Night Elf Posted May 29, 2013 Share Posted May 29, 2013 If you went to college, what was your major? I changed my major 4 times. I was Early Education - Montessori when I last attended school. I didn't graduate though. I'm rather bummed about that. But I think the diversity of our board is pretty cool. You can answer even if you didn't graduate. I did. :tongue_smilie: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NotSoObvious Posted May 29, 2013 Share Posted May 29, 2013 Elementary Education, then a M.Ed with an emphasis in School Leadership. So yeah, principal of two! ;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GailV Posted May 29, 2013 Share Posted May 29, 2013 I started in Landscape Architecture, but switched to Horticulture with an emphasis in residential design. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Diann Posted May 29, 2013 Share Posted May 29, 2013 B.S. in Chemistry. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mom31257 Posted May 29, 2013 Share Posted May 29, 2013 I started as a Biology major and switched to Math. I was going to do teacher certification, but the classes were so boring I dropped it and took as many business classes as I could. Once I finally had a chance to actually teach in a classroom (15 years ago), I wished so much I had stuck it out through the certification classes. I am still getting to teach, but if I want to do it later full-time, it may mean going back to school. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
regentrude Posted May 29, 2013 Share Posted May 29, 2013 Physics Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Remudamom Posted May 29, 2013 Share Posted May 29, 2013 Started off with Childhood Development and ended up with Elem. Ed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karen in CO Posted May 29, 2013 Share Posted May 29, 2013 I started as a Physics major then switched to Computer Science. I minored in Political Science. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dandelion Posted May 29, 2013 Share Posted May 29, 2013 I have a B.S. in Business Administration and an M.B.A. with a dual concentration in Finance and Organizational Development. My real interest was psychology but someone talked me out of it at the time, and steered me towards business. I'm now contemplating going back to school for a second Master's degree in a psychology-related field. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heather in Neverland Posted May 29, 2013 Share Posted May 29, 2013 I have a: BA in Spanish and English Secondary teaching certification MA in Education MA in Theology And I am in the process of getting a Doctorate in Education (about 3 years still to go). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
creekland Posted May 29, 2013 Share Posted May 29, 2013 Started in Computer Science, but switched sophomore year. Ended with majors in Physics and Psychology - and a minor in Math. I enjoyed it. If I could go back I'd be checking into Neuroscience or Brain and Cognitive science - just because that field is incredibly intriguing to me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mom in High Heels Posted May 29, 2013 Share Posted May 29, 2013 I have a BA in English and a BFA in Theater. It was a double major, but the degrees are called separate things. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hmvaughan4 Posted May 29, 2013 Share Posted May 29, 2013 I started with architecture and switched to early childhood education. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amyable Posted May 29, 2013 Share Posted May 29, 2013 Started off as a Biology major, and switched to what my school called "Psychobiology" back then. (They have thankfully changed the name of that degree to "Neuroscience" , so that is what I tell strangers who ask what degree I have. Telling people I was a Psycho-biology major always brought strange looks, LOL). Decided I didn't want to spend my life dissecting rat brains and got my M.A. in Speech-Language Pathology. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MedicMom Posted May 29, 2013 Share Posted May 29, 2013 BA in philosophy and creative writing. A few years later I went to paramedic school. I am working slowly on an RN/MBA. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gingersmom Posted May 29, 2013 Share Posted May 29, 2013 I think I switched majors on a weekly basis. I graduated with a BA in Sociology. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jayne J Posted May 29, 2013 Share Posted May 29, 2013 BA in English Lit. with near minors in Women's Studies and Archeaology. ("Near" minors because I was one class short in each, and so it was unofficial). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
catz Posted May 29, 2013 Share Posted May 29, 2013 Ha - I was pre-engineering, then pre-architecture. I ended up with a BS in Math and a BS in comp science from a competitive big 10 college of science and engineering. So they were tech heavy degrees. I wish I would have taken more humanities actually! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bodiesmom Posted May 29, 2013 Share Posted May 29, 2013 BS/MA in Education :-) ...and I still felt unprepared for homeschooling! :-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orthodox6 Posted May 29, 2013 Share Posted May 29, 2013 Started in music composition, but gave back the scholarship after one year. Completed a B.A. in the history of science during the medieval and Renaissance periods. Finished 2/3 of a M.A. in Russian language and linguistics. Completed an M.L.I.S. (library and information science). It was a good mix for marketability, allowing me to have some wonderful jobs along the way to "retirement" as a homeschool teacher. Among the jumble of jobs, I have served as copy editor for the English translation of a Soviet chemical engineering journal, head of the serials department at a college, manager of a telecommunications marketing research library, and ended as a competitive analyst in telecommunications. Loved it all! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MolleenCarie Posted May 29, 2013 Share Posted May 29, 2013 I have a BA in English and a BFA in Theater. It was a double major, but the degrees are called separate things. This is what I was going for! I didn't finish, though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PrincessAriel Posted May 29, 2013 Share Posted May 29, 2013 BS in Elementary Education Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VeganCupcake Posted May 29, 2013 Share Posted May 29, 2013 BA in English, MA in TESOL (teaching English to speakers of other languages). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
