It is notthematterofwe are set free from parents, we are not atraitorousteenager anymore, and we have timeandmoney, of courseweshouldtake atripwith parents.
This means that the initiative to takeafree online course on programming can be the key element that helps an art history major be a more viable candidate for a position at a tech company possibly even as a programmer.
Last year, Ray Cross, chancellor of the University of Wisconsin Colleges, told Inside Higher Ed that he expects some students will simply takeafree MOOC (massive online open course) offered by another school and then opt to write their competency exam based on the what they learned therein or knowledge they acquired independently.