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[fosterman]

My friend want's to come to Korea to teach, live and experience.

he doesn't have a degree, so I told him he would need one.
he doesn't really want to take out a 40grand student loan and study for 4 years either.
he is not in a hurry to come here, 3 or 4 years from now or one day as he put it.

there must be an online course which is cheaper than regular college right?
also if he took summer and winter credits he might be able to finish the required 4 year degree in 3 years.. no?
I really don't know.. could someone tell me if it's possible and cheaper?

thanks..

ps. also, which would be the easiest degree to get also? I mean after all it's only for the required E2 to teach in a hakwon, it's not like he is going to use it for anything else. he is already a qualified electrician and plumber
so he would just go back to that I guess.

[DaeguNL]

Be careful, some "online" degrees wont be accepted. If your friend is just looking for an experience, why not China? He wouldn't need a uni degree there.

[JustinC]

He could do a degree, in English, in Germany, The Netherlands or other countries in Europe. They'll be cheaper but the subjects will be more limited.

If he didn't do that there are other countries which will take non-degree holders.

[figshdg]

[matthews_world]

What's up with people that come here and want us to plan their lives?

Not that I care, but you with your improperly capitalized sentences forgot to mention which country.

Agreed. Korean immigration may not (possibly do not) accept 4-year online degrees.

Other posters may correct me but doesn't the degree need to be achieved in a country of one of the major 7 Englsh speaking countries?

Degrees which include a teaching certificate, especially in English, ESL, or Early Childhood are quite favorably looked upon.

[luckylady]

[fosterman]

[young_clinton]

Bachelor's of University Studies. He'll have to get a 4 year degree from an accredited university, what other choice does he have? I don't see any other.

[The Internationalist]

community college for ALL basic studies (summer school is a must)

local cheapest university (summer school again)

should be done in 3 years max

[Dodge7]

lol at scurrying through college to come here. Besides, who even knows what the ESL market will look for in 4-5 years. The demand for learning English is dropping off steeply these days with more and more hakwons going out of business and slashing funds for English education in the public schools coupled with the tightening of the belt financially so to speak by many more families. My God, why hurry through college to come here when he can research a degree that is in demand (health care) and go for that. Tell him to be a nurse and he'll be turning down job offers left and right. He'd also move up to higher ranking positions earning over 75k. That's what I'd do if i could do it all over again. They are making serious cash right now and with the aging baby boomers he can move anywhere in the country, plop down, and walk in to the nearest hospital and get a job.

Anyway, I guarantee it takes your buddy 5 years to complete a Bachelor's at an accredited University--it took me 5.5 years (though that's typical of an Education degree and I did drop a few classes). You always have to factor in things that will set him back, like re-taking courses, skipped summer sessions and other bs that gets in the way.

But paying no regard to what degree he gets just in order to get to Korea is terribly naive, immature and possibly the dumbest thing one can do with his life and financial goals.

Think it though.

[Jaffazoid]

Well if he wants to teach English as a profession, why not do an English Language degree? He might as well make it relevant to the job that he wants to do. If I was him I'd study with something like the Open University, or equivalent to your country if you're not in the UK, where you can study part time. Link.

Remember, his degree must be from an English speaking nation, so UK, US, Australia, NZ, Canada, South Africa...

[Keeper]

Community college for the general education. That would take two years. Then transfer to a college for the last two years worth of credits. if he is willing to do 18 units a semester he could do it all in three years.

Art would likely be the easiest degree. It's not going to be a cake walk. He would have to devote his life to his studies if he were to do 18 units a semester.

[schwa]

[Dodge7]

[schwa]

Year-round is the key. Vacation units add up quickly. I never came near maxing out semester limits but still finished in 3 years.