01-25-2016, 07:03 PM
Hello, I've browsed a few different forums as well as the websites of the specific "big 3" schools and I'm really just trying to get a clearer picture of what my options are at this point, and this forum seems like it has a lot of knowledgeable people who can point me in the right direction.
My situation:
I went to school for about 6 years, I have probably over 140 credits but am obviously lacking that key part of it all, the degree. I bounced around looking for a major and completing general studies for about 2 1/2 years, then I decided on Industrial Design (product design) as my major. The one issue was the program required you to have a 3.0 to progress to senior level courses needed to complete the degree, this review was added when I had just joined the program, I didn't meet the threshold and took another year of courses before I decided to take a break and collect myself. I ended up moving around a bit after that and as such live nowhere near my former school (and they don't really have any non in person options to complete your degree that I know of). Now I'm 30 and looking for a new job here in Seattle and realize the degree is a big key to leveling up my career, even though I've got a ton of skills and knowledge already. I've spent the last 3 1/2 years working in marketing/web design and I'd say I'm pretty good at that so any sort of "work proof" type of things could be theoretically done with that in mind.
My primary goal is getting a degree done ASAP, it doesn't matter what it is as long as it's accredited, money isn't really an issue, as long as it leads to a degree.
1. Industrial Design is well outside the realm any of the big 3 schools programs are in, am I screwed with regard to those credits? As in, are those just all a loss and counted as elective credits or is there value to them. I'd say I've probably got 50-60 credits in 3-400 level classes.
2. Which school of the big 3 if any best meets my goal of being fast and willing to take a bunch of credits focused on one thing and translating them into some type of degree?
3. Are there alternative options for me I'm not seeing? I'm certainly willing to put work in, but I also don't want to spend another 2 years messing around with classes and what not to get a degree.
4. If anyone was or is in a similar situation with a more specialized degree path, I'd love to hear what you did/are doing to complete your degree.
Thanks in advance for any help you can give.
My situation:
I went to school for about 6 years, I have probably over 140 credits but am obviously lacking that key part of it all, the degree. I bounced around looking for a major and completing general studies for about 2 1/2 years, then I decided on Industrial Design (product design) as my major. The one issue was the program required you to have a 3.0 to progress to senior level courses needed to complete the degree, this review was added when I had just joined the program, I didn't meet the threshold and took another year of courses before I decided to take a break and collect myself. I ended up moving around a bit after that and as such live nowhere near my former school (and they don't really have any non in person options to complete your degree that I know of). Now I'm 30 and looking for a new job here in Seattle and realize the degree is a big key to leveling up my career, even though I've got a ton of skills and knowledge already. I've spent the last 3 1/2 years working in marketing/web design and I'd say I'm pretty good at that so any sort of "work proof" type of things could be theoretically done with that in mind.
My primary goal is getting a degree done ASAP, it doesn't matter what it is as long as it's accredited, money isn't really an issue, as long as it leads to a degree.
1. Industrial Design is well outside the realm any of the big 3 schools programs are in, am I screwed with regard to those credits? As in, are those just all a loss and counted as elective credits or is there value to them. I'd say I've probably got 50-60 credits in 3-400 level classes.
2. Which school of the big 3 if any best meets my goal of being fast and willing to take a bunch of credits focused on one thing and translating them into some type of degree?
3. Are there alternative options for me I'm not seeing? I'm certainly willing to put work in, but I also don't want to spend another 2 years messing around with classes and what not to get a degree.
4. If anyone was or is in a similar situation with a more specialized degree path, I'd love to hear what you did/are doing to complete your degree.
Thanks in advance for any help you can give.
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