Ridiculously Easy Associates Degree - Purdue University Global

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Changing degree requirements is not playing games - they are continuously updating degrees at all schools.

But it always makes sense to apply and send in credits once you've made a decision, because it can easily change. So locking in your catalog as quickly as possible is a MUST.  Then, once you get all of your credits onto your eval, you should be good to go.

Yes, I understand changes are made in schools, and accreditors can change requirements, but students pay a steep cost when rules are changed.

When I say "steep" cost, I mean is these rule changes, while they may seem innocent enough, end up costing students 100's hour's worth of work.

If you live in a country where you make $1 or less an hour, or a kid living in your mom's basement, maybe time means nothing to you.  But in the real world, time is worth thousands of dollars.

That's why I believe college is mostly a game and a little about actual education.  It's a game to get your education in the least amount of time, paying the least amount of money.  Colleges love to put in rock blocks to extend your time in college and make you spend more money by constantly adding additional requirements.

There is no set of standards and no set grace period.  One day the rule is to drive on the right side of the road and the next day these people can say now we all have to drive backward on the left side of the road 

Colleges all have a way to lock in your catalog so that additional requirements are not added once you're enrolled.  The key is that you have to enroll.  At the Big 3 (or Purdue or whatever), people are trying to get credits prior to enrolling and then complain when things change.  The ONLY way to make sure that changes don't affect you are to enroll, and send in your credits.

If you don't do that, then you can't complain that they changed the rules. You set yourself up for it.  Lock in your catalog so they can't change the rules (although they can change how they bring credits in for the future, and they can change prices).