough? Its very frustrating. Please Help!

A: Education won't assure you success. Take up English teacher job or as a librarian in any institution to start with. the stating salary may not be interesting but as you getting experienced your value and satisfaction out of your career increases.

Q: What is the rank of college degrees in order?
I don't know the difference between Associate's degree, Bachelor's Degree, or Master's degree. Can anyone please tell me the rank and differences of these degrees in order? And if you can, the best college to go to for Computer 3D animation other than MIT.

A: From highest (meaning most education) to lowest: Master - after earning a 4 year degree, another 1.5-3 years, depending on program, and this usually is to further specialize the Bachelor level. Bachelor - 4 year degree. Associate - 2 year degree. As far as the good 3D animation schools...try GOOGLE.

Q: What are some in demand college degrees to get a work permit in the EU?
If someone wants to move to Europe but you can only be granted Citizenship if you have an in demand college degree or career? (To get an EU work visa, or to be given a green card of to become a full resident), then what are some in demand college degrees etc?

A: There are 28 countries in the EU, each country have their own citizenship laws. To get a work permit to work in any of the EU countries, firstly you have to get an offer of a job. The employer has to advertise the job in other EU countries before he/she decided can offer the job to someone from outside the EU. You would need to have good knowledge of a European language.

Q: What is the difference between all the different kinds of college degrees?
What is the difference between all the different kinds of college degrees? Also, what would they be used for? Please and thanks.

A: You will find a full explanation at this site, which includes the meaning of degrees in the U.S., U.K., and six other countries. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Academic_degree In the United States, most standard academic programs are based on the four-year bachelor's degree (most often bachelor of arts, B.A., or bachelor of science, B.S.), a two-year master's degree (most often master of arts, M.A., or master of science, M.S.; both of these programs might be three years in length) and a further year or so of course work, plus teaching experience and the writing of a dissertation for the doctorate (most often doctor of philosophy, Ph.D.) for a total of about nine years from starting the bachelor's degree (which is usually begun around age 18) to the awarding of the doctorate. This timetable is flexible, however, as, for instance, students in accelerated programs can sometimes earn a bachelor's in three years, or on the other hand a particular dissertation project might take four years to complete. Some schools offer an associate's degree for two full years of study, often in pre-professional areas. This may sometimes be used as credit toward completion of the four-year bachelor's degree. In the United States, there is also another class of degrees called "first professional degrees". These degree programs are designed for professional practice in various fields rather than academic scholarship. Depending on the profession, these professional degrees can require as little as a year's study to several years of study. Most professional degree programs require a prior bachelor's degree for admission (a notable exception being the PharmD program), and so represent at least about five total years of study and as many as seven or eight. (The above information is from Wikipedia and the information below is from my own experience as a college/university registrar) The difference between a BA (Bachelor of Arts) and a BS (Bachelor of Science) is determined by the individual colleges but usually foreign language study is required for the BA and not for most BS degrees. Often the BA will require about 30 semester credits of courses in the major whereas the BS will require 40 or more. The BA is usually given for liberal arts studies such as English and History. The BS is more often given for scientific or professional programs such as Chemistry or Nursing. It would be too lengthy for me to list what the different college degrees are used for. My suggestion is that you go to this site http://www.bls.gov/search/ooh.asp?ct=OOH and look up the occupations you are interested in. It will tell you what degrees you need for each of those occupations. s

Q: Are there any college degrees that may help in an ESOL career?
Are there any college degrees (other than an ESOL teaching certificate) that may help in an ESOL career? I'm planning to teach in Japan so maybe I might need a Bachelor's Degree on Japanese or something.

A: Get a BA in Secondary Education with a major in English and a minor in ESL.

Q: What types of jobs allow you to work from home and what types of college degrees do you have to get?
Anyone know any jobs that allow you to work from home and what college courses and degrees do you have to get?

A: The work from home jobs that aren't scams actually require work on your part - and if you're in need of money soon then you're likely to be sorely disappointed in any of those as well. Most of the legit opportunities out there take time to build - so if someone makes an outrageous claim of income it probably isn't true ( and those that are true sure didn't make that kind of money when they first began ). http://working-from-home-ireland.blogspot.com/ Time & effort required - but do your own research on what is best for you, don't take the advice of myself and others as gospel from this type of public website. http://my-data-entry.blogspot.com/ I have other ideas that may help - one of them is an online opportunity but another is one that will require a little effort to market yourself - try some data entry for local businesses, many of them don't have the time to do it in-house and will gladly pay someone else to do it. Professionals are a good place to start, lawyers, doctors, chiropractors, etc - they need their "in-house" folks doing other things rather than busy work. http://online-survey-income.blogspot.com/

Q: How long does it take to get college degrees?
How long does it take to get all the college degrees? Like a graduate degree, master's, bachelors, etc.

A: well, it really depends on what you are going for and how hard you work as well. Associates takes 2 years, Bachelors take 4....so on and so forth. You're looking at at least a couple of years.

