<p>Is there an issue with taking online classes from different counties, or are all the units the same? For instance, I’d like to take an online class at Ventura College and one at Santa Monica College.</p>
<p>Just don’t take a bunch of online classes and you will be fine. I took one and it will transfer to UC/USC or wherever I go. It is kinda like a “W”, it is fine if you have 1 but a bunch looks kinda funny.</p>
<p>Lustrous what are you talking about?</p>
<p>You do realize that nowhere on your transcript does it differentiate between online/non online course.</p>
<p>So in theory you could take all 60 required units online ,and it would look as though you completed it in class</p>
<p>i find online classes easyy. i took critical composition online. i actually prefer to take English classes online because you have plenty of time to write an essay…and English classes in class you have to finish it in a certain amount of time while in-class… whereas when you are online, you can look up info & sources</p>
<p>I appreciate the input, but could someone please answer the question posed in post #21?</p>
<p>If you want a REALLY good online experience for English, I HIGHLY recommend the staff at Harbor College- Warren and Corbally in particular. No meetings- it’s ALL online. I go to Pierce, like Eshug, and any college in the LACCD (Los Ang Community College District) honors classes in the others, so it’s counted as though I’m taking them at Pierce (although on UC App, you must distinguish that you took it @ Harbor or @ LA city or @ Valley).</p>
<p>In regards to post 21, it’s all the same- as long as the school is semester. If you’ve been taking semester units, find a school on a semester system and you won’t have any UC Application issues. It’s not BAD, it’s just more complicated when dealing with both quarter units and semester units. So stick to what you’ve been doing.</p>
<p>I’ve taken 9 online classes, and 8 of them were great, as long as you’re self-disciplined. For me, it makes taking 18 units much more manageable, as I can study and work on my own time.</p>
What college did you take critical thinking at and who was your professor?
The UC rule is they are accepted as 100% qual to classroom courses.
I took an online class during the summer and it was totally easy, but I guess it depends on the professor. It was way easier than my regular class. I passed with a high A, which is uncommon for me. I think that you will be fine as long as the professor is good.
Some online classes require more work than in person ones because I guess they want you to put the same time in as if you were in class 3 hours/ week. I’ve taken a couple that had a tremendous workload, but basically if you completed everything, you’d get the A. I’ve had a couple that didn’t ask for a lot of work, but they expected a lot from you for each assignment there was. It just all depends.
I’ve done a ton of classes online … english (including over the summer) art history, econ, anatomy, speech (yes, speech), etc etc etc.
Typically, they are very easy. Beyond english I’ve never really had any that were hard. Some might give you busy work, but nothing ever was hard.
I find you can do more units online than you might normally do on campus as it provides so much flexibility. I’ve also found that there is less homework, or at least anything that is all that substantial.
Try one. Find a breath/GE/IGETC class you need that fits the bill and give it a shot. College of Alameda has a super short Winter intercession too for anyone needing a class but has a busy spring: http://alameda.peralta.edu/blog/college-of-alameda-fall-2015-winter-intersession-open-class-list/
Also, UCs will have no knowledge that the class was in person, online, a hybrid, etc. All they know is what you took, when you took it, where you took it, and your grade.
The majority of my classes were actually online/hybrid courses. Some of the only exceptions were some computer science courses and language classes, but I even got to take a lab course online that was acceptable for UC general education purposes. My first experience was an English course and it was actually a very exciting course. It was offered by Los Angeles Trade Tech and the professor made the class fun with documentaries and RadioLab podcasts - very cool class. Another online English class I took that focused on early women’s literature was a tad more difficult. I felt like I read a lot more than I would have in a typical on-campus class. The grading was a bit more difficult too - an average of the three essay grades and everything else was busy work (multiple posts about the assigned readings).
The hybrid classes were more interesting. I took a data structures course and the class only met up to take exams. The professor did an extremely thorough job with her “lectures”. On the other hand, my experience with a hybrid math course was nightmare material. There was no type of lecture and the instructor was nowhere to be found during his online office hours when we needed help. I was somewhat of a math whiz when I took math in high school, but this hybrid class had me getting C’s on the exams. I was very disappointed in myself. I guess some people (like me) can’t learn math without in-person lecturing.