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Athabasca courses or EC courses? - Scholar Interrupted - 01-19-2010
Anyone out there have experience with Athabasca distance courses? I'm at a crossroads and am having trouble deciding which way to go. To complete my history major, I need 6 more UL credits, which I can't test out of. (No, really, I've looked at American Dream and it scares me too much.)
My 6 remaining UL credits must be in a single area, either American, European, or non-Western world history.
My dilemma: My passion is European history, and Athabasca has rich European history offerings. EC offers no European UL courses that would satisfy my requirement. But EC's CD-ROM courses are a known quantity for me. I like the way they work, and their design fits my personality and learning style. Athabasca is an unknown quantity, and I would have to take a proctored final, essay exam in each course.
I could play it safe but boring and do American history courses at EC, which don't include any proctored exams. Or I could take courses in subject matter I love and already know a smidgen or two about, and risk proctored ESSAY exams (shiver). The cost difference is negligible.
What would you do?