<p>Specifically, I want to take art appreciation and critical thinking & composition over the summer as online classes. Do UC's view them the same as regular brick and mortar classes? How are they structured? Is it harder or easier to get an A in these classes? </p>
<p>Thanks.</p>
<p>from my personal experience with online classes, its easier. i have great time management skills and i like to do things on my own. easy As</p>
<p>the classes are structured just like a regular class ,in my experience. </p>
<p>as for the UC knowing its not a brick and mortar class if its offered at your Community College it shows up as a regular class on your transcript.</p>
<p>i dont see why they would not be seen the same as regular classes; english 122 will always show up as english 122, no matter if it is online, a twice a week class, or a once a week class. </p>
<p>as for structure, i have taken a couple online classes; as long as you have a set schedule and stick by it, it should not be hard. it gets very easy to miss a deadline though; i had one class were you had to turn in the assignment by 8:00 pm the night it was due, and after about 2 missed assignments, i ended up finishing the next 5 in advance. it will most definitely be harder, but whether or not the difficulty offsets the flexibility in the schedule is up to you.</p>
<p>Jane is completely right, I had this exact question and it shows up exactly the same as a regular class on your transcript. They are generally easier and require less time to complete, however communication with the professor can be poor if you have one that dosen’t check Private Messages or Email often. If you have middling to excellent time management skills you’ll be fine.</p>
<p>In regards to structure, the professor will usually put up a bunch of lessons or “Modules” that are split up by week. Each week you’ll be expected to read that weeks module, probably make at least a comment or two in the forums, and turn in any homework or quizzes online. The most important document is the class Syllabus which you should thoroughly read, it will answer almost all the questions you have as the professor will likely have taught an online class before.</p>
<p>I say you go for it, if you take online classes over the summer you can feel free to travel or take classes in person at another institution such as a UC.</p>
<p>I’m taking one now, and it’s easy. Still, it depends on your professor.</p>
<p>Most of my GEs were taken as online classes since I held down a full time job during the first year and a half of my CC experience. Very useful format for the time-impaired. </p>
<p>I disagree with just offhandedly supposing they will be easy though. They certainly aren’t all easy. It depends on a number of factors: the subject, the prof., whether it’s a long/short term class, etc. </p>
<p>I’ve had online courses where the professor just gives a general schedule of what chapters you should read and only sets hard dates for tests and reports. Those professors generally just make themselves available as sounding boards for questions you might have from the text. If you are good at teaching yourself, it’s a win-win.</p>
<p>I’ve had other professors (the professor I had for my Crit. Think. class was like this) who take a wholly more hands-on approach. Specific weekly dates for stuff. Specific times we meet online with web-based meeting software (like the kind we used for online presentations in the corporate world). A general pain in the a$$ if you like to learn on your own.</p>
<p>The big difference is the grading in my opinion. Online courses tend to be less flexible with extra credit or bending grades. Also, there isn’t that interactivity between the professor and student that you get in lecture courses. For my learning style, I need that interactivity. So I made sure to only do online classes for non-major related classes like GEs, and major pre-reqs were done on campus.</p>
<p>But, yeah, they are all seen as normal classes on your transcript.</p>
<p>Excellent. All of your responses have been very helpful. Thanks.</p>
<p>I believe UC looks at online class the same as other classes. In fact, when I filled out the app there wasn’t a difference so UC actually dont know which one is online which one is not. </p>
<p>Difficulty: it depends on the teacher.
For Econ, I remember I have to read a lot, the tests were hard and super long –> it takes a lot of time</p>
<p>Media class : teacher super nice and helpful; test straightforward; have a forum to chat about the media –> fun online class !</p>
<p>it’s all bad, the teacher won’t know who you are, slow email respondin… overall bad experience for me… take it if u r too lazy to go to classes</p>
<p>much easier …i took both art apprec and critical thinking and comp online…breeezeee</p>
<p>Eshug, care to say which community college you “attended” online and which teachers you had? I’m under the impression that I can take online classes from colleges anywhere in California. Just have to make sure there are no in-person orientations, mid-terms, or finals. Am I correct?</p>
<p>pierce college. both these classes I took you had to show up for the first day though</p>
<p>ive taken tons of online cllasses and they have all been fine</p>
<p>because online classes tend to lay-out pretty clearly what your curriculum over the quarter/semester will be, as long as you’re not one of those types that crave teacher attention and has just decent self-discipline then online classes might be better.</p>
<p>easy to fall behind and forget about them, but easy to catch up as well</p>
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<p>Sadly, that’s me.</p>
<p>hmm now that I look at it, that phrasing seemed just a tad condescending and I didn’t really mean it that way. It’s a legitimate concern to have</p>
<p>@Mantis: That’s still me though. 
I am taking all my major pre-reqs as lecture classes, even ones that are offered online, only because I need that interaction to reinforce the concepts in my brainmeatz.</p>
<p>what else is on your mindgrapes?</p>
<p>I’ve completed more than half of my 60 units via online classes, including both English courses. They’ve been great for me!!</p>