<p>how many of you have had or have classes that meet just one day a week? how are they workload wise? (i'm guessing a bigger workload, and obivously a longer amount of time that you're there for the 1 day) would you take a 1-day-a-week class again? if anyone's had any experiences with it i'd love to hear them :) (it doesn't have to answer the specific questions i just asked, i just want to kind of have a heads up of what to expect)</p>
<p>thank you! :)</p>
<p>I don't have a class that meet once a week but twice a week, and I hate it. Since we only meet twice a week,there is an online portion to the class,so we must do things online that takes more time than being in class for only 3 days a week.</p>
<p>Depends heavily on what the class is. I've had one most semesters and they've usually been fine for me. Obviously, they will assign more work each time but you get a whole week to do it. Problem is, if you're a really bad procrastinator, then it may not be a good idea as you will do all of the work the night before and it's a lot of it.</p>
<p>It depends on how many credit hours it is. I'm in a pass/fail class that meets once a week and is only worth half a credit hour. It has pretty much no work at all. If you are taking a higher credit hour class that only meets once a week, though, you'll have more work.</p>
<p>Once a Week Is Not Enough
<a href="http://www.insidehighered.com/views/2005/07/29/wilson%5B/url%5D">http://www.insidehighered.com/views/2005/07/29/wilson</a></p>
<p>Most students love them. Some instructors swear by them. A number of administrators see them as a way to get through the curriculum with less fuss. But theres a problem with once-a-week courses: They almost always fail.</p>
<p>The problem is that unless the subject is one that does well in a traditional lecture-type format, the content cannot be delivered properly in one shot.</p>
<p>I had a 4 hour long class at NIGHT!!!! It was pure agony and we only met 9 times but it felt like alot more and I would not recommend any one to do it. On the other hand my 3 day a week 50 minute class was a breeze and felt like it went by super fast even though we met alot more then my one nighter.</p>
<p>Any evening lecture class that is 2+ hours can feel like torture, especially after attending classes or working all day. Having to go to a class 4 or 5 days a week was too much like hs. A one day a week class has to be interactive for me. </p>
<p>I would need to move around and talk in any class that was more than 2 hours long.</p>
<p>Next quarter all 3 of my classes meet once a week for 3 hours. They all have small enrollments (18 and 20 students). Schedule was designed to give me more time for work/internship/ECs. </p>
<p>The workload generally isnt too different from other classes. I actually prefer meeting less because I'd rather just cover everything at once. I tend to lose sight of the earlier material if we only cover it for 50 minutes and then jump to something else 2 days later. The sitting doesn't bother me but I may have built a resistance because I started taking 3 hour long evening classes at a CC when I was in high school. </p>
<p>I certainly wouldnt want to take a math or science class in this format, but it's always worked well for my social science courses.</p>
<p>Just so everyone knows, I'm taking it for an Intro to Humanities course (and it's during the day, from about a little after 1 til 350)</p>
<p>thanks for all the comments everybody! and thank you for the link gsp<em>silicon</em>valley :)</p>
<p>The only one-day-per-week classes I've had are labs.</p>
<p>I have the same scenario as #10...though all classes after 6 p.m. are once a week. Same with any Saturday classes.</p>
<p>Depends on the subject. They seem cool. Do alot of colleges offer them?</p>
<p>I had an English Writing class that met once a week for 2 hours and a half. it was enough...trust me.</p>
<p>I will also be taking another class that is once a week this spring (unless i change my scheudle again).....the only thing i hate about it is sitting there for that long...but you usually get a break after about an hour or so. Depending on the teacher you could have 10 to 15 minute pauses.</p>
<p>It is not unsual to attend classes once a week in grad school</p>
<p>We have a lot of seminar classes. The meet from ~1:30-4:30 once a week. If the class is good, it's fine. But mine sem was dreadful, and I sometimes I just wanted to kill myself half-way through.</p>
<p>I say go for it if it's a course you're actually interested in taking. If not, then maybe it will be offered more than once a week next semester.</p>