I have some recommendations for anyone who wants to make a case for SOBAT. Please try to answer these questions.
1) SOBAT does not currently provide any statements on the topic of who authorized them to issue degrees. Do you find this practice acceptable? Why?
2) What are the names and qualifications of the individuals responsible for SOBAT including the owner and faculty? Do you find the lack of such details acceptable?
3) Can anyone just start a school and grant degrees as they please?
eLearner, I agree with your point about the element of subjectivity, as some of the mistakes could alter one's life trajectory. But I have not seen accreditation upgrading practices with NACES members. Validential is unique in that regard. Blacklisting is a different matter. It isn't the result of approving an unaccredited school and then backtracking on the decision. NACES members would typically approve an accredited institution at one point and then take a different course of action at a later point, as controversies arose with these schools. That's not the same thing. As for the payments for degree transcripts, I can totally sympathize with your frustration.
1) SOBAT does not currently provide any statements on the topic of who authorized them to issue degrees. Do you find this practice acceptable? Why?
2) What are the names and qualifications of the individuals responsible for SOBAT including the owner and faculty? Do you find the lack of such details acceptable?
3) Can anyone just start a school and grant degrees as they please?
eLearner, I agree with your point about the element of subjectivity, as some of the mistakes could alter one's life trajectory. But I have not seen accreditation upgrading practices with NACES members. Validential is unique in that regard. Blacklisting is a different matter. It isn't the result of approving an unaccredited school and then backtracking on the decision. NACES members would typically approve an accredited institution at one point and then take a different course of action at a later point, as controversies arose with these schools. That's not the same thing. As for the payments for degree transcripts, I can totally sympathize with your frustration.
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