Honorary Degrees and Diploma Mills

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Originally Posted by Baron1710

Hoovie, I think I can give you a great example.

CLC is an unaccredited institution. However they require, or did, actual classwork for each credit. I was able to transfer in credit from a community college that directly related to the classes I would need for my degree. After graduation many schools would not accept my degree from CLC. Regent looked at the coursework I had to complete and after one semester in their masters program (Divinity) I earned a 3.92 (thanks to an A- in a missions class) for 16 credit hours. I was then admitted to the law school based on my unaccredited, but earned, degree from CLC and my score on the LSAT.


A diploma mill often asks for nothing other than a payment, or substandard work like a single paper (SEU) for a degree. A single paper for a degree as opposed to Dr. Segraves going to Regent for 4 or 5 years and doing extensive course work throughout that time plus a thesis. Comparing the two shows the difference in a diploma mill and an earned degree.

I don't know that anyone would admit a student on the basis of an honorary degree. It is really more of an honor than a degree. For instance the governor of Virginia, Bob McDonald, received an honorary Doctorate last year . He has earned a BA, a Masters, and his JD. The doctorate is just an honor.

Degree mill = The standard is $ ... the rigor is POOP.