Career Exploration

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  4-5 years
  
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  Most students are in school full time
  
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  Specialized degree (ex: history, advertising, biology, film studies)
  
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  ~120 credit hours or 40 courses (classes) to graduate
  

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  2-3 years
  
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  Most students are working full time and going to school in the evening or weekends
  
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  Usually you are studying more of what your bachelor’s degree is in, or something related to it (ex: US history, microbiology, elementary reading education)
  
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  ~30 credit hours or 12-18 courses to graduate
  

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  5-7 years
  
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  Most students are working a job while they are working on their doctorate degree
  
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  Instead of studying (like a bachelors and masters), you are doing research and creating knowledge
  
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  One large project at the end of your research
  

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