HELP..Newbie looking for Liberal Arts for Teaching Help!!!

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sorry I'm totally new to all this , what is WGU? I'm assuming it's an online college? If so why WGU, is it geared towards people that want to teach?

Thank You!

WGU is Western Governors University. You can transfer in up to 90 credits and then finish the rest in one six month term. They are affordable and well respected among teachers.

https://www.wgu.edu/online-teaching-degr...grams.html

oh great...thank you so much!!! 

Hi again,

I'm liking the WGU route, do you think I should send my transcripts or talk to admissions to see where my 90 units stand ? Also can you elaborate on the 6 month term? Do you mean that it allows you to finish your degree in 6 months as long as you have 90 acceptable credits?

6-month terms mean that you pay for 6 months at a time, and you can take as many courses as you like during that 6 month period. If you transfer in 90 credits, that gives you 6 months to complete the last 30 credits (10 courses), which is generally pretty easy to do. That would allow you to graduate and pay like $3,500 for the degree.

The only potential rub is that with the teacher's college you do have a practical aspect where you'll earn experience teaching at a local school, so the schedule will also depend on finding a school and finishing that work experience on a schedule that meets the 6-month timing. Some districts can take some time to get into from what I've read.

I think, but am not certain, that you cannot finish a teaching degree at WGU in 1 term.  It's just not allowed.  But, I could be mixing that up with nursing, or I could just have misunderstood something I read.

Anyway, I'd verify with WGU if you want to go there.