I'd like to get a degree in English

[Dig]

Hello,

I would like to receive a degree in English that would allow me to continue on and receive a masters degree eventually.

I have 37 credit hours completed at a University of Texas school in south Texas that I can apply towards it. I have completed two English courses, rhetoric and composition, as well as most every one of my core requirements for the school.

I will be 27 soon and have failed miserably at going to school due to severe depression. It would be a lot easier to complete a degree that I can finish at home.

I wanted to see which school would be able to offer me what I'm looking for for the best price available.

I hope to hear from you all and I'm very happy that I found this wonderful forum!

[darbycreek]

We were looking into this for my sister for a while. I think it seemed like Charter Oak would be cheapest. If she went this route, she was going to utilize a lot of the Ohio University tests for her English major.

-Andy

[sanantone]

If you're going to take a lot of courses with the school, then TESC's comprehensive tuition plan is the cheapest. If you're going to transfer the courses in from another source, then Charter Oak is the cheapest.

[PonyGirl93]

I was planning to double major, here's my evaluation from TESC if that will help you any (I cut out the details of my gen-eds and free electives so it wouldn't be quite so long )

BA General Education (60 SH)
Semester Hours Completed: 61.33

Complete all 6 subrequirements:
A: English Composition (Completed)
> Complete one full year of English Composition with a grade
> of C or better.
Semester Hours Completed: 6.00
GPA Achieved/Needed: none / 2.000
Group 1 (Completed)
Semester Hours Completed: 6.00

B: Humanities (Pending)
> Complete 12 semester hours of Humanities, including at
> least two subject areas.
Semester Hours Completed: 12.00

C: Social Sciences (Completed)
> Complete 12 semester hours in the Social Sciences,
> including at least two subject areas.
Semester Hours Completed: 12.00

D: Mathematics (Completed)
> Complete a 3 semester hour college-level Mathematics

E: Natural Sciences (Completed)
> Complete 9 semester hours in the Natural Sciences,
> including at least two subject areas.
Semester Hours Completed: 9.00

F: General Ed Electives (Completed)
> Complete 18 semester hours from any of the following
> General Education subjects: Humanities, Social Sciences,
> Natural Sciences or Mathematics.
================================================================================
Area of Study (18SH must be at the 300/400 level)
Semester Hours Completed: 21.00
GPA Achieved/Needed: none / 2.000

Complete all 4 subrequirements:
A: Survey of Literature (Completed)
> Complete 6 credits of Survey of Literature.
Semester Hours Completed: 6.00
Src Course # Title S.H. Grd TESC # Notes
1.. LIT-206... American Literature II... 3.00 CR LIT-206 *NE
1.. LIT-205... American Literature I.... 3.00 CR LIT-205 *NE

B: Anal & Int Lit (Completed)
> Complete 3 credits of Analysis and Interpretation
> of Literature.
Src Course # Title S.H. Grd TESC # Notes
1.. LIT-292... Analysis and Inter of Lit 3.00 CR LIT-292 *NE

C: Non Western Lit (Not Started)
> Complete one Non-Western Literature course (non-British;
> non-American).
_____________________________________________________________________ 3 credits

D: English Electives (In Progress)
> Complete 21 semester hours of English/Literature/Advanced
> Writing courses as electives. At least 15SH must be at the
> 300/400 level to satisfy the requirement of 18SH of 300/400
> level coursework in the Area of Study. LIB-495 (Liberal
> Arts Capstone) can satisfy 3SH of this requirement.
Semester Hours Completed: 12.00
Group 1 (In Progress)
Semester Hours Completed: 6.00 Required: 15 Remaining: 9
Src Course # Title S.H. Grd TESC # Notes
1.. LIT-302... Advanced American Lit II. (3.00) ___ *PR
1.. ENG-393... One Wrter's Vsion: Jane A (3.00) ___ *IP
_____________________________________________________________________ 3 credits
_____________________________________________________________________ 3 credits
_____________________________________________________________________ 3 credits
Group 2 (Completed)
Semester Hours Completed: 6.00
Src Course # Title S.H. Grd TESC # Notes
1.. LIT-209... English Literature II.... 3.00 CR LIT-209 *NE
1.. LIT-208... English Literature I..... 3.00 CR LIT-208 *NE
================================================================================
BA Free Electives (27 SH)
> Complete 27 semester hours of Free Electives.
Semester Hours Completed: 27.33

TESC's English BA looks significantly more like a Literature degree, oddly enough.

Here are my approx. costs for the degree:
~$1k: 60 credit hours of CLEPs
$3800 (-$2k scholarship)= $1800: 30 cr hrs at community college
$8k (-$2k)= $6k: 30 cr hrs and misc fees at TESC
= ~$13000 total

And as a side note, BYU Independent Study has some fantastic looking literature & english classes: University Online Course Catalog - BYU Independent Study

I wish you all the best on your degree!!