(10-26-2017, 01:46 PM)Meganmiha Wrote: Howdy all, been looking around the forum for quite some time but this is my first post. I am trying to decide what route to take to get a degree... Quickest and easiest, the major doesn't matter.
Where I live there is a teacher shortage so as long as you have a bachelors from an accredited college with minimum GPA of 2.5 you can take 7 additional classes here at the local CC to get your teaching certificate. This is my plan so all I need to get started is a bachelors degree in essentially anything.
What would be your recommendation or advice for a quick and easy degree if you simply just needed to "check the box?" I appreciate any advice and thank you all for your knowledge in this.
A BALS is probably the easiest to complete. I would also focus on doing maybe humanities or science courses for a concentration, and also taking some education courses for your free electives. The education courses wont add to your main credits for the degree, but they will help you understand a bit more about being a teacher. Child development and Psych courses would help too.
Study.com - scholarship and some decent courses (a couple of easy, interesting and quick education courses for credit)
Straighterline - excellent for gen ed credits.
Shmoop (bit of a pain but very cheap) upper level credits for English literature for a BALS
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