Presenting a 9-month BS on a resume?

[jaer57]

Usually you only put when you graduated on your resume; at least that is what I have always done since I graduated in spring last year. However, if it comes up in conversation, or they require transcripts and see the timeline; you should be truthful.

While it took you nine months to test and be awarded the degree, the degree is a culmination of years of non-traditional education, right? It is not like you started nine months prior to your degree with a blank brain; you were educated somewhere, whether it was formal or informal, self-taught or instructed, etc. Just practice how you would answer that question now, so when it comes up (if it comes up), you are ready with a brilliant response. You could always compare yourself to the movie Good Will Hunting with CLEP's.

Full disclosure: I was not in your position when I went job hunting. I was the other extreme and took 11 years from when I started to finish my bachelors. Good luck on your job hunt!