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I was taking a humanities class in which the teacher gave long research paper assignments due in two weeks. I dropped the class, as I felt I could not turn in a paper I would be proud of in that time. I work full time and have other classes. Does anyone know of an online Humanities I class that is not so demanding? I am going for an associates degree in nursing. Thanks for the help.

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Does your school not offer online classes? I got to Anne Arundel Community College is Maryland and they offer many classes online (including humanities).

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What makes you think that an online class will be any less demanding? I have dedicated just as much time to my online classes as I have to any of my in-person classes. Honestly, I would say the online classes I have taken were actually more demanding of my time.

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Sometimes this info isn't right... but at least it can give you an idea... just think critical of the replies... for example, in my opinion, one teacher that was determined to fail me over personality conflicts, had the same score as another teacher I thought highly of... just be aware of that.

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Zoe, we probably live all of a stone's throw away from each other! I'm at Howard CC, but I live pretty close to where you are in school. Hello, fellow Marylander. :)

OP, online classes are just as demanding, if not more demanding, than the ones you would take on campus. They require you to teach yourself the material as well as complete the assignments. I don't think I've ever gotten higher than a B in an online class and I worked my butt off.

Two weeks for a research assignment sounds a little intense, especially if you had to do a whole lot of research, but it's doable. I would take the humanities course on campus, but maybe investigate other professors. Ratemyprofessors.com has been a godsend for me; I always check out who will be teaching the class before I sign up and see if they are helpful and reasonable, according to the ratings. It probably will not be that easy in nursing school, but no reason not to take advantage of it right now.

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Online and not so demanding: Try Rio Salado / Maricopa online. They offer lots of college classes online. You pick the all-online format, and just plug along though it. The classes last either 12 weeks (standard) or 8 weeks (accelerated), go straight through with no breaks, and they start one every Monday. Just be sure to get it pre-approved by your college first so that you get the credit. I took Soc 101 there, and it really was not demanding. Their special textbook was excerpts amounting to about 1/3 of the full edition. The course was no truly effort at all, for me. All quizzes and tests were online, and there were only 1-2 short papers to write. Easy-peasy. I probalby would not recommend that kind of shortcut for say, A&P, but for some junker humanities class, it doesn't hurt a thing.

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Thanks for the input. I am a straight A student and am probably harder on myself than my instructors. Yes I can complete an in-depth research paper in two weeks, but not one I would be proud of. I enjoy history but do not feel that it is as important as let's say A&P when going for an associates degree in nursing. 3000 written words are required for humanities here, but teachers can request double that amount or more if they want. Just looking for an online class that someone has taken that doesn't require lots of extra fluff. Thanks again for all the information.

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I agree with the others that online classes are tough. I am taking an online humaities class right now and I spend a ton of time on the material - more than I do for micro! It is an entry-level class that I thought was going to be easy and I was wrong! But, I agree with checking out classes before to see what others are saying about them. I like www.myedu.com.

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I'm a full-time pre-nursing student at a university who commutes and also works full-time as a custom framer, and I can tell you that online classes were not an option for me because, in my research, most of them required you to be at a computer at a certain time of day, or within a specific time interval, and it simply was not an option for me because I am always on-the-go. I have heard that night classes tend to be less demanding because they are more geared towards nontraditional students who work during the day or are returning to school, but I'm sure that is something that is completely objective, depending on the school. I would suggest looking for lower-level humanities courses (1000 level, if possible) and e-mailing the professors in advance to discuss the curriculum. This is what I did to determine whether or not it was an option for me...most of the profs/instructors already had the course assignments outlined in a syllabus for me to look over.

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Sometimes this info isn't right... but at least it can give you an idea... just think critical of the replies... for example, in my opinion, one teacher that was determined to fail me over personality conflicts, had the same score as another teacher I thought highly of... just be aware of that.

Rate My Professors – Find and rate your professor, campus and more – RateMyProfessors.com

My favorite website ever, I always check my professors out here before I take the class!!

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Have you thought about taking a CLEP Humanities exam (if your school will accept the credit)? Humanities | CLEP

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