UMPI Psychology

[Erikabol]

Not everything that you have been given is complete information.

Each course has different milestones that must be completed to move on to the final assessment. Most of these are written papers. While these aren't officially graded, the professor must approve that it meets standards. You must get a 3/4 minimum on each milestone in order for the final assessment to open up. If you don't meet a 3/4 on the milestone you make the corrections and resubmit. Once the final assessment is opened you submit a draft for your final assessment where your professor can provide feedback. Then you can resubmit with any corrections needed for your final assessment. In order to pass you must get a 3/4 which is equivalent to a B-.. The final assessment grade is the only thing that's officially graded. *Note you don't have to submit the final assessment draft, however, considering this is your entire grade for the course, it's worth it.

In terms of work load, I just completed 9 courses last term. I submitted 33 total written papers, 3 powerpoint presentations and 9 excel spreadsheets (I took a spreadsheet class). Most papers were 3-5 pages in length, the longest one I wrote was 12 pages.

Most of the courses in the psych program have 4 milestones that I've taken. I'll give you examples of psych courses I took this past term

Research Methods:
Milestones: 1 quiz, 4 written papers.
Each milestone was essentially adding a new section to your overall research proposal
Final Assessment: Add the 4 papers you've written and a new section to submit a completed research proposal.

Psychobiology:
Milestones: 4 short papers independent of each other
Final Assessment: PowerPoint presentation (you don't have to present this one, just include speaker notes)

I'm hoping to get down to 10 classes before I start so I can try to finish in one term. 

How long did it take to have things graded? Most of my academic experience is in psych so I'm anticipating it not taking me too long to get papers together. I am also pretty good with APA since I've also had to do it in nursing school. I just want to knock this out lol it's now or never for me. Do you have any psych or research background? How long did these two courses take you?