Religious Universities - Exempt......................legitimate?

[thequietman]

hi guys,

question. I have been looking at religious exempt schools,uni's and have seen them to be officially exempt by their relevant department of education.

so the question............. a legimate degree by the letter of the law or not ? if used to obtain a teachers licence....... legitimate or not ?

thanks in advance for your replies.

Regards.

[Mario2008]

Exempt of what?

It is my understanding that curently teaching at a university does not require a teaching license, as they fall under a differeent department at the ministry of educaiton and set their own rules.

[Scott]

If you are talking about getting employment based on a degree received from a religious university, the answer depends on whether the university is accredited. If it is an accredited, then the degree is legitimate and would be acceptable for teaching. It would not be accepted for a TL.

[thequietman]

If you are talking about getting employment based on a degree received from a religious university, the answer depends on whether the university is accredited. If it is an accredited, then the degree is legitimate and would be acceptable for teaching. It would not be accepted for a TL.

what I mean is these religious universities are accredited excempt. They get their excemption from the relevant education authority for that state and are therefore not obliged to seek accreditation but are permitted to issue degrees. they are not degree mills, you are required to do the work. however scott, you think no help towards a teaching license along with the other hoops you have to go through ?

regards.

[Scott]

That sounds about right. If you get a degree from an unaccredited university, it is still a degree, but once someone figures this out, it will not be worth much. The same thing if you apply for graduate school in a lot of fields--an unaccredited degree will not get you very far.

[richard10365]

I'm assuming your talking about a religious institution in Thailand. Religious or not, as it was pointed out, if the curriculum for a bachelors, masters or PhD program is approved by the Ministry of Education in Thailand, then that is a valid degree. If a bachelors degree is needed for employment, then a degree from these religious institutions, such as Payap University, is a valid degree. I'm not aware of any religious universities in Thailand that are not accredited by the ministry of education.