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Isn't it what a college degree is supposed to represent? I'm not saying they are what you are talking about, but that they are meant to be such objective exam.

• SilasX 10y ago
  Not really. They're correlated but colleges do not coordinate on the exact same tests for the final exams, nor even what specific classes you're expected to have. (In some ways, that's a good thing -- colleges should have variety on what specifically they teach.) So it's not objective, and it may not meet security standards -- one university may do the honor system and not bother to actively stop cheating, while others may not trust that as a mechanism. Usually, professions have some test that you need to pass in addition to getting the degree. You have to pass the Bar exam after getting a law degree, the EIT exam after getting an engineering degree (then FE after 4 years under a PE), you have board exams after completing med or pharmacy school , there are actuary/accountancy exams after those degrees, etc. They serve a more orthogonal role to the degree, in proving mastery of a more specific body of knowledge.