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You're advocating for admission to a graduate program without an undergraduate degree. It doesn't and shouldn't work that way. Possession of a masters degree

You're advocating for admission to a graduate program without an undergraduate degree. It doesn't and shouldn't work that way. Possession of a masters degree indicates you have completed a prescribed course of study.

dragonwriter 8y ago
> You're advocating for admission to a graduate program without an undergraduate degree. It doesn't and shouldn't work that way. There are BS/MS, BA/MA, BBA/MBA, and BSL/JD programs (asking others) that do not require a prior undergraduate degree but instead incorporate a same-field undergrad degree into the graduate out professional program, with typically less total coursework and tone in residence than separate programs would require because of right integration. > Possession of a masters degree indicates you have completed a prescribed course of study. Yes, but there's no reason that a bachelor's degree needs to be an admission requirements for that to work; it may be a completion requirement, but that doesn't mean it needs to be an admission requirement.
- loco5niner 8y ago
  Yes, I should have chosen the word "completion" rather than "admission". The comment I was replying to was saying, in effect, "I want to be able to earn a graduate degree without having to earn an undergraduate degree". Those programs sound great. They would allow a person to EARN both the graduate degree and the underlying undergrad.
  - dragonwriter 8y ago
    > The comment I was replying to was saying, in effect, "I want to be able to earn a graduate degree without having to earn an undergraduate degree". That comment specifically complained about entrance requirements, so, no, I don't think that is a fair characterization.
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    - loco5niner 8y ago
      True, but the end goal is certainly not simply Entering the program, but completing the program and obtaining a graduate degree. I highly doubt that the motivation behind that comment is a desire to audit a masters program.

dragonwriter 8y ago

> You're advocating for admission to a graduate program without an undergraduate degree. It doesn't and shouldn't work that way. There are BS/MS, BA/MA, BBA/MBA, and BSL/JD programs (asking others) that do not require a prior undergraduate degree but instead incorporate a same-field undergrad degree into the graduate out professional program, with typically less total coursework and tone in residence than separate programs would require because of right integration. > Possession of a masters degree indicates you have completed a prescribed course of study. Yes, but there's no reason that a bachelor's degree needs to be an admission requirements for that to work; it may be a completion requirement, but that doesn't mean it needs to be an admission requirement.

loco5niner 8y ago
Yes, I should have chosen the word "completion" rather than "admission". The comment I was replying to was saying, in effect, "I want to be able to earn a graduate degree without having to earn an undergraduate degree". Those programs sound great. They would allow a person to EARN both the graduate degree and the underlying undergrad.
- dragonwriter 8y ago
  > The comment I was replying to was saying, in effect, "I want to be able to earn a graduate degree without having to earn an undergraduate degree". That comment specifically complained about entrance requirements, so, no, I don't think that is a fair characterization.
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  - loco5niner 8y ago
    True, but the end goal is certainly not simply Entering the program, but completing the program and obtaining a graduate degree. I highly doubt that the motivation behind that comment is a desire to audit a masters program.