patten university undergraduate

[ladylearner]

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I am looking at Patten, because in theory it would be nice to have self-paced RA classes with a GPA attached to transfer back to the big 3. The obvious issue is that you can't, it seems, jump between classes, and there are classes I don't need, or classes I specifically want a GPA attached to.

Also, if it takes a week to get back grades and you can't try another class then obviously it's not really unlimited, is it?

It doesn't take a week to get back grades. They are allowed up to a week to grade your papers but you can begin working on the next class. There is a misconception that Patten holds you up by only allowing you to enroll in one class at a time. If you have enough free time to knock out more classes, then you're free to do so. Technically, you could finish a class in a day if you know the material and can write a paper in the same day. Once I finished two classes in the same week and started on a third. I have never had any down time in between classes but the trouble I run into is busy periods in my life which make a self-paced program less ideal.

Also, math & science are the subjects that take me the longest to finish so I would NEVER take them at Patten. I did Algebra and Statistics for Behavioral Sciences at ALEKS. All my science classes were done at Straighterline. You can probably ask for a list of the sequence of classes before enrolling and then make a timeline for yourself. This way you make the most of your tuition.