While I was in Utah I found out that it is possible for me to finish a Bachelors degree online through Utah State University. Peter and I took a day and traveled up to Logan to meet with a counselor. In just two and a half years (taking two classes at a time) I will be able to finish a Liberal Arts degree. This is one of those degrees for people who don’t know what they want to be when they grow up.
What this degree helps me with is simply finishing a degree so that later on if I want to do a Masters then all I have to do is take some pre-requisite classes before beginning graduate coursework instead of having to worry about finishing (or even starting from scratch) my bachelors.
These next couple of years are going to be a little busy between homeschooling during the day and studying at night but thankfully Peter’s new job seems to be a good one with fairly regular hours (except during the summer – but I won’t be doing classes then).
A frustrating aspect about finishing via distance education is that I will be simply taking classes that are offered each semester that will help me plug in the holes for the requirements I need to graduate. I won’t necessarily be taking classes that are of the highest interest to me. But I believe it’s important to try new things and keep learning – I have found that sometimes a brief introduction to a new subject sometimes reveals a hidden interest.