2007-05-11 05:23:32 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous in Education & Reference ➔ Higher Education (University +)
NO. Most people graduate with an undergrad degree in 4-6 years.
2007-05-11 12:05:14 · answer #1 · answered by lildude211us 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
That's definitely on the higher end. Most people take 4-5 years (5 years actually seems to be the norm these days).
Traditional college students arrive at their university fresh out of high school with a skewed perception of what they want to be when they 'grow-up'. Many find that they don't really want to do what they orignally thought they wanted to and change majors. This will add extra time to graduate, especially if the new field of study is significantly different from the last.
I think it's worth the extra time to figure out what really suits you... you are going to be doing for a long time after you graduate.
However, after 10 years you should really have finished by now. College is an investment, you pay out a lot of money initially in hopes to recoup it (and much more) in a professional career, but if you take too long you may have been better off pursuing your interests outside of college.
It's time to get serious about graduating, after 10 years of school you probably have five different majors you could knock out next semester. SWEET!!!
2007-05-11 05:47:03 · answer #2 · answered by Ross T 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I teach at an undergraduate university. At our school, it normally takes 5 years to earn a Bachelors Degree, though it is possible to complete it in as early as 3 years.
If you change your major or fail courses it can easily take 10 years to graduate.
2007-05-11 05:31:42 · answer #3 · answered by rattlesnake1221 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Speaking from personal experience it took me about that long. I mean I took some classes that were hard for me like
botany, field zoology and math classes.
But believe me I feel that all that hard work I spent in getting the Associate's in Arts degree (General studies)was worth it.
I also went part time and had a part time job the entire time.
You'll be glad that you have the degree!(No matter how long it took!) One more thing I went to school right after high school so I took no time off(I even took summer school classes.)
Some classes I repeated that I did not do well in.
2007-05-11 06:35:03 · answer #4 · answered by ask away 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It usually takes either 4 or 5 years.
2007-05-11 05:24:34 · answer #5 · answered by Days 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Usually 3 years in the UK
2007-05-11 05:26:38 · answer #6 · answered by ~*tigger*~ ** 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Extraordinary
2007-05-11 05:26:53 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you set the goal and keep working, who is anybody else to say. Buddy of mine took 20 years but he still got it!
Don't worry about normal.
2007-05-11 05:31:48 · answer #8 · answered by rjrmpk 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Normal? If you are going full time it shouldn't take that long but who's to say what's normal now days!
2007-05-11 05:27:11 · answer #9 · answered by Deb S 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
no . . . 4-5 (closer to 5 these days) years usually, but it depends on the program
2007-05-11 08:19:41 · answer #10 · answered by investigator7 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