Sophia.org Questions

[studyingfortests]

A friend of mine knocked out 40 credits in 2 months while also working full time and doing other things. 15 credits in a month should not be much of a problem. The only possible bottleneck is the current grading time.

WoW!!
What are some easy courses?
thanx!!!

To be fair, he probably spent most of his time off doing coursework.  The courses aren't markedly easier than equivalent college coursework (at a typical community college), it's just that Sophia provides everything in written form, and if you are a fast reader, you'll get through the content a lot faster than sitting in a classroom with a teacher lecturing. This is why people can knock out a course in 2 or 3 days.

So don't get the impression that no learning and work is happening and this is no effort required, or that the learning from Sophia is as complete as what you'll get at a highly regarded bricks-and-mortar program.  It's just focusing on the basics of what you'd get at a typical community college or CLEP equivalent.

There's really no one list of "easy" courses because it depends on your own background and history. I have banged through courses where I already had a lot of knowledge super quickly, because I could breeze through the tests and papers without any effort, and spent a bunch of time on other courses where I didn't have any knowledge. My best suggestion is to choose the courses that relate to something you already know or have experience with and start with that. Then tackle courses that interest you, or courses that you will need to fill your general education requirements (depending on what school you plan to transfer them to.)

[bjcheung77]

That's right, with ACE/NCCRS alternative credit courses, it's similar to competency based/self paced courses as you decide how fast you go. With the prior knowledge in the subject or the number of assignments/assessments, it's up the the student to go at their comfy pace to get things done. Some are faster, others are slower due to the number of tasks, take the ones without tasks first and then go for the ones with assignments or touchstones. If you want, mix them so you can get a hold of how long each type of course takes you. The main thing is, start working and stop thinking about getting through the courses... starting is the hardest part.

[ss20ts]

To be fair, he probably spent most of his time off doing coursework.  The courses aren't markedly easier than equivalent college coursework (at a typical community college), it's just that Sophia provides everything in written form, and if you are a fast reader, you'll get through the content a lot faster than sitting in a classroom with a teacher lecturing. This is why people can knock out a course in 2 or 3 days.

So don't get the impression that no learning and work is happening and this is no effort required, or that the learning from Sophia is as complete as what you'll get at a highly regarded bricks-and-mortar program.  It's just focusing on the basics of what you'd get at a typical community college or CLEP equivalent.

There's really no one list of "easy" courses because it depends on your own background and history.  I have banged through courses where I already had a lot of knowledge super quickly, because I could breeze through the tests and papers without any effort, and spent a bunch of time on other courses where I didn't have any knowledge.  My best suggestion is to choose the courses that relate to something you already know or have experience with and start with that.  Then tackle courses that interest you, or courses that you will need to fill your general education requirements (depending on what school you plan to transfer them to.)

The classes I finished in a few hours, I already knew the subject really well from years of experience so I just skimmed the reading. Other classes I spent weeks on because I didn't know the material. 

One nice thing about Sophia is that you don't have to read an entire textbook. Textbooks are filled with so much extra fluff. If one really looks at a chapter, how many topics are really covered? Quite often there are 1-3 key points. Yet the author will ramble on for 50 pages. They don't just get to the point. Sophia just gets to the point without adding 50 pages of fluff. They really do just hone in on the key points and focus on that. I feel like I got more out of Human Biology than I did spending a year on bio in high school. I didn't have to learn about flowers, frogs, amphibians, pigs, etc on Sophia.

[midnite123]

To be fair, he probably spent most of his time off doing coursework.  The courses aren't markedly easier than equivalent college coursework (at a typical community college), it's just that Sophia provides everything in written form, and if you are a fast reader, you'll get through the content a lot faster than sitting in a classroom with a teacher lecturing. This is why people can knock out a course in 2 or 3 days.

So don't get the impression that no learning and work is happening and this is no effort required, or that the learning from Sophia is as complete as what you'll get at a highly regarded bricks-and-mortar program.  It's just focusing on the basics of what you'd get at a typical community college or CLEP equivalent.

