Distance edumucation

Even when I try to talk about something semi-serious it has to be in GC cuz omg hobbitseeeex

*ahem* so anyway I'm looking at college distance education courses (because universities teach you experience and college teaches you practical application) - course prerequisites aside, it doesn't tell me I am limited to x amount of courses at a time (there is a 120 day course 'timeline' where I need to complete the course though).

Given that - and because a lot of you are super duper smart, if there were suddenly no limitation to how many courses you can concurrently enroll, how many courses would you take at a time? 6? 7? 10?

I'm hoping I can finish some courses super fast, like in a month, and then I can focus on the courses that (lol) actually challenge me. lol....

(TBH this entire debacle is just so I have a piece of paper justifying my experience)


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Taking alot of courses at one time is difficult, not only because you have to live too, but focusing on too many specific courses at once will inhibit your focus on any one individual class.

Slightly off-topic, but do you know what I hate? Courses that only count half of the time you actually spend in class. I spend three hours a week for one course and it's credited as one, forcing me to take more classes I don't need and have no interest in and spend more tuition money to satisfy a degree requirement. How does that work? :nonono:

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Originally Posted by Jessweeee♪

Slightly off-topic, but do you know what I hate? Courses that only count half of the time you actually spend in class. I spend three hours a week for one course and it's credited as one, forcing me to take more classes I don't need and have no interest in and spend more tuition money to satisfy a degree requirement. How does that work? :nonono:

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How does that even work? I have a hard enough time understanding the concept of half credits (this course is worth 0.5 credits - you need 30 credits to graduate; so you have to take another course to make up the 0.5 credit you missed) - is it the same/similar thing?

I usually took extra courses anyway. Even though there's a cap on how many units you can take a semester, you can get permission from your admissions person or whatever to go over that limit. I often did double course loads so that I could get two BA's in five years.

To be fair, though, I am a highly independent learner and my majors were both easy subjects.

It depends on the courses in question. I'm taking four math classes next semester; any more than that and I think my head might actually implode.

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Originally Posted by ShlupQuack

I usually took extra courses anyway. Even though there's a cap on how many units you can take a semester, you can get permission from your admissions person or whatever to go over that limit. I often did double course loads so that I could get two BA's in five years.

To be fair, though, I am a highly independent learner and my majors were both easy subjects.

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The first time round I did back to back courses and I completed my requirements in three years.

Second round I took it easy and did the four years...But yes I understand Jess's plight of taking courses which are friggin time consuming , only to be counted as one credit.:mad2: