I'll set the bar.

Degree: BS
Major: Information Technology /Internet Security
Minor: Programming
Total time: 5 1/2 yrs. (no breaks other than summers)

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3/8/2006 9:36:27 PM

4, no breaks. A BS, 2 minors, and a *lot* of extra courses (because I planned poorly).

3/8/2006 9:42:42 PM

7 years, but I took 2 1/2 off to work and get my shit straight.

I just wish I was a doctor.

3/8/2006 9:55:35 PM

Degree: B.S.
Major: Business Management (concentration in Operations/Supply Chain)
Minor: *are you kidding me?*
Total time: 3 Years exactly. Zero breaks (took courses every semester & every summer). Also, I was on a full-time co-op (40 hrs./week) for 8-months during those three years but took courses online to fill the gap.

Reason: I'm ready for a paycheck and I'm tired of being engaged. After 5 years w/ the same wonderful woman, I want my wedding band!

EDIT: Going for the MBA here soon as well...

[Edited on March 8, 2006 at 10:52 PM. Reason : .]

3/8/2006 10:50:14 PM

you lose

3/8/2006 10:51:26 PM

4 years for a double major math/physics to get my B.S. Then straight to grad school.

Should be five and half years to get my Phd--which will happen by the end of this year. If I'm not done by the end of this year, fuck it, I'll go be a yak herder in Tibet or something. I'm so tired of this crap.

3/9/2006 12:37:38 AM

Degree: BS
Major: Microbiology
Minor: Biotechnology
Total time: 4 yrs. (every summer - just took 1 class each summer to lighten the semester load)

3/9/2006 7:10:23 AM

LOLERS, LIGHTEN THE LOAD FOR A MICRO DEGREE

3/9/2006 7:49:14 AM

ie, did it to take 14-15 hours during the semester instead of 17-18 hours. You must be an engineering student.

By the way, a micro degree is not as easy to finish as you think.


[Edited on March 9, 2006 at 8:44 AM. Reason : blah]

3/9/2006 8:43:26 AM

Degree: BS, BA, Masters
Major: Chemical Engineering - Polymer Science Concentration, Chemistry, MBA - Supply Chain/Logistics Concentration
Minor: Spanish (and I was 2 lit classes short of one in Russian... doesn't count but still )
Total time: 6 years

[Edited on March 9, 2006 at 9:22 AM. Reason : BOLD!]

3/9/2006 9:20:46 AM

Degree: BEDA
Major: Architecture
Minor: None
Total Time: 4 years

I'm working right now to pay for two years of graduate school in the near future.

3/9/2006 9:53:57 AM

I've got you all beat

Degree: none yet
Major: Computer Science, Political Science, Economics
Minor: depends on if I don't feel like finishing the full Econ degree
Total time: ::drum roll:: 7+ years and counting, with at least another 2 to go

3/9/2006 10:02:08 AM

I spent six years on my BAE degree, but I started in Aerospace Engineering, and spent some time in Civil Engineering before settling on Biological Engineering with an Environmental Engineering Concentration.

3/9/2006 10:13:46 AM

5 years

3/9/2006 11:06:07 AM

Degree: BS
Major: Computer Science
Minor: Economics
Total time: 3.5 years with a full time internship too.

3/9/2006 11:55:51 AM

see this is why I don't come to the wolfweb for career and/or school advice

everyone on here is a fucking nerd

3/9/2006 12:24:06 PM

Degree: BS
Major: EE
Minor: N/A
Total time: 4 years (with 1 summer)

3/9/2006 3:42:11 PM

^^ actually, we're who you shoudl be getting career advice from. Yeah, go to your frat brother who took 8.5 years to graduate with a degree in communications to give you career advice.

3/9/2006 4:00:14 PM

Undergrad Degrees/Majors: BS Biochemistry, BA Chemistry
Total time: 4.5 yrs.

