As a few of you know, I started back to school last year. I'm basically taking two classes per semester. I also plan on taking summer courses as well (or as many of them as I can).
I'm taking the classes online.
The degree seems SO far away! I just started in the spring semester last year, and had to take TWO prerequisite math classes for my degree (Comp Sci).
Though I will say that my academic adviser told me that my Precalculus course counts as my "academic elective".
But I figured it out...at 2 courses per semester, and basically 40 classes (not counting prerequisite courses) it's going to take me over six years to get my degree.
I had originally considered 4 classes per semester, but then I thought better of that (since I have a family and work a full-time job), and went with two. Although at some point I may consider going to three. Assuming I pass all the classes with an acceptable grade level, that would knock the time down by about two years, if I took classes year-round.
This summer, I'm thinking of taking a foreign language (but I can't decide between Spanish or German) and Economics (which seemed the most desirable to me of the "social science" electives).
I would like to pursue a Masters degree after that, either in Computer Science or Software Engineering. Which would probably be another 2 years, then maybe get a second undergrad in math.
But right now, 6+ years seems SO far away! I really want this degree, but sometimes I have a short attention span when it comes to long-term stuff.
And that will almost put me in my early to mid 40's when I finally get the degree.
I'm taking the classes online.
The degree seems SO far away! I just started in the spring semester last year, and had to take TWO prerequisite math classes for my degree (Comp Sci).
Though I will say that my academic adviser told me that my Precalculus course counts as my "academic elective".
But I figured it out...at 2 courses per semester, and basically 40 classes (not counting prerequisite courses) it's going to take me over six years to get my degree.
I had originally considered 4 classes per semester, but then I thought better of that (since I have a family and work a full-time job), and went with two. Although at some point I may consider going to three. Assuming I pass all the classes with an acceptable grade level, that would knock the time down by about two years, if I took classes year-round.
This summer, I'm thinking of taking a foreign language (but I can't decide between Spanish or German) and Economics (which seemed the most desirable to me of the "social science" electives).
I would like to pursue a Masters degree after that, either in Computer Science or Software Engineering. Which would probably be another 2 years, then maybe get a second undergrad in math.
But right now, 6+ years seems SO far away! I really want this degree, but sometimes I have a short attention span when it comes to long-term stuff.
And that will almost put me in my early to mid 40's when I finally get the degree.
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