Or anyone who plans to attend Arizona State University, listen here!
There is an article from Arizona Central online that discusses a new change that will be starting in January of next year for our AZ college. To follow along with what I am discussing and read it yourself click on this link: http://archive.azcentral.com/arizonarepublic/news/articles/2011/02/22/20110222arizona-state-university-shorter-classes.html
Ultimately, this change is to offer more classes that can be completed in half of the time than a typical 15 week semester. This means students can take more class hours, finish courses quicker and ultimately graduate sooner with a lower tuition. How awesome!
In my opinion, this is a great opportunity to reduce the amount of time spent earning your degree. This semester at GCC I have felt very accomplished by taking the english 101 and 102 hybrid courses. This is a similar concept to ASU's new idea. I have loved the fast pace and feel like I work harder to get the work done because there has been double the work. This idea of shorter classes also saves a lot money- not only because you spend less time in school but there is more opportunity for electronic uses as well. A lot of the shorter courses that are going to be added are online- this is more convenient for students who are working a lot but still trying to complete school at a quick pace.
This article definitely relates to me because I plan on transferring to ASU when I am finished with my studies at the community college. I hope to look into taking some of the shorter classes myself if they are offering ones pertaining to my degree. All students are different and everyone has their own way of learning in class. Some people just can't complete a shortened class because it is much too big of a workload for them or too fast faced, and that's okay. It is not like these shortened classes are mandatory, they are simply being put in play to help those who are trying to complete school quicker.
Of course, there are the complicated subjects and classes that could probably use the full 15 weeks to really break down the material and teach the students successfully. So I am sure the shortened version will only be available for certain classes that are manageable in half the time of a regular course.
Overall, I think is is a very substantial idea to offer short classes and will bring a lot of success to Arizona college students. What are your thoughts?
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