Bachelor’s Degree in Two Years?

I understand why some people might see it this way, but I don’t.  Here’s a bit of my reasoning.

The point of a bachelor’s degree is to fashion oneself into a reasonably well educated person.  That can’t be done in the complete absence of a few courses of the student’s choice in, for instance, English, art, math (at least college algebra and statistics), history, language, and science.

Another mark of a well educated person is a solid command of the spoken and written language.  If a degree has any purpose, it’s proof  to the rest of the world that the graduate doesn’t make childish and embarrassing grammatical errors.

Some people want double majors in disciplines that have nothing to do with one another, and this in general takes more than two years.

I’ve saved the best and most important for last:  When asked about the best periods in  most college-educated people’s lives, they talk about those four years.  Yes, there are practical matters associated with having earned a degree, but that’s only part of the story. Enjoy yourself!  Fall in love.  Play sports.  Drink beer (after studying hard).

Most of all, enjoy learning.  If you’re really dug into a position where you hate learning, and can’t see a way to overcome that hatred, maybe college isn’t for you in the first place.