+ 1 summer of classes, 2 summers of internships, and 5 semesters of working 30+ hours in labs




[Edited on March 9, 2006 at 4:12 PM. Reason : stuff]

3/9/2006 4:12:09 PM

Degree: BS
Major: Mechanical Engineering
Total time: 5 1/2 yrs.

One year was co-oping and an extra semester from switching majors twice.

3/9/2006 4:15:59 PM

Degree: BS
Major: Industrial Engineering
Minor: Statistics
Total Time: 5.5 yrs. (Switched majors in 3rd semster. Did study abroad one Spring/Summer and took 3 summers off. Worked every summer and during the semesters for last 3.5 yrs)


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3/9/2006 4:40:26 PM

Degree: BS
Major: Technology Education
Minor: almost spanish, lacked 6 hours
Total Time: technically 5.5 years, but i dropped 2 semesters so really 4.5 of classes that counted.

3/10/2006 8:30:57 PM

Degree(s): BA(s)
Major: Poli Sci, Soc, Philosophy
Minor: N/A
Total time: 5 years

Degree(s): MPH
Major: Public Health
Minor: N/A
Total time: 2 years

3/14/2006 5:32:11 PM

Degree: BS
Major: Chemical Engineering - Bioscience Concentration
Minor: Biotechnology
Total Time: 4 yrs

Three summers of internships where I stayed on and worked 20+ hrs/week during the school year

3/14/2006 6:44:27 PM

Degree: BA
Major: English (concentration in Journalism)
Minor: Psychology
Total time: 5 yrs (no breaks other than summers)

3/14/2006 8:25:54 PM

Degree: BS
Major: Botany
Minor: Spanish + History
Total time: 4.5 years, w/every summer session starting the summer before my freshman year and one summer study abroad

[Edited on March 16, 2006 at 9:32 AM. Reason : .]

3/16/2006 9:30:55 AM

Degree: BS
Major: CSC
Minor: Spanish + Business
Total time: 7 years total: 2 years in school, 2 year break from school learning Spanish among other things, 3 years back for the finish.

[Edited on March 16, 2006 at 10:03 AM. Reason : :]

3/16/2006 10:03:07 AM

Degree: BS
Major: CSC
Minor: English
Total time: 6 glorious years total. 3 semesters and 3 summers of co-op, so 9 semesters of actual classes.

Quote :

"ie, did it to take 14-15 hours during the semester instead of 17-18 hours. You must be an engineering student. By the way, a micro degree is not as easy to finish as you think."

Actually, I'm pretty sure drtaylor has a degree in microbiology.

[Edited on March 16, 2006 at 4:44 PM. Reason : asdfa]

3/16/2006 4:41:23 PM

Degree: BS
Major: CSC
Minor: English
Total time: 4.5 years - took 1 semester off to co-op in jan 2003 and then just worked part time from august till i graduated - 8 actual semesters of class

3/16/2006 5:47:33 PM

Degree: BS
Major: Business Management, Information Systems Concentration
Minor: Computer Programming. Was one course short of a minor in Economics as well.
Total time: 4 years. No summer classes, worked 40 hrs./wk each summer.

I'm currently enrolled in the Computer Networking Master's program, but I'm taking 1 class per semester, so God only knows how long I'll take to finish. Been at it since Spring '04.

3/16/2006 6:54:21 PM

JWHWolf when did you graduate?

i'm taking the 6 year route in bae too, bc i switched majors and all their classes are only offered once a year instead of once a semester

finally graduating in may!

3/16/2006 9:22:02 PM

fuck graduating, wish i could do it all over again. 6 years and no regrets other than it ended too soon. im having allot of fun now but still not even close to the amount i had in college.

3/17/2006 2:27:05 AM

Degree: BS
Major: EE and CPE
Minor: NONE
Total time: 4.5 yrs. no summers

3/19/2006 12:27:36 PM

5 years for me that includes 3 and a half summer sessions (i only got about 5 weeks off before my 2nd senior year, total)...

did Andrew Payne ever graduate?

[Edited on March 20, 2006 at 7:21 PM. Reason : .]

