Capella University FlexPath?

[ARhead]

Hey Nomaduser,
Did you try any courses? If so, how'd it go?

[ss20ts]

I was wondering too. One of the graduate FlexPath degrees is something I'm looking at for next year.

[nomaduser]

I've tried it. FlexPath courses are completely different from Sophia.org courses.
So each FlexPath course comes with 5 to 6 writing assignments. Every time you submit your writing assignment, your professor will take max 2 days to grade it. So it takes minimum 10 days to finish a single course.

My advisor told me all FlexPath courses are in this way. They have no quizzes or final exams. They're all 100% writing-based.

[Thorne]

I've tried it. FlexPath courses are completely different from Sophia.org courses.
So each FlexPath course comes with 5 to 6 writing assignments. Every time you submit your writing assignment, your professor will take max 2 days to grade it. So it takes minimum 10 days to finish a single course.

My advisor told me all FlexPath courses are in this way. They have no quizzes or final exams. They're all 100% writing-based.

How long are the assignments for undergrad, generally?

[nomaduser]

How long are the assignments for undergrad, generally?

They're research writing-based. They ask you to write about a topic based on reading materials...
I don't know. It can take you a long time if you're a bad writer.

[ARhead]

Thanks for replying. What are the minimum word counts on the assignments?...I understand they will vary but what's the average length for the 5 or 6 assignments you mentioned?

[LevelUP]

10 days per course or maybe 14 days would take on average considering you took weekends off.

Even just 5 courses, that's like 2 1/2 months which is similar to brick and mortar speed.

Sophia classes, most of them you can do in 1-2 days.

[nomaduser]

10 days per course or maybe 14 days would take on average considering you took weekends off.

Even just 5 courses, that's like 2 1/2 months which is similar to brick and mortar speed.

Sophia classes, most of them you can do in 1-2 days.

So you get 12 weeks (84 days) per subscription period.

You'll allowed to take max 2 courses at a time.

The key point is taking courses that have different professors. They said, if you take two courses that have the same professor, your assignment review can be delayed.


I will ask them how many words are required per writing assignment.

Capella is regionally accredited. So all credits from Capella are RA. They will give you transcript with letter grades.
However, the sophia courses you transfer into Capella won't come with letter grades.. They will get 'T (Transferred)' grade.
So, if you need letter grades on transcript, take the minimum number of sophia courses.

45 sophia credits will convert as 66 Capella credits. You're required to have 45 Capella credits for admissions to FlexPath.
So don't be confused. You're required to take only 10 sophia courses to get into the program (30 sophia credits x 1.5 = 45 Capella credits)
And try to take Sophia courses that are not offered in Capella general education so you'll be able to get letter grades for essential general ed courses.

[nomaduser]

They said they required 4 to 5 pages of APA style writing per assignment.
Each page is generally 500 words so that's 1,000 to 1,500 words per assignment. It doesn't sound so easy.

APA style:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/APA_style

"Write a 3–5-page analysis in which you apply critical thinking skills to analyze an author's position on a current topic in psychology. Also, present your supported position on the topic.

Note: Assessments in this course will help you progressively build your critical thinking, analysis, and writing skills. Completing the assessments in sequential order, 1–5, will give you the best opportunity for success in demonstrating each of these skills."

[nomaduser]

So, it could be that NAU competency-based program is a better deal? I'm not sure. I will figure out if other competency-based programs are quiz-based. 4 to 5 page-long APA style writing assignment can take longer than a day... I can challenge on that but it won't be too easy. You'll have to read through reading materials provided in their online library system to add citations in your writing.