Pets with Degrees – (Slideshow)

While online and part-time degree programs have helped many people with busy lives earn their degree, it pays to do your research. Some programs, called “degree mills,” accept an application fee and mail you your diploma without any coursework needed. While this quick-and-easy way toward graduation may sound appealing, not only are these schools unaccredited and phony, but they’re also illegal.

Often, prosecutors and journalists will submit applications to these schools in their pets’ names to prove to a court that the university is a degree mill. Take a look below at our list of famous pets with degrees, and then browse our accredited online schools here.