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08-12-2011 at 01:32 PM

Hey guys,
I'm taking a year off this year to work and travel a bit. I've been looking into taking some electives online somewhere (for humanities). What's the easiest way to go about this? I know i have to go through a different school. But is it too late for september?

Thanks,
Ralph

08-12-2011 at 01:41 PM

Athabasca perhaps? I think it's too late for September, but you can sign up for October. There's also Thompson Rivers University.

08-12-2011 at 02:08 PM

Okay, what about just taking an online class at like UoT or something? WHat's the average cost of a course at Athabasca? Any other places easy to take online classes through?

08-12-2011 at 02:31 PM

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Originally Posted by ralphd

Okay, what about just taking an online class at like UoT or something? WHat's the average cost of a course at Athabasca? Any other places easy to take online classes through?

I'm not sure exactly what courses you're interested in. A lot of universities offer online courses so it all depends on what you want to take. You can look into U of T, Dal, etc. Athabasca's courses are a little more expensive that most but it depends on the number of units (Avg is like $750 per course and a one-time $100 application fee)
http://www2.athabascau.ca/globalIncl...culator-embed/

This site also has all the universities with virtual courses based on the course topic, so you might want to look into it: http://www.cvu-uvc.ca/english.html

There's also U of Guelph: http://www.open.uoguelph.ca/offering...or y=0&tba=no

Another list: http://uwaterloo.ca/canu/

08-12-2011 at 02:55 PM

Thanks!
I've been looking at Guelph, and it shouldnt be a problem to sign up for spetember still there. But why does it say their online courses are only .5 credit? ( http://www.open.uoguelph.ca/offering...ld=y& id=3540 ) Would that count as a full course at Mac or what?

Thanks again

08-12-2011 at 03:06 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ralphd

Thanks!
I've been looking at Guelph, and it shouldnt be a problem to sign up for spetember still there. But why does it say their online courses are only .5 credit? ( http://www.open.uoguelph.ca/offering...ld=y& id=3540 ) Would that count as a full course at Mac or what?

Thanks again

It's the same, they require 20 credits to graduate (we require 120 units) so .5 credits is 3 units.

08-12-2011 at 05:51 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ralphd

Thanks!
I've been looking at Guelph, and it shouldnt be a problem to sign up for spetember still there. But why does it say their online courses are only .5 credit? ( http://www.open.uoguelph.ca/offering...ld=y& id=3540 ) Would that count as a full course at Mac or what?

Thanks again

You're welcome!

They just have a different credit system. 1 credit is a full-year course, so it's equivalent to 6 units and 0.5 is a half-year course, so it's the same as our 3-unit courses.