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RE: How has degree planning changed over the years? - Jonathan Whatley - 11-23-2025
(11-23-2025, 06:07 AM)Sunny21 Wrote: The problem I find with study is when you look at a course is that 100 plus lessons just looks overwhelming.
You no longer have to complete the quizzes for each lesson to earn credit. Now they’re entirely optional non-credit activities. In their place you now have to complete the (open-book) chapter tests. There are probably something like 15 chapter tests. Focus on that number rather than the 100 plus lessons.
RE: How has degree planning changed over the years? - ss20ts - 11-23-2025
(11-23-2025, 07:36 AM)Jonathan Whatley Wrote:(11-23-2025, 06:07 AM)Sunny21 Wrote: The problem I find with study is when you look at a course is that 100 plus lessons just looks overwhelming.
You no longer have to complete the quizzes for each lesson to earn credit. Now they’re entirely optional non-credit activities. In their place you now have to complete the (open-book) chapter tests. There are probably something like 15 chapter tests. Focus on that number rather than the 100 plus lessons.
15 chapter tests sounds awful! I'm not a great test taker so that would be awful for me.
RE: How has degree planning changed over the years? - Mint Berry Crunch - 11-24-2025
(11-23-2025, 08:14 PM)ss20ts Wrote:(11-23-2025, 07:36 AM)Jonathan Whatley Wrote:(11-23-2025, 06:07 AM)Sunny21 Wrote: The problem I find with study is when you look at a course is that 100 plus lessons just looks overwhelming.
You no longer have to complete the quizzes for each lesson to earn credit. Now they’re entirely optional non-credit activities. In their place you now have to complete the (open-book) chapter tests. There are probably something like 15 chapter tests. Focus on that number rather than the 100 plus lessons.
15 chapter tests sounds awful! I'm not a great test taker so that would be awful for me.
They are open-book tests, so they are significantly easier
RE: How has degree planning changed over the years? - ss20ts - 11-25-2025
(11-24-2025, 07:05 PM)Mint Berry Crunch Wrote:(11-23-2025, 08:14 PM)ss20ts Wrote:(11-23-2025, 07:36 AM)Jonathan Whatley Wrote:(11-23-2025, 06:07 AM)Sunny21 Wrote: The problem I find with study is when you look at a course is that 100 plus lessons just looks overwhelming.
You no longer have to complete the quizzes for each lesson to earn credit. Now they’re entirely optional non-credit activities. In their place you now have to complete the (open-book) chapter tests. There are probably something like 15 chapter tests. Focus on that number rather than the 100 plus lessons.
15 chapter tests sounds awful! I'm not a great test taker so that would be awful for me.
They are open-book tests, so they are significantly easier
Doesn't matter. I have ADHD and struggle with testing. Sophia is open book as well. I still took the max time allowed on most of the tests. Open book doesn't make test taking anxiety go away.
RE: How has degree planning changed over the years? - Mint Berry Crunch - 11-25-2025
(11-25-2025, 12:35 PM)ss20ts Wrote:(11-24-2025, 07:05 PM)Mint Berry Crunch Wrote:(11-23-2025, 08:14 PM)ss20ts Wrote:(11-23-2025, 07:36 AM)Jonathan Whatley Wrote:(11-23-2025, 06:07 AM)Sunny21 Wrote: The problem I find with study is when you look at a course is that 100 plus lessons just looks overwhelming.
You no longer have to complete the quizzes for each lesson to earn credit. Now they’re entirely optional non-credit activities. In their place you now have to complete the (open-book) chapter tests. There are probably something like 15 chapter tests. Focus on that number rather than the 100 plus lessons.
15 chapter tests sounds awful! I'm not a great test taker so that would be awful for me.
They are open-book tests, so they are significantly easier
Doesn't matter. I have ADHD and struggle with testing. Sophia is open book as well. I still took the max time allowed on most of the tests. Open book doesn't make test taking anxiety go away.
I have those things as well including a wide range of mental health that impacted me during my time in service. If prompted with the choice of a proctored exam or an open-book, I think pretty much everyone would rather take an open-book. The response isn't dismissive of you, rather, a generalized statement. I get the anxiety and ADHD, but for me (and probably others), not having someone breathe over your shoulder does relieve a lot of stress
RE: How has degree planning changed over the years? - Sunny21 - 11-29-2025
That is definitely an advantage that there are more paper writing assessments than just exams. It is better now if you don't like the stress of exams.
RE: How has degree planning changed over the years? - bjcheung77 - 11-30-2025
(11-29-2025, 05:25 PM)Sunny21 Wrote: That is definitely an advantage that there are more paper writing assessments than just exams. It is better now if you don't like the stress of exams.
Depending on the alternative credits you want to complete, there are ACE/NCCRS providers and international equivalents that do not have proctoring. You can technically get up to 75% of the credits transferred into the requirements for the institutions we recommend. If the institution such as UMPI that has CBE (Your Pace), you can have an entirely non-proctored Associates, Bachelors, and up to a Masters. The caveat is having plenty of written assignments and a larger work load for research...