Started Bellevue's BA in Leadership Today

Just took a look at the syllabus...average of 50 pages of reading per day, discussions, papers, etc. What was I thinking? I have a very demanding job, a band, wife, kids, dogs, and I like to sleep every now and then. What was I thinking? Uggghhhh...

Pug

 

Pug,

With that much reading ahead of you, I would recommend learning to read "smart." If you don't already own it, pick up a copy of "How to Read a Book" by Mortimer Adler. This book will provide instructions on how to properly read and retain information of all kinds. HTRAB was originally written in the 1940's and updated in the 1970's (I would recommend picking up the updated copy).

Dr. Adler is one of my heroes. He helped ignite the Great Books initiative back in the 1940's. Interestingly enough, Dr. Adler did not graduate high school or college (undergraduate). Dr. Adler was a philosopher, but had a Ph.D. in Psychology from Columbia University. He began his higher education in the 1920's, by taking courses through Teacher's College (Columbia). He would have also obtained a BA degree, however he did not take a PE (swimming) class so, the Dean would not grant him the degree (he did have enough credits and good grades to still gain acceptance to grad school). Many years later Columbia relented, and granted Adler his BA.

Good luck with your new program!

Tom

 

Assuming you are taking a 3 semester unit class over a sixteen week period you can expect to spend around 3 hours per week on class time and 6 hours per week on preparation (accreditation agency guidelines).
If you are on an eight week term then the time required doubles.
As you progress and take different classes you will find this time varies quite a bit. It helps if you take subjects you like or are familier with to start.

 

That seems high - is it an 8 week accelerated course? ..even so, it still seems high, as reading 50 pages/day would result in virtually none of the information being retained... are you sure?

 

It's a 4 week term.

Pug

 

It's a 4 week term. The board introduction stated that an average of 50 pages per day should be expected, but it's turned out to be a bit less. Peeking ahead it looks more like 200 pages per week.

Pug

 

Pug,

Hang in there - but the cost of an accelerated course of course, is accelerated reading