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Suggested terms: VOA Special English Education Report
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meet quality standards
Meaning: To satisfy the required level of quality set by an authority.
Example: Programs must meet quality standards to become accredited.
within a given period of time
Meaning: Before a specific deadline or time limit.
Example: Schools must correct problems within a given period of time.
be designed to
Meaning: To have the purpose of doing something.
Example: Accreditation is designed to protect against diploma mills.
legally recognized
Meaning: Officially accepted by law or government authority.
Example: Only legally recognized accrediting agencies are listed on the CHEA site.
be suspicious of
Meaning: To doubt or question the truth or reliability of something.
Example: Students should be suspicious of schools that require little work.
accrediting agency
IPA (UK): /əˈkred.ɪ.tɪŋ ˌeɪ.dʒən.si/
IPA (US): /əˈkred.ə.t̬ɪŋ ˌeɪ.dʒən.si/
Meaning: An organization that evaluates and approves schools or programs.
Meaning: An organization that evaluates and approves schools or programs.
Example: Accrediting agencies set the standards schools must meet.
diploma mill
IPA (UK): /dɪˈpləʊ.mə mɪl/
IPA (US): /dɪˈploʊ.mə mɪl/
Meaning: A fake school that sells degrees without providing real education.
Meaning: A fake school that sells degrees without providing real education.
Example: Diploma mills offer worthless degrees to thousands of people.
worthless degree
IPA (UK): /ˈwɜːθ.ləs dɪˈɡriː/
IPA (US): /ˈwɝːθ.ləs dɪˈɡriː/
Meaning: A degree that has no academic or professional value.
Meaning: A degree that has no academic or professional value.
Example: Diploma mills supplied worthless degrees to over 9,000 people.
legitimate
IPA (UK): /lɪˈdʒɪt.ɪ.mət/
IPA (US): /lɪˈdʒɪt̬.ə.mət/
Meaning: Real, lawful, and officially recognized.
Meaning: Real, lawful, and officially recognized.
Example: Only legitimate schools are listed on the CHEA website.
life experience credit
IPA (UK): /laɪf ɪkˈspɪə.ri.əns ˈkred.ɪt/
IPA (US): /laɪf ɪkˈspɪr.i.əns ˈkred.ɪt/
Meaning: Academic credit given for personal or work experience, often a warning sign of a fake school.
Meaning: Academic credit given for personal or work experience, often a warning sign of a fake school.
Example: Offers of college credit for life experience are a major warning sign.
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Diploma Mills
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