MacGyver and Kyriakin you both are so right.
I know the lab is very important... if not the most important part.
I am thinking about it . I am just taking one step at the time.
If I decide to go all the way, I may just go for a couple of weeks to the Calsbad lab.
This is a hobby I have since I was a kid and it does make me happy.
I think one should be both realistic in life , and choose accordingly. But I also know that among many of you , are the fortunate ones who are doing what they want and are making a living out of it.
As Confucius said it sometime before 479 BC :
“ Choose a job you love and you will never have to work a day in your life”
Ok so I got my new catalog too. I see that the AJP courses are now e-learning classes, and that the tests are online now too. So here is the question, does anyone know if you still need a proctor for the AJP course? I looked at the website but they do not mention it anymore. Another question, I've see that in the catalog now there's the Gemologist and GG description. Wouldn't the GIA want to uphold the education standards my making the practical side of the program a requirement?
in the GIA Gemology and Lab class descriptions, found at the back of the GIA Winter 2010 Distance education catalog, you'll find in the course descriptions which courses require a proctor. From what I've read, for the AJP, Colored Stone Essentials, Diamond Essentials, and Jewelry Essentials courses through e-Learning are open book exams and do not require a proctor. Some of the other GIA gemmo courses now offered through e-Learning, such as Colored Stones, do require a proctor. hope this helps.
lol, i had asked the same question in the initial post concerning "Gemologist" and "Graduate Gemologist." i think lab classes/practicals are a must!!
since earthdragon mentioned that some of the distance education courses are "proctored," i'm wondering whom qualifies as a proctor for the GIA exams? it is not mentioned on the website or in the catalog the criteria for a proctor. (a librarian, perhaps? teacher?)
i imagine GIA has guidelines which are sent with coursework with proctor requirements, etc... to students? and, i don't recall the previous online/distance education courses requiring a proctor?
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Oh and yes the previous courses did. You would submit two proctors and GIA would select one and mail your exam to them directly along with instructions. Then after your test the proctor signed off on it and mailed it back for grading.
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