I just registered for my first college course in the last 5½ years! I will be taking a class on the Normans via the Distance Education program at the University of Houston, where I transferred after earning my Associate's Degree and where I completed my Junior Year. I got married after that year was over and had to go to work to support my new family, but life has settled down considerably and I now have the money and the need to go back and finish my degree. I originally considered transferring to UT, but I would have had to take my Junior Year over again since UT requires that your last 60 hours be completed on-campus. Then I found out that UH offers 5 degrees via Distance Ed, one of which is History. I think I will be able to take all of my remaining classes here in Austin by purchasing the DVD's from the school and interacting with the professors online. I have been told that I will be able to take my 6 hours of foreign language at UT since I want to take Hebrew and UH does not offer it. The only thing I am worried about now are the classes I lack for my minor, which was Religion. I might have to switch to writing a senior thesis or some other option besides having a minor to get around the lack of Distance Ed classes in Religion, but that will be fine. I just want to finish these last 36 hours and go on with my graduate work. This class next semester is my chance to get my feet wet and get back into the game. I have the full support of my wife and my rabbi, and I hope all of you, as well.

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