[Magdalen] US Higher Education

[Jay Weigel]

Absolutely not. Having been there and been through it, I can definitely
refute that. Your author knows not of what he speaks.

On Sun, Jan 11, 2015 at 12:20 PM, Roger Stokes <
roger.stokes65 at btinternet.com> wrote:

> I am nearing the end of a book (on Kindle) considering the US Higher
> Education system.  The author says so many credits are required for a
> degree, a concept I can understand.  However he then suggests that credits
> are obtained by attending so many hours of lectures and implies that there
> is no real test of what has been learned during the course.
>
> Is this really the case - turn up and you get the credits with minimal
> testing?
>
> Roger
>