Question: I want to go to college and take the courses I'm interested in. I don't want to be forced to take required classes... The reason I want to go to college is to learn the things i need to know for my future career and to take some classes of subjects I like.
Are there very many colleges that give you the freedom to pick the classes you want for the major you want? Specific ones that are famous/known for allowing you to educate yourself the way you want?
Specifically, I want to learn some computer-related things (such as flash, perl, java, c++ mainly for web design purposes), take some art/photography/music/math classes?
I pretty much like art and math and I want to be a stay-at-home mom and web page designer/webmaster.
Suggestions?
Answer: At UC Berkeley (where I go right now), there's a major called "Interdisciplinary Studies" which you get to make up your own major if you do not want to take any of the ones provided. The catch is that you have to come up with your course plan and get it approved by the higher ups. The school offers a great array of programs; all the programs are ranked extremely high and the school is regarded as the best public university. Give it a shot :)
Good luck!
note: My brother tells me that most schools offer this choice, so it's not only a Berkeley thing but just giving you a suggestion :)
Others:
There are plenty of colleges that will let you design your own major, but they aren't going to let you take just electives, you'll have to take some upper level courses as well.
The purpose of an education is to receive one. All facets are important, otherwise we would only have technical schools.
ok.....very good question, my dear.
what you should honestly do is double major. major in computer science of course. and dont you worry, you will be required to take several math courses as a computer science major. furthermore, since you will be going for a bachelor's degree, there are plenty of courses that not only they allow you to take.....but you are required to take several courses that have nothing to do with your major. they do this to make you a well rounded learner. plus its a good way for them to get more money out of you, lol.
maybe do a double major in computer science and something else that interests you.
Not especially strong in computer stuff, but Brown and Amherst are your schools. At Brown, you can also take any class pass/fail.
I hope you get your dream and become a stay at home mom, but if you were my daughter I'd tell you to prepare for anything and give yourself lots of options.
Associate of arts has the minimum of required classes, makes you a well rounded person. Then go on to a liberal arts degree. You can take anything you want.
You are free to take any classes you want. But if you want to actually graduate with a degree you have to pick a major and go by that cirriculum.
Oh dear. Do not make your own degree. That will not be worth anything to anyone, unfortunately, or very few people anyway.
then you won't graduate. you need to take required courses in order to graduate. without degree, you can't get a job.
Community Colleges.
what kind of degree could you possibly get that way? The take whatever you want degree?
i think there are no school who teaches only the subjects that you want.
my suggestion is try a tutorial class!
If you expect to get a piece of paper with a college name on it and the word Bachelors, then the colleges that will allow you to be as sloppy as you want are incredibly rare. Those that allow independent studies to a degree demand some discipline from the people they reward with a degree - that is a planned program that leads to a conclusion.
Nothing prevents you from doing what you want to do, just don't plan on getting a degree.I have a BS and an MFA. The BS has about 143% of the undergrad hours that are required for graduation because I changed majors and because my conselor messed up my program and allowed me to take courses the graduation committee did not allow, but mostly because I went back after graduation as a special student and took courses to get my teaching certificate plus courses to add other certificates plus courses to enhance my knowledge in certain areas. One indication of this is that I have a secondary teaching certificate in English, Drama, Math, and Physics. Have I had an interesting life? - yes. Have I made a lot of money? Nope. Did I learn how to do my own accounting and taxes because I was self employed? - yup.
Take some basics like math and art and English in Community College if you are around a good system, then look for specialized places to take additional courses.Much of what you want is not college material it is technology tech vocational school stuff.
Step 1: Find a university that allows it.
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