I was just wondering if it was frowned upon to graduate in three years from university if it means that you aren’t doing much beyond the minimum major requirements. For context, I will still have 2.5 years of an internship experience in a lab, and although I am majoring in science, I am not going into research. I would like to be a teacher, and I want to save money so I am considering graduating early and going for a one years master’s in teaching. I will also have about four different education courses under my belt by the time that I graduate. I just want to make sure that taking very few classes beyond requirements will not hurt me in admissions to a master’s program.
You must meet the university’s requirements for graduation or graduating wouldn’t be an option. Employers just look at the degree. If you decide later to do graduate work in your major (instead of education), you could also take a couple extra courses if necessary to shore up your resume.
@Sportsman88 Yes, sorry I should have made that more clear. I will meet all university requirements for graduation, just in terms of class requirements for my major I would only be doing the minimum (technically one extra class…)
It’s been a long time since I was an undergrad but it was standard to meet requirements and not do extra unless you were trying to meet requirements for a specific graduate program. I only had 6 hours of free electives in my 120 hour degree so two extra would have been the max anyway.
I wouldn’t stress over it. You’ll have a Master of Education to pair with your bachelor’s degree. Go for it.
There is no benefit to doing anything beyond the minimum in terms of real world application.