How long will it take to get a bachelors degree?

Question

I want to become a clinical dietitian. I would need to get my bachelors degree in dietetics. The problem is that I am 36 years old and never took any college prep courses when I was in high school. I know it would take at least 4 years to get the degree but would not having taken the right courses in high school make it take even longer? If so how much longer and is the 4 year time frame based on going to school full time or part time.

At 36 I have finally figured out what I want to be when I grow up but I am clueless about the whole college thing. Help

Answer 1

If time is a concern with you, then consider an accelerated course.

You can get a degree online through many well know and respected colleges. Two that come to mind are University of Pheonix Online and AIUonline.
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these are both Regionaly Accredited Universities. In other words The HIGHEST Accredidation you can have.
Both have acclerated programs.
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I am 27 and JUST FOUND OUT about this process. My wife starts in a week at AIU and my sister starts at Pheonix Online in less than a week. My wife has it all paid for through grants, and my sister got a student loan almost automatically when she called.

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AIU takes 13 months for Assosiates and about 16 months more for Bachelors. thats a total of 29 months.
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Pheonix takes a little bit longer (19 months for associates instead of 13), but it is cheaper.
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The reason I am so animated about this is because I am 27 and feel like I got cheated out of an education, and This is important info.

Answer 2

It could take you longer than 4 years because you will have to brush up on some basic courses. The 4 year time frame is if you go full time to college. My husband is 34 and is in nursing school. The 4 year degree is taking about 6 years because he is going part time because he has to work. You can find excellerated programs online to get a much faster degree. I am finishing my accounting degree online and it is much faster than taking a traditional college campus degree classes. You might want to check out the University of Phoenix online! It is a great school!

Answer 3

First of all at least you know what you want to be, I know tons of people that go back to school in their 40's and my mom went back in her 50's.
First tip: Definitely go to the community college and meet with an admissions officer. You want to have a concrete checklist and not just ideas from the boards. Every college is different.
My mother had to take the SAT exam, she did it, she passed it and she was admitted to the school. If my mom could do that at 50 you can do it at 36.
Once you have all the logistics completed to getting into the school, here are my tips to speed things along:
-I have a full time job at a university. It was a big pay cut, but the salary gets me by, they pay for 2 classes a semester and if needed I can take a class on my lunch hour. So I am able to work full time at a chill job and go to school full time. You got to prioritize.
-Next, meet with academic advisor, ask them how many classes you can CLEP. I clepped courses for Math and Spanish. Meaning I made an appt for one exam that costed me around 50 bucks studied, took the exam, passed and voila got the credits for a class that I didn't have to waste a whole semester taking... So I got 6 credits in Math and 8 in Spanish. My mother at 50 did the same thing and I think she also did English.
-Go Full time to make the program faster and take as many classes as possible in the summer.
I know people that cut it shorter than 4 years taking these short cuts. You can do it. Clinical Dietician is a great solid career. Go for it!

Answer 4

High school classes can sometimes substitute for college courses (like if you took an Advanced Placement class). I go to school full time, but you really need to take about 15+ credits per semester in order to graduate in 4 years.

Check with the college you are interested in and see if you can test out of some of the General Education requirements. I've tested out of three classes and though you have to make up the credit, you can take a class on something you might get more out of. Odds have it, you can probably test out of things like Critical Thinking or Computer Skills. Then see if you can CLEP out of the requirements for your major. That way you don't waste your time.

Good Luck!

Answer 5

Since you have been out of school for a while, you will probably need "intro/prep " courses like intermediate algebra, intro to ? whatever. Bachelors degree here are 124 hours -130 hours. I would advise only taking 12 hours UNTIL you get used to being back in the study mode, get used to routine, etc. You may be able to do what's called "clep out"..basically test out of certain subjects so you don't have to take them. It takes minimum 3 years FT if you go during the summer

Answer 6

depends on the college. These days colleges are focusing a lot more on teh returning crowd, so there are a lot of programs to suit them. Both my parent's went back, my mother to get her bachelors at 65 adn dad his doctorate at 74 years old. I would make some appointments with local colleges to see the admission counselors adn they'll tell you if you need to make up fr what you didn't take in HS. I have a feeling though, you won't have to do this. That's mostly for very competitive colleges.

Answer 7

I'm not finished yet, but it looks like it will take me a total of 5 years. I screwed up my first 2 years, so I'll need some extra time to make up for it.

Answer 8

It really depends on how many credits you take each semester. most undergrads take 15 (4 classes, each class is worth 3 credits). some take 18 (5 classes). there is also summer classes that you could take. there is usually 2 summer sessions and there is also usually a winter session. if there are classes that you need during those time you could take them.
most undergrad programs require about 120 credits. i would recommed taking 15 credits a semster and at least one class each summer session.

Answer 9

4 years is the norm. In your case, you can add another year for preparation.

Answer 10

4-5 yrs... unless totally dedicated.