about b.a. and college?

Question

I was wondering how you get a b.a. and when can you get it. I researched about it a bit, and it was said that b.a.s are for undergraduates, so do you get your b.a. the first 2 years of college? But don't you have to take the GEDs? So is it b/c you take the GEDs along with the b.a. requirements? Plus is there a time limit to get a b.a. Sorry, I'm still in high school and trying to learn more about this stuff. Thanks so much for the help.

Answer 1

A bachelor of arts (or bachelor of science/B.S., depending upon one's coursework) degree can be attained in 4 years of college if one attends school on a full-time basis (a certain amount of credits each semester). The GED as someone mentioned, is a general equivalency diploma for those that didn't complete high school. Perhaps you're thinking about the GRE's which is the graduate record examination for those that are applying for a master's degree program (typically after obtaining a BA or BS).

To get an associate's degree, however, one attends a community or junior college for approximately 2 years. Though one can typically elect to attend college on a part-time basis.

To search various careers and general educational requirements -- US occupational outlook handbook: www.bls.gov/oco and search 'registered nurse' or 'accountant' or whatever other career piques one's interest.

For US colleges: www.utexas.edu/world/univ

Answer 2

A "B.A". is a Bachelor of Arts degree and is awarded upon graduation from a 4 year program or major in a university or college. It IS an undergraduate degree (The Master's degree is awarded after a graduate school program/major--usually a follow-up to the BA. It can be an M.A. for Master of Arts, or M.S. for Master of Science). An ASSOCIATE OF ARTS or SCIENCE is given after a 2 year program, usually at a community college. A GED is for people who did not graduate from High School, and is required to go on to any college (it stands for General Education Diploma). I think you are referring to the SAT's--instead of GED's--which are basically IQ tests needed to get into college in the first place. The higher your score (perfect is 1600 points), the better school you will qualify for. You can take as long as you need to finish a BA degree, but you DO have to finish the required number of credits to get it. By this, I mean there are a certain number of English credits you need, as well as science and math, plus the classes required for your major study (like, mine was Geography and English. I had to do one year of post-graduate work--not for Master's--to earn my English degree). Later on, I decided I'd like to become a writer and had enough English credits, that I was just one year away from ANOTHER degree in Communications from another school. So, instead of giving me another BA degree, it was just added to the one I had from my first college, and then my Geography degree was a B.S.--or Bachelor of Science.
Each major study program has so many "credit hours" needed to earn a degree. A 3 credit hour course is one that either meets for 1 hour, 3 times a week; or for 1 1/2 hours twice a week. Most students average anywhere from 12-15 credit hours a semester, or 4-5 classes in different subjects.

Answer 3

G.E.D. doesn't have anything to do with college it's the equivalent to a high school diploma. It's for people who dropped out of high school and decided to go back. They get a G.E.D. An Associates degree is what you get after 2 years of college, if you are only going for 2 years and a bachelors degree is 4 years then there's your masters and doctorate after that.

An associates does not necessarily mean you went to a community college or a junior college. I went to a STATE school and they gave out about 5 or 6 Associate degrees last spring at my graduation. I knew a couple of them and neither of them attended part-time they were both full-timers.