Finally, I have some personal good news to report. As you may or may not know, I attended Henderson State University but did not complete all my hours to earn my B.S. degree. I did manage to “lock in” my hours by graduating with my A.A. degree; however, I have always regretted not completing my studies.
Through the years, I have taken many other classes and been certified to do other things in different fields, but still it was always in the back of my mind that I didn’t finish what I had started. Back then getting married seemed way more important than getting that degree. But again, regret was always just a whisper away.
About 5 years ago, I decided to contact the school about graduating with a General Studies degree. It was something that I had seen on television and I thought it might be a way for me to complete my studies without having to start all over. Unfortunately, not enough hours would transfer to UALR and HSU didn’t yet offer the degree. I was back to the drawing board without any options.
The good news is HSU has recently implemented a General Studies Undergraduate program. I have enough hours to graduate as long as I complete their minimum credit hour requirement after declaring my major. It looks like that whisper of regret is about to become a thing of the past.
Finally, I can make my parents proud and do something I’ve wanted to do for a long time. Some things are looking up!
Oh I hope you do this. What a feeling of satisfaction you will have. I started college when I was 35 and had a husband and 3 kids at home. One semester after I graduated I started right in on my master’s and eventually ended up with it plus 27 more hours. It meant so much to my parents and to my family – it was worth every hour of studying and travel and sacrifice. I did it at Henderson, too. Well except for the last few post grad hours. Blessings, marlene