04-01-2022, 05:15 PM
I get how another bachelor's is appealing, I really do. (My second bachelor's is in progress. I admit to looking at possible thirds…)
There are often better options! Think about what you want from it and whether you could get that another way. Several good options are mentioned above!
Another, graduate certificates, and graduate courses that permit transient course takers. You can often find these that admit students with bachelors in very different subjects. 4 to 6 courses typically can get you a graduate certificate, sometimes as few as 3 (e.g., Business Communication or Visual Arts at Harvard Extension; the courses are 4 sh each so these are 12 sh certificates).
These often can stack to a master's. They have value even if they don't. Even if it's outside of a graduate certificate, "Additional graduate credit in … from …" can be a résumé line.
Some people aim to earn 18 semester hours in each of several course subject codes to meet the rough standard minimum to teach at a U.S. college in a subject other than that of your graduate degree. Maybe this credentialing in adjacent fields e.g., art history, humanities, public administration, etc., could complement the OP's future goals.
There are often better options! Think about what you want from it and whether you could get that another way. Several good options are mentioned above!
Another, graduate certificates, and graduate courses that permit transient course takers. You can often find these that admit students with bachelors in very different subjects. 4 to 6 courses typically can get you a graduate certificate, sometimes as few as 3 (e.g., Business Communication or Visual Arts at Harvard Extension; the courses are 4 sh each so these are 12 sh certificates).
These often can stack to a master's. They have value even if they don't. Even if it's outside of a graduate certificate, "Additional graduate credit in … from …" can be a résumé line.
Some people aim to earn 18 semester hours in each of several course subject codes to meet the rough standard minimum to teach at a U.S. college in a subject other than that of your graduate degree. Maybe this credentialing in adjacent fields e.g., art history, humanities, public administration, etc., could complement the OP's future goals.
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