Is there a way to get a bachelors degree without having to take basic classes(history,english,etc…) first?
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AIN’T GONNA HAPPEN!
I once asked that to the Dean of the College I was attending… I was down to a (C) in English Lit and Public Speaking……He said, Sorry, "We don’t make this a ‘Trade School’ for Anyone!"
Hence, I had to continue…..But, I made it and now I’m Happy!
You can go to an unaccredited college and take an accelerated class to get a BA/BS. But that piece of paper is even more worthless then the piece of paper you get from an accredited college.
There is absolutely no way around those classes. You wont even get into the Business school at the university youre planning to attend without fulfilling the general education requirements first. Sorry!
The purpose of a bachelors degree is to make you a well rounded person. That is why you have to take classes outside your major – like arts if you are into business! If you just want a degree in your field without the extras, then you get an associates!
you could try to test out of a few of them (and in some cases taking the test is harder than just going to the course), but other than that…no. Even an online degree will make you take those courses…in general, any BA/BS degree regardless of major is about 120 credits, with at least 30 of those being general education requirements.
Every college has an academic board which reviews written requests or "petitions" for student exemptions from the required curriculum. You will likely have to fill-out a form for each course you would like to be exempted from.
Unfortunately, each petition requires a rationale for WHY you should be exempt from the required coursework. The board will reject your petition without discussion unless you offer some compelling reasoning.
Some lower-level courses in English, math, and history can be "tested out of" if you score high enough on the departmental examination. If you feel that you already know that subject well enough, this is truly your only chance to avoid the coursework.