Overview

In an online class it’s important to schedule your time wisely. It’s all too easy to leave things to the last minute only to find out that you have a lot of work left to do!

In the Schedule of Classes when you registered you might have noticed a set number of hours listed of online work per week. Those hours are simply the amount of time you would’ve spent in an equivalent lecture/lab course. The expected amount of time you’ll spend in an online class between learning about the content, homework and project work is 3 times that amount.

Here are some examples of the amount of time you must spend in an online class in order to meet the course outcomes for a 3 unit course:

Semester Length	Credit Hours	Hours of Work Online per week
16 week	3	9
8 week	3	18
6 week	3	24

Seems like a lot, doesn’t it? But, if you schedule your time wisely, you’ll find it much easier to put in the hours needed online!

168 Hours

There’s only so much time in a week – 168 hours. You might think that is a lot, but really between school, work and family obligations your time can get filled up pretty quickly. If you set aside a specific time each week for your online class, however, you’ll find it easier to make time for studying. (Resisting the temptation to tweet, Facebook, Instagram, etc. also helps!)

Get a handle first on how you tend to spend your week and then you’ll have a better idea of the pockets of time that will work best for you to study in your online course.

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