3/20/2006 7:20:25 PM

Degree BA
Major Political Science (concentration: law and justice)
Minors History, Spanish
Total Time 4 years (10 hrs summer to combat poor planning)

Future Degree JD
Total Time 3 years (currently in 2nd)

[Edited on March 20, 2006 at 8:08 PM. Reason : f]

3/20/2006 8:05:54 PM

about andrew payne- he still writes for technician and i believe works behind the scenes at wknc

it took me 4.5 years, 6 hours in summer school, failed a couple courses i didn't feel like doing

no AP courses in high school

3/20/2006 10:05:02 PM

Degree: BFA
Major: Graphic Design
Minor: Film Studies
Total time: 4 yrs. (no breaks other than 2 summers)

-ZiP!-

3/21/2006 5:15:05 PM

Degree: BS
Major: EE and CmpE (dbl major)
Minor: None
Total time: 4 yrs.

Degree: PhD
Major: EE
Concentration: Electric Power Systems
Total time: In Progress, probably 4 more years

3/21/2006 5:46:14 PM

School US Naval Academy
Degree: BS
Major: Political Science
Minor Well, I didn't have a minor, but that's just because they don't give engineering minors at the Naval Academy
Total time: 4years (avg of 18 hours a semester ~ 6 classes + labs + PE (yes, we had to take PE all four years)

School Emory University
Degree: MBA
Major: Marketing and Decision & Information Analysis
Total time: 6 weeks left!

Yeah, I didn't go to NCSU, but my bro did. Spent so much time in Raleigh when I was stationed in Norfolk that I should have paid rent at his place. At least I saw the light and renounced my Duke allegiance (mom and dad went there).

3/21/2006 6:11:55 PM

6 years

3/21/2006 8:23:38 PM

Degrees: BS, BS, MS
Major: BS: CPE, EE; MS: CPE
Minor: fuck that
Total time: 6 years

that included 3 semesters of co-oping also.

3/22/2006 2:21:16 PM

Degree: still working on it
Major: Exercise Physiology
Minor: none
Total time: 7 years (7 1/2 when i'm done in december)

3 years of aerospace engineering at State, transferred and did athletic training for a year, then switched to exercise phys.

3/24/2006 3:08:27 PM

Major: BS Chemical Engineering, BS Chemistry
Total time: 5 years (all summers off)

3/26/2006 7:53:04 PM

BA
criminology
5 years n a summer (thank you spanish)

3/26/2006 9:36:22 PM

Degree: BS
Major: Computer Engineering
Minor: none
Total time: 4 yrs
No breaks, classes every summer, and it includes me transferring schools too which i lost a semester of credits , but i still managed to graduate in 4 years.

3/27/2006 11:12:11 PM

Degree: BS
Major: Biological Sciences
Minor: Microbiology
Total time: 4 yrs with every summer off = 8 semesters total

3/28/2006 11:48:50 AM

Degree: BS
Major: Mechanical Engineering
Minor: Programming
Total time: 5 years, worked during the summer

that's what changing your major at the end of your junior year will do to you

4/4/2006 8:42:28 AM

Degree: BS
Major: Zoology
Total Time: 7 yrs - 1.5 in semester withdrawals, mostly medical. Couple summer sessions, couple internships; working as well, from sophomore yr and on.

4/5/2006 11:01:21 AM

for the people that took 6yrs or more to get a BA or BS - how did you guys play that off to your parents/friends that you weren't just a complete slacker or did you apologize a lot - assuming you didn't take semesters off to co-op - i'm talking about the people that were enrolled for at least 11 fall/spring semesters of classes

4/5/2006 12:17:26 PM

Degree: BS
Major: Management w/Marketing Concentration
Minor: N/A
Total time: 5 1/2 Years (changed majors, one summer session, one semester off)

Worked at least part-time (>20 hrs/wk) throughout, started a business, got engaged, and rushed a fraternity.

4/6/2006 12:26:38 AM