Guys, I think hell just froze over…the U of I is actually doing something conducive to the implementation of my plans!

Yes, that’s right! I went up to the philosophy department today to speak to an advisor (who will also be my teacher for Metaphysics next semester) about my plan for fall/spring.

Have I told you this plan? Probably, but I’ll explain it again: my plan is to graduate in the fall with my psych degree (and philosophy minor and statistics emphasis), right? Well, since grad school programs (assuming I get into one) don’t start until the fall, so I’ve essentially a semester where I won’t be doing anything. So I figured, why not do something productive and get a philosophy degree then, since with the minor I’ll only need 4 classes anyway. Well, the thing is, a philosophy major also requires 20 additional credits from another “approved field.” My question was this: could I use 20 of the credits I earned getting my psychology degree to fulfill this requirement (keep in mind I’d have already graduated with these)?

So today I get in there and explain my situation, and he said something to the effect of, “as long as the Registrar doesn’t have any restrictions, it will work fine.”

I checked with the Registrar. They don’t have any restrictions.

Translation: yes, I CAN graduate in the fall, and I CAN come back and get my second B.S. in the spring.

How incredibly awesome is that?

It nearly almost trumps my incredible worrying over the results of my two tests today.