In The Great White North Posted May 29, 2013 Share Posted May 29, 2013 BS in General Engineering with a major in German and Russian M Ed in Elementary Ed Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thejourney Posted May 29, 2013 Share Posted May 29, 2013 I double majored in Computer Science and Behavioral Science with a concentration in education. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aelwydd Posted May 29, 2013 Share Posted May 29, 2013 B.S. in public health. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ElizabethB Posted May 29, 2013 Share Posted May 29, 2013 BS in Biology, MS in Industrial Engineering. (My BS was very math and engineering heavy.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlmiraGulch Posted May 29, 2013 Share Posted May 29, 2013 I started in Landscape Architecture, but switched to Horticulture with an emphasis in residential design. I'm so glad you posted this! Can you please tell me what the difference is between the two? My daughter was talking about this just the other day and is considering something like that as a line of work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlmiraGulch Posted May 29, 2013 Share Posted May 29, 2013 I have a B.S. in Business Administration and an M.B.A. with a dual concentration in Finance and Organizational Development. My real interest was psychology but someone talked me out of it at the time, and steered me towards business. I'm now contemplating going back to school for a second Master's degree in a psychology-related field. :) What about Industrial and Organizational Psychology? Seems like a natural extension for the degrees you already have. Just a thought (that I'm sure you've probably already had yourself!). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cjzimmer1 Posted May 29, 2013 Share Posted May 29, 2013 I majored in Computer Science with a minor in Math and history. If I could go back, I would have dropped some of the math classes and went for either a minor or major in business or economics. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlmiraGulch Posted May 29, 2013 Share Posted May 29, 2013 BBA - International Finance and Marketing MS - Human Resources Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
texasmama Posted May 29, 2013 Share Posted May 29, 2013 BSW - Social Work with an English minor MSW - Masters in Clinical Social Work with a specialty in mental health Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KRG Posted May 29, 2013 Share Posted May 29, 2013 I started off as a Sociology major. I wanted to be a grief counselor at hospital. Then I briefly changed to accounting, then Elementary Ed/Early Childhood with emphasis in Reading and finally ended up getting a degree in English and History. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeannie in NJ Posted May 29, 2013 Share Posted May 29, 2013 My first bachelors is in Technical Theatre.( got that degree when I was 20) I worked for quite a few years as an union stage manager, and lighting designer in theatre and also spent 5 years in Hollywood working behind the scenes in movies. Went back to Texas, met dh, moved to NJ , worked as technical supervisor in a casino . THen in my early 30's went back to school and got my BS in geology, worked in that field until I was 42 and we adopted our first. Quit to stay home and that is where I still am, homeschooling. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pink&bluemommy Posted May 29, 2013 Share Posted May 29, 2013 BS environmental engineering Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jar7709 Posted May 29, 2013 Share Posted May 29, 2013 BA in Geochemistry witha minor in History. MS in Geology. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheApprentice Posted May 29, 2013 Share Posted May 29, 2013 BA in Communication MS is Psychology (this I use daily, by the way :thumbup: ) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Violet Crown Posted May 29, 2013 Share Posted May 29, 2013 Plan II. Points to you if you know what that is without googling. :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ali in OR Posted May 29, 2013 Share Posted May 29, 2013 BS Industrial Engineering MA Education with secondary teaching credential in Math and English. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clear Creek Posted May 29, 2013 Share Posted May 29, 2013 BA in Psychology Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MIch elle Posted May 29, 2013 Share Posted May 29, 2013 BS Medical Laboratory Science Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mandylubug Posted May 29, 2013 Share Posted May 29, 2013 I changed my major so much. I started out as a BA in Psychology, then changed it to Marketing and Communications, then I went for Dental Assisting and I actually did get two certifications for Dental Assisting in the midst of that... then recently I went back for my BA in Psychology. I didn't finish, though. I have about a year left and will probably finish one day but I just didn't see adding onto my student loan debt if I planned to stay at home with the kiddos throughout high school. If I end up needing to work, I would probably go back to the dental field. I am also nursing my new business. It is still in it's baby stages where I celebrate a client calling me ;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluemongoose Posted May 29, 2013 Share Posted May 29, 2013 Early Childhood Development and Elementary Education Minor in Spanish Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dirty ethel rackham Posted May 29, 2013 Share Posted May 29, 2013 Short answer: Started out Math/Computer Science, switched to Secondary Education/Math and ended up with a B.S. in Math. Started out Math/Computer Science - by default. I wanted to major in Special Ed, but my dad talked me out of it since jobs at that time were hard to come by and didn't pay well. I wasn't doing very well in the Computer Science department, which was a very theoretical program. I always felt like I walked in half-way through the semester in a school where everyone else seemed to have built computers in their basements from toddlerhood. Switched to Math/Secondary Education, but a combination of things, plus my experience observing in schools made me rethink becoming a teacher. I didn't want to work with the people I observed, nor did I want to become one of them. So, I switched to Math, got my B.S. and a job as a computer analyst. As it turns out, I would have done better at a computer science program that had an emphasis on business information systems rather than theoretical computer science. I was not cut out to be a software engineer. I've been out of the field for 17 years and don't have a hope in he## of getting a job in that field again (women over 50 are not highly sought out candidates,) so I am in a quandry trying to figure out what I want to do in the next chapter of my life. I would love a teaching or mentoring type of job, but definitely not in a school system. As an introvert, large numbers of kids would have me hitting the bottle every night:). I would love to be a physical therapist, but starting from scratch and getting a doctorate is not something I really want to (nor do we have the finances for it. ) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lizzie in Ma Posted May 29, 2013 Share Posted May 29, 2013 Zoology with a minor in Wildlife Biology Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wildiris Posted May 29, 2013 Share Posted May 29, 2013 BA-American Studies. DH has a BA in Studio Art. We are both highly unemployable. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wapiti Posted May 29, 2013 Share Posted May 29, 2013 BA economics JD Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bettyandbob Posted May 29, 2013 Share Posted May 29, 2013 BS chemistry MEd special education JD Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abdesigns Posted May 29, 2013 Share Posted May 29, 2013 Visual and Performing arts, with an emphasis in Graphic Design, and a minor in Art History and Theory. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tess in the Burbs Posted May 29, 2013 Share Posted May 29, 2013 Started as Chemistry, moved into Zoology. Switched colleges and graduated in Biology Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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