There's really no one list of "easy" courses because it depends on your own background and history.  I have banged through courses where I already had a lot of knowledge super quickly, because I could breeze through the tests and papers without any effort, and spent a bunch of time on other courses where I didn't have any knowledge.  My best suggestion is to choose the courses that relate to something you already know or have experience with and start with that.  Then tackle courses that interest you, or courses that you will need to fill your general education requirements (depending on what school you plan to transfer them to.)

The classes I finished in a few hours, I already knew the subject really well from years of experience so I just skimmed the reading. Other classes I spent weeks on because I didn't know the material. 

One nice thing about Sophia is that you don't have to read an entire textbook. Textbooks are filled with so much extra fluff. If one really looks at a chapter, how many topics are really covered? Quite often there are 1-3 key points. Yet the author will ramble on for 50 pages. They don't just get to the point. Sophia just gets to the point without adding 50 pages of fluff. They really do just hone in on the key points and focus on that. I feel like I got more out of Human Biology than I did spending a year on bio in high school. I didn't have to learn about flowers, frogs, amphibians, pigs, etc on Sophia.

That sounds really good!
I mostly read Book summaries,
so Sophia is going to be right up my alley!

THANK YOu!

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Thanx Everyone!
I now have a real good feel for Sophia!
It sounds really Amazing!!!

A lot of people have been talking about UMPI.

After you transfer in an AAS degree,
do they continue to accept Sophia credits, for a Bachelors degree?

[ss20ts]

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Thanx Everyone!
I now have a real good feel for Sophia!
It sounds really Amazing!!!

A lot of people have been talking about UMPI.

After you transfer in an AAS degree,
do they continue to accept Sophia credits, for a Bachelors degree?

Have you already applied to UMPI? Once you're enrolled, you need permission from your academic advisor to transfer in more courses. They've been fine with this in the past. They accept up to 90 transfer credits.

[midnite123]

Ok Great!

They take 90transfer credits, that helps a lot!

I really have not researched them yet,
I would imagine that a person,
 would have to take 30+ more online credits with them.

[ss20ts]

Ok Great!

They take 90transfer credits, that helps a lot!

I really have not researched them yet,
I would imagine that a person,
 would have to take 30+ more online credits with them.

You need to complete at least 30 credits at UMPI.

[midnite123]

To be fair, he probably spent most of his time off doing coursework.  The courses aren't markedly easier than equivalent college coursework (at a typical community college), it's just that Sophia provides everything in written form, and if you are a fast reader, you'll get through the content a lot faster than sitting in a classroom with a teacher lecturing. This is why people can knock out a course in 2 or 3 days.

So don't get the impression that no learning and work is happening and this is no effort required, or that the learning from Sophia is as complete as what you'll get at a highly regarded bricks-and-mortar program.  It's just focusing on the basics of what you'd get at a typical community college or CLEP equivalent.

There's really no one list of "easy" courses because it depends on your own background and history.  I have banged through courses where I already had a lot of knowledge super quickly, because I could breeze through the tests and papers without any effort, and spent a bunch of time on other courses where I didn't have any knowledge.  My best suggestion is to choose the courses that relate to something you already know or have experience with and start with that.  Then tackle courses that interest you, or courses that you will need to fill your general education requirements (depending on what school you plan to transfer them to.)

The classes I finished in a few hours, I already knew the subject really well from years of experience so I just skimmed the reading. Other classes I spent weeks on because I didn't know the material. 

One nice thing about Sophia is that you don't have to read an entire textbook. Textbooks are filled with so much extra fluff. If one really looks at a chapter, how many topics are really covered? Quite often there are 1-3 key points. Yet the author will ramble on for 50 pages. They don't just get to the point. Sophia just gets to the point without adding 50 pages of fluff. They really do just hone in on the key points and focus on that. I feel like I got more out of Human Biology than I did spending a year on bio in high school. I didn't have to learn about flowers, frogs, amphibians, pigs, etc on Sophia.

This is a really great way to get educated on a subject!!!
It did always seem silly to me,
 to have all the fluff that can be found in many textbooks!!!
Thank you!!!