My sister is interested in continuing her BS degree online, but wants to attend an accredited institution that have very little tests and lots of writing. She is very much like I am, prefer writing papers as opposed to midterm and end of term tick one or fill in the blanks quizzes and tests. Any ideas? What about South University?
I'm also interested in the answer to this! I'm waiting for TESC to evaluate my transcript and then will probably need to pick up some courses to get my bachelors. I have 145 credits with my AD in Nursing and 25 credits with FEMA. Although I had a 4.0, I use to get so stressed out with test anxiety and would cry after tests. Even now, the thought of a test makes me ill and would be the one thing keeping me from going on. Give me a paper any day!!!!
You are very much like I am. I believe much of my issues come from attending school in the British system. Where I am from, The Bahamas, we do not, ever, take fill in the blank tests or tick either A, B or C tests. Our tests involve essay or paragraph writing. I can't ever remember any other tests being done. I'd much prefer to continue with what I am used to insomuch as I'd prefer to attend an institution that does essay writing testing even if I have to pay more money. LOL.
In matters like this it's always helpful if you can say something about what the person in question wants to study as not all online schools give degrees in every subject area.
In my case, (don't mean to hijack the thread), I'm planning on getting my bachelors from TESC (probably liberal arts) but picking up the classes I need elsewhere.
All the engineering exams I took in the UK were written (usually 3 hour closed book exams answering 6 out 9 questions - but that was some years ago). Perhaps University of London fits your needs - you would have to research their assessment methods. http://www.londonexternal.ac.uk/prospective_students/undergraduate/index.php
that is so right! I went to college in manchester and I couldn't take the way all the tests were essay based... it's not just that writing is one of my weakest subjects (I didn't grow up in the US) it's also that you answer the question and you don't get 'full points' because they want you to write everything you know on the topic! I somehow kept a 3.8 GPA... now I'm finishing up through cleps and dantes and loving it!
Depending on the major, you may want to look at Bellevue. Bellevue has numerous accelerated majors. The format is one class at a time every four weeks. There is a lot of reading and a lot of writing, but I haven't had an exam yet. Pug
I neglected to mention a major because at this point, she is quite flexible and doesn't lean any one way in particular.
I would think Bellevue would be a good option then. They offer a ton of majors in accelerated formats, they are RA, they will accept NA credits, and are not heavily exam driven at all. As I mentioned in my previous post, I am in the BA/Leadership program and have not had an exam yet. Lots of reading, lots of writing, and there is a large Capstone Project due at the end, but no exams. Pug
While it may be true that there are no exams in your program, Bellevue certainly does require exams for certain courses and programs. In addition, some of the online Bellevue courses require a proctor... Tom
Both Aspen and NCU, of which I have firsthand experience, are primarily writing intensive university, at least the business programs of study..
Hi Shay - There's nothing wrong with a Bachelors in General Studies but most often I've seen people go for these degrees because they just needed something to get them that promotion. There's a difference between flexibility and undecidedness. When you're ultimately flexible, how do you make a decision? The cost? The format? No tests at all? I guess I have some problem understanding why someone would bother earning a degree if they had no real interest in any particular subject and had no real goal (which might help to set the compass). I'm all about learning for it's own sake but typically there's some type of motive or interest or something. With all that being said, here's my suggestion http://www.chumsci.edu/pages/degree/bachelor.asp
Perhaps she should consider the University of London External Program. There are many options at the undergrad (and graduate) level. In certain cases, U of L will accept a student into a graduate program without a BA/BS. Another option would be The University of South Africa. Tom
