Can you take online college courses if you're under 18?
Yes, you can. First, check with your local community college to see if they will let you take classes FOR CREDIT without enrolling. If they don't, there are other places to get college credit. My personal favorite is Independent Study at LSU. http://is.lsu.edu A 3-credit hour course is only $229. You will have to find a proctor for your exams, but your local community college will most likely have a testing center where they will proctor the exams for you. If they don't, check with your local library. Some courses at LSU have prerequisites, so you have to meet those before enrolling. Math and English courses may require a placement exam. But, you can take that with the proctor you find. Once you have finished high school and enrolled in college, you can have the transcripts from LSU sent to the school you attend. If you plan carefully, you can be way ahead of other students who graduated high school the same time you did. Good luck,
Should and CAN I finish my senior year online?
I'm a high school senior and it is only the 2nd quarter of school. I have to get a job for reasons i'm not going to list. Is it possible to get my diploma through an online school, just taking the classes I need to graduate plus precalculus (i took college algebra my junior year and received college credit for it. Also, i've already applied to the one school i wish to attend, and if i do not get in (i'm pretty positive i will) i'm going to go to community college then transfer. I should get an acceptance or rejection letter in another few weeks. How would i inform the university? how would they handle it? I looked at Insight online school of colorado, and they require you to take 6 classes and i believe you have to start in the fall. So that doesn't work out. I looked at the new k12 online school but on the Faq it says they do not offer diplomas and you would have look at what a college would want or something like that. what does that mean?
Can a freshman take college classes online?
I want to start taking college classes online from University of Missouri St. Louis or any community colleges that are local if I can, but I don't know if I am allowed to. Sooo can a freshman start working towards and actually getting closer to getting closer to getting a BA degree? Would it be possible to get the entire degree while in highschool, or at least get a year or two out of the way?
Any one ever done online college classes?
I'm going to be completing my teaching degree though an online course through UW-Superior. I've never taken an online class, and I'm really nervous about it. Has anyone completed their degree this way? Was it very difficult? I'm going be be juggling two part-time jobs (one in my home), a family, and college. I want to do well in school (I've always gotten A's and B's before), but I don't want to put too much pressure on myself since grades aren't everything. I've had people tell me online courses are tougher than regular courses. The one I'm really concerned about this semester is my Mathematics class for Elementary School Teachers. Math is not my strong suit, and I looked over the 1st chapter, and I'm already confused. Any reassurance would be great! Previous experience with online college classes would be a plus.
Anyone here ever take any online college classes?
I have taken them. I have helped students taking them when I was a college librarian. And I have heard comments about them from students on a library school mentoring list I created. It takes a great deal of discipline on your part to make sure you keep up with it. It's easy to put off "going" to class and then doing the work and then suddenly you are overwhelmed. You need to be pretty computer literate. Like knowing how to navigate, how to upload or email or download documents. Able to troubleshoot minor problems. I was amazed at how many people would take online classes and didn't even have basic email skills. A lot also depends on the teacher. Many of them are really bad at getting back to students with questions. In a live classroom, you can ask a question, get immediate answer, and then ask another question if you don't understand. With online, you have to wait for an answer, then ask another question and wait for another answer. If you need the answer for an assignment, it's pretty frustrating because you can't finish when you want. I also find that being able to interact easily with other students, asking them questions and networking really helps. Especially if you have to work on a group project. It is convenient because you can do it on your schedule, but you also have the delays for when the teacher decides to get back to you.
Can you take college courses without a high school diploma or a GED?
Not normally. You can if you are a currently enrolled high school student through the concurrent enrollment program. Some community colleges have a program where you can finish your high school diploma and associate’s degree at the same time, but you said you don’t want to pursue a degree. You can audit a course but you won’t get credit if you want to pursue a degree later.You can see if your community college has continuing education classes. These are non-credit classes that people take just out of interest. Usually they are things like painting, drawing, creative writing, photography, etc. You can usually take these without having a diploma or GED. If you’re looking for growth though, why not just take GED classes and get your GED?