Becoming an Engineer: Considerations and Personal Experiences

[Theravenhouse]

In part, you need to speak with an academic advisor at the school you have in mind. The bigger question, I think, is really up to you. You said in the first post that you have no free time now.

Consider this. Two courses would be at least 6 credit hours in most cases (6 class hours per week). The usual expectation is that you will put in a minimum of two hours outside of class for every hour in class, so that is another 12 hours. Can you realistically expect to find 18 free hours a week in your life? Only you can answer that.

Realistically, yes I can find that time with some sacrifices, and this is important to me so that's okay. Thank you for taking the time to talk with me about this.

 

[Dr.D]

Good luck, whether you pursue the degree or not.

 

[Office_Shredder]

You might also want to talk to someone at your company about this. Presumably you are not the first person to take advantage of this opportunity, and they will probably have good insight into how much time work plus school took.

 

[CWatters]

Here in the UK we have an Open University which mostly runs courses for people in employment by post/internet. Some years ago my wife did a management course while she was in full time employment. It was quite a lot of work but not impossible.

If your employer is offering to pay you to do a degree i would discuss your concerns with them. It is possible they will give you time off work (paid or not) when you need it to study.