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What are the weirdest programs you know?
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(04-20-2023, 12:35 PM)spohara Wrote: Hanging around this forum and doing some more searching on education, I'm seeing a lot of places break the mould on what higher education looks like.  What are some of the weirdest programs you've seen? Unusually long (>18 weeks, although 6mo for CBE is now normalish) or short (I know there are quite a few 7 week now, how about 6,5,4,3?!) semester lengths? High or low credits per class (1 credit classes in this program), high or low total credits for program completion (how about a masters in 18 credit hours?)? Or anything else weird or game changing about the way a program is delivered(how about just giving it away from a reputable IHL?)?

From a Student's Prospective
The most optimal way to learn is by doing one course at a time. However, if a college teaches one course at a time, a term may only be 4 weeks, meaning multiple assignments are due per week. It's better if one assignment is due per week so that you are learning, then receiving feedback from the professor before turning in another assignment. So the perfect term length is 7 weeks.

From a Business Prospective
If a college charges $1500 per course, the more terms you can offer, the more money a college can make. Offering 6 terms a year versus 3 terms is double the money while paying staff 1/2 the salary per term. They pay adjuncts as little as $100 per student, which is 90%+ gross profit margins.
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RE: What are the weirdest programs you know? - by LevelUP - 04-20-2023, 02:10 PM

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