<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1"> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.6000.16544" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#d8d0c8> <DIV><FONT size=2>I don't see the need for a college degree for a CAUT, any more than for a top-level commercial electrician.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2>And why would a CAUT need a music degree?  Shouldn't piano instructors be RPT's, then?  Yes, knowledge of music is helpful, moreso in specific situations, but you can regulate without knowing the structure of a sonata.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2>Say this pithier and funnier for me, Ron N....</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2>--Cy--     </FONT></DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE dir=ltr style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV> <DIV style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: black"><B>From:</B> <A title=wimblees@aol.com href="mailto:wimblees@aol.com">Willem Blees</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A title=caut@ptg.org href="mailto:caut@ptg.org">caut@ptg.org</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Wednesday, October 31, 2007 7:10 PM</DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: [CAUT] CAUT credential vs. academic program?</DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2></FONT><BR></DIV> <DIV id=AOLMsgPart_2_ce5a4b50-8bc7-4c76-8e9b-2c2183fe6b83> <DIV><FONT size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=Apple-style-span style="WORD-SPACING: 0px; FONT: 12px Helvetica; TEXT-TRANSFORM: none; COLOR: rgb(0,0,0); TEXT-INDENT: 0px; WHITE-SPACE: normal; LETTER-SPACING: normal; BORDER-COLLAPSE: separate; border-spacing: 0px 0px; -khtml-text-decorations-in-effect: none; -apple-text-size-adjust: auto; orphans: 2; widows: 2">The question is, should a CAUT have a college education instead of just a high school education, which seems to be what most of the universities are requiring? </SPAN></DIV></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>