Hawsepipe or academy?

A few years ago there was some hearsay going around the oilfield that some university (I can’t remember which one specifically) had a program that would give you some sort of degree (Bachelors of Marine Science or something?) if you had a 1600 ton masters license or better. And of course for a fee…

I’m thinking it was probably a bunch of BS. I never looked into it to see if it was true… Has anyone else here heard a similar story?