I have a degree in Theater, but have been working in business for 20 years. My companies undergone major changes, and frankly I just hate the corporate world! I would like to teach now at either a high school or college, but I'm thinking I may be to old to change streams now!
2007-02-28 07:17:14 · 5 answers · asked by Ray S 2 in Education & Reference ➔ Higher Education (University +)
Well, I am 50, working (part time) on my master's degree, in a different field from my BA, about 25 years after I finished my first master's degree. So this certainly can be done!
I had no trouble getting admitted, even though my BA had been done long ago. But I had taken courses from time to time over the years, to get prepared to take a master's in a new field.
Go for it!
2007-02-28 13:49:28 · answer #1 · answered by Edward W 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Your credits will still be ok but you will have to take bridge work at the bachelors level to get the teaching and education credits. There are not many teaching openings in Theater, but I am sure you probably have a large amount of English credits that could be rolled into an English degree with a Drama or communications minor. AFTER you get your bachelors in Secondary Education, then you can go back for your Masters. NO 48 is Not too old. No age is too old to be happy.
2007-02-28 15:38:25 · answer #2 · answered by fancyname 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You are never too old to change.
Yes your BA is still as good as the day you got it.
Most states have programs now that encourage people who want to change careers and go into teaching to do just that.
Check with your state's Department of Education and see if they have such a program.
Some of our best teachers come out of these programs. So go in there and stop floating down that stream when you can bridge a river. :-)
2007-02-28 15:24:23 · answer #3 · answered by Catie I 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I got my BS just before I turned 22. I started an MBA program at age 43 and a PhD program at age 45. I got my PhD right before I turned 49.
I say go for a Master's degree -- but don't recommend a PhD unless you live with family (or family substitutes). It is too solitary a life for someone our age.
2007-02-28 17:04:05 · answer #4 · answered by Ranto 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Your degree is absolutely still valid. You can apply to schools to earn a graduate degree, but you probably have to sit for the GRE or MCAT or whatever qualifying exam. More and more adults are going back to school, and schools are realizing this by offering accelerated programs, night classes, and the like.
2007-02-28 15:32:48 · answer #5 · answered by Rachael H 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