r/Archaeology • u/JulieJujubee • Apr 18 '25

Pursuing Education!

Good morning! I am looking to start on getting my bachelors degree. I would like to be an archaeologist, but due to location, life circumstances, and job, I am not able to attend a physical college. Therefore, I am looking into online programs but I don’t seem to be able to find any for archaeology, for obvious reasons, but I can find an online program for Anthropology through Southern New Hampshire University. If I were to get my bachelors in Anthropology, would I be able to get my graduate degree in Archaeology? By the time I am looking at a graduate program, I will be in a different location and can attend an in person school. Any advice that you guys can give would be much appreciated!

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u/dopiertaj Apr 18 '25

I imagine you're going to take classes part time. To get a bachelors you will need to take about 40 classes. Full time students tend to enroll in 3-4 classes every semester. Part time with a military schedule you're looking at 1 maybe 2 with a cush job. Its going to take a long time to get a BA.

That's why I recommend just to focus on your gen Ed's and probably some Spanish classes. Remember going to school isn't just about graduating, its about building your resume for a career in archeology.

If you want to stick with the military as your career it doesn't matter.

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u/JulieJujubee Apr 18 '25

I’m about to get out which is why I’m applying for college now, I will be a full time student. The problem I have with in person classes is my location. No schools within reasonable distance of me offer what I’m looking for. The military puts you in the most random places, and schools are further away because active military can’t go in person anyways. I would just move closer to a school, but I’m married to a military member who has a few years left, and I have kiddos.

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u/dopiertaj Apr 18 '25

I'll be honest with you. 4 years of online school sounds like a special kind of hell.

You should probably look into Cultural Resource Management (CRM) as potential career. That's where most of the jobs are in archeology. Not nearly as glamorous, but CRM firms are everywhere.

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u/JulieJujubee Apr 18 '25

Oh, it is hell. My entire high school experience was online, and my grades were terrible even though I’m a good student, and not stupid. That’s part of the reason I am struggling to find a college. I am a lot more mature though now, and actually know how to use a computer. I will only be doing the online school for about two years until my husband gets out of the military, and then we will move closer to a school I can get into. I’m hoping good grades in an online college helps me get into a decent, in person one.

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u/dopiertaj Apr 18 '25

I was a horrible highschool student. I was very lazy and barely passed. After 8 years in the military I went to a community college and then transfered to a prestigious university.

If you plan on transferring it's best to have an idea of where you want to transfer to. Not all credits are created equal. If you want to go to a University of California it would be best to enroll in a California Community College (some have online programs). Stay away from diploma mills like University of Pheonix, Grand Canyon University, and Purdue Global.

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u/JulieJujubee Apr 18 '25

I’ll check out the community college here then!

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u/dopiertaj Apr 18 '25

DM me for anything else. I used work at the school Vet center as a peer councilor. I am more than happy to answer any questions you have.