Q: How is the job market for young adults without college degrees in Harrisonburg, VA?
My family is moving to Harrisonburg, Virginia next spring and I have the option of going with them..I am currently in university and therefore would have to wait one year to obtain residency and get the in state tuition rate. While I'm waiting, are there good full time jobs out there for 19 year old women without college degrees? Also, is Harrisonburg a city that one without a car could get around?

A: Here is an article that I saw last week on Yahoo news. I was suprised that you will make up the money you lose by going to collegel in a few years. You could get a job at a call center, they handle call for different companies, banks, also how about a secertary job they do pay good money. also hospitals have many different jobs to offer. check out the names of the big compaies that are located there an check there site and apply now, for any jobs listed.

Q: What are the degrees you can earn in college?
Please list how many years it takes to earn a college degree in chronological order. If possible, please list the difference from each. I recall hearing of about 4 different types of degrees? Thanks. :]

A: You can get a Associates Degree at a two year college. They don't give them out at universities (if you leave them after two years, you are a drop-out). You can get a bachelor's degree in four years. BS (Bachelor's of Science) or BA (Bachelor's of Arts) are the usual ones -- but you can get a BFA (Fine Arts) at some schools or a BBA (Business Administration). Master's degrees are next. There is MS (Master's of Science), MA (Master's of Arts) which are academic degrees. These usually take one or two years after the Bachelor's. But there are also terminal professional degrees like MBA (Master's in Business Administration) that take two years. There are other professional degrees: JD (Juris Doctor -- Law Degree -- three years) MD (Medical Doctor -- four years) DDS (Doctor of Dental Science -- four years) DVM (Doctor of Veterinary Medicine -- four years -- I think) DD (Doctor of Divinity -- not sure how long). The Highest degree possible is the PhD (Doctor of Philosophy -- but you can get it in any field). It takes between four and seven years -- after the BS or BA). The following degrees are granted by some universities and are considered equivalent to the PhD. DEd (Doctor of Education) DBA (Doctor of Business Administration) DSc (Doctor of Science)

Q: Does anyone know of any college degrees that do not require alot of math?
Math is my weak spot in my studies and it is holding me back from reaching my goals in college. Is there any degrees that you know of that do not require alot of math, or just very simple math?

A: Are you in college now? Many programs require at least first year math, but if you do some research you will find many colleges and programs that require no math at all. My daughter did a degree in psychology and history and did no math. Many schools may not require math for degrees in English, history, journalism, and so on. Here are a few sites to get you started. Best of luck with it.

Q: what college degrees do I need to become a pediatrician?
Like what types of college degrees do I need and what college do you think would provide me with the best education and that will teach me the right way to become the best pediatrician I can be.

A: First off, you need to excel in your undergraduate studies. Most pre-meds major in biology, but you can choose any study really, as long as you get the requirements for getting into med school done (and get excellent grades). Most med schools want: 1 year bio with lab 1 year chem with lab 1 year physics with lab 1 year english 1 year calculus You need to have a GPA of 3.5 to be considered competitive. I would also recommend voluteering as this looks really good on your application. Then proceed to take the MCAT's, apply to approx. 12 different med schools and hope you get in. The average MCAT score for accepted med students is a 30. Anything below that, and your chances decrease significantly. Once you're done with med school (4 years) you apply for recidency at a hospital and then do your specialty - peds specialty takes 3 years. Check out www.amcas.com & www.aamc.com

Q: How do employers feel about liberal arts college degrees?
I'm a graduating senior trying to convince my parents about applying for liberal arts colleges. They keep telling me that I should stick to other colleges (e.g. Universities). Is it true that employers view liberal arts college degrees inferior compared to university college degrees? If liberal arts colleges are on par or better than universities, how can I convince my parents about applying?

A: Have I got the book for you! Check out Loren Pope's little book, "Colleges that Change Lives". It's all about why liberal arts colleges are better than universities. He has enormously helpful information up front, plus reviews of 40 colleges after that. You ought to read the whole thing, but if you only read a piece of it, then read his review of St. John's College in Annapolis. If you're not absolutely convinced yourself already, you will be after you read it. Maybe you ought to get two copies and give one to your father; he'll be convinced afterwards, too. There is an associated web page... http://www.ctcl.com but the book is different and much better. Good luck and hang in there.

Q: How many college degrees in 10 years?
What is the most reasonable maximum of degrees you can get in 10 years of college?

A: If you're going for quantity over quantity, you could do 5 separate associates degrees in that time. Or you could spend those 10 years studying one subject and getting a PhD in the field. That usually takes about 10 years, and you'd have a bachelors, masters, and PhD at the end. And all three of those trump associates degrees.

Q: How are college degrees from foreign countries look at here in the USA by the employers?
How are college degrees from foreign countries look at here in the USA by the employers? Would you hire this foreign person if they were legal to work in the USA? Would you watch this employee more closely at first? Any constructive comments are welcome. Thanks

A: It depends on the foreign country. If the country is Canada, Western Europe, Australia/NZ, maybe Japan then there is unlikely to be any problem. Once you start going beyond that it gets a bit tricky.