[dragonwriter]

> I've considered getting a degree countless times over the years, but have been prevented by the fact that my 2 decades+ professional experience in the field counts for nothing in terms of meeting educational requirements.

That's generally not all that true. While many degree programs have no formal credit for experience and have minimum "residency" (time in program) requirements, the latter tend to be substantially shorter than the normal time to complete all coursework, and many programs have, instead of the former, means to satisfy some portion of credit requirements without actually taking classes if you can demonstrate equivalent knowledge gained elsewhere (e.g., credit-by-examination.)

[sysk]

> many programs have, instead of the former, means to satisfy some portion of credit requirements without actually taking classes if you can demonstrate equivalent knowledge gained elsewhere (e.g., credit-by-examination.)

Can you name some of those programs? I keep hearing about those but can't find them.

[dragonwriter]

Here's a few:

http://registrar.calpoly.edu/content/stu_info/credit_byexam

http://admissions.utah.edu/apply/special-credit/challenge-a-...

https://registrar.ucdavis.edu/records/grades/credit-exam.cfm

Generally, you should check with the university you'd like to get a degree from to find out if they have such an option.

[NSAID]

Wisconsin's university system, for one.

https://flex.wisconsin.edu/

[GrinningFool]

Thanks for this, it gives me something else to look into.