Do those courses count towards a degree?
==> Do those courses count towards a degree?
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The short answer is no. If that answer suits you, fine. Fact is that a degree in engineering is not necessary to be a success as an engineer. The real point that I want to make is that one can study (hard!) the same material thats presented in classes and then take and pass exams and get jobs where the learned material is an asset (a good HR person knows that).