I'm new and could use some advice and help.

[rebel100]

That is very interesting, but I’m still not sure. I just wonder if having a degree like history/English would be a bad thing when it comes to getting a job. I hope to eventually make my living as a freelance writer, but if I needed to get a job elsewhere... Say I want to teach English to middle schoolers (I absolutely don’t want to teach, but it’s an example), would I qualify for that job with a dual concentration? Or if I wanted to work at a museum or something on the history side of things, would I qualify for that job? Those are just top of my head examples, but that is one worry that comes to mind when I think about having a dual concentration. If that likely wouldn’t be an issue, then it might be great, especially since I am interested in both subjects! Thank you very much for breaking things down for me like that. It is way cheaper than what my degree at APUS would cost.

If I were to stick with just one concentration, do you think getting a history degree would be easier to get than an English degree?

Remember that the degree will simply read "Bachelor of Science" or "Bachelor of Arts" it's gonna be up to you to spin that on your resume and in interviews. I like that my degree has two concentrations....I can emphasize either concentration. Others will disagree with this...end of the day you need to be comfortable selling yourself and your education to potential employers.

Concentrating in history might be a little cheaper/easier, but only marginally so. I think you could save $1000-1500 just because of the availability of credit by exam and the lower cost of LSU/University of Idaho courses against the cost of BYU.