Online courses ... ?

[MaybePharmacist]

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Hi all. I recently signed up for a couple of classes at my local CC, but I had some issues with certain lectures/labs being closed. This caused me to be unable to sign up for Physics I (because the timing for the only available Physics lab clashed with the timing of the only available Organic Chemistry I lab). Anyways, there was an online Physics class available, so I asked someone in the admissions office whether or not it would be marked on my transcript that this was an online class. The admissions person said that it wouldn't show up on my transcript as being an online class, so I went ahead and signed up for it. However, I'm feeling a little worried now about whether this is correct. Does anyone here have any experience with online classes? Is there anything on your transcript to show that a class you took was online versus in-the-classroom? Will pharmacy schools be able to find out whether or not any of my classes were online and, if so, do pharmacy schools look down upon online classes? Thank you!

 

[rxlea]

Hi all. I recently signed up for a couple of classes at my local CC, but I had some issues with certain lectures/labs being closed. This caused me to be unable to sign up for Physics I (because the timing for the only available Physics lab clashed with the timing of the only available Organic Chemistry I lab). Anyways, there was an online Physics class available, so I asked someone in the admissions office whether or not it would be marked on my transcript that this was an online class. The admissions person said that it wouldn't show up on my transcript as being an online class, so I went ahead and signed up for it. However, I'm feeling a little worried now about whether this is correct. Does anyone here have any experience with online classes? Is there anything on your transcript to show that a class you took was online versus in-the-classroom? Will pharmacy schools be able to find out whether or not any of my classes were online and, if so, do pharmacy schools look down upon online classes? Thank you!

It asks you in PharmCAS if the class is "distance learning" which means online. Some schools ask about it on the supplementals (i.e. Midwestern). Many schools accept online classes and some don't. You need to look at the pharmacy school web pages and see if online courses are acceptable. Iowa is the only one I can think of off the top of my head that DOES NOT accept online courses for pre-reqs.

I took A&P I and II and a humanities course online. It doesn't seem to be that big of a deal and they did not show up on my transcript as "online". I just indicated that they were online in PharmCAS.

Also, this topic has been discussed many times before. Search in the forum for more in-depth threads on this topic.

 

[holymolys]

i have taken a load of online courses, i dont think my schools official transcript differentiate them, but then again i never looked, but it should work for most if not all school... i didnt even notice the online part when doing PharmCAS, but i dont think they really care about this tiny detail especially if its gen.ed stuff, because i got a few interviews lined up

 

[RamenOji]

What sites do you recommend for online courses?

 

[Forrest Gump]

What sites do you recommend for online courses?

I just signed up for one at www.mountainstate.edu

 

[ASuw]

I dont see why it should be a problem. I have taken loads of distance learning myself and i don't think pharmacy schools discriminate on campus classes taken over distance education. But i would suggest you to check for individual schools, some schools might prefer on campus classes as compare to distance learning.

 

[MaybePharmacist]

Thank you for your replies! I have a question for rxlea: I have the option of taking A&P online too, and I was just wondering how you liked it. How was the class structured? How were the labs done? Thanks!

 

[rxlea]

Thank you for your replies! I have a question for rxlea: I have the option of taking A&P online too, and I was just wondering how you liked it. How was the class structured? How were the labs done? Thanks!

The class was structured by units and it went through each system one by one. The instructor provided an outline and little puzzles to do with each chapter (i.e. matching, crosswords, fill in the blank). I had to read the corresponding chapters in an online textbook and do a quiz and a few essay questions in Blackboard for each Unit. There was a midterm exam and a final exam which were worth like 40% of the grade. For the lab, we had special software that was made using images of a real cadaver and we could actually "dissect" each body part with a click of the mouse. The instructor provided her own outline and directions to take us through each dissection. It was pretty straightforward but the exams were really hard. I think the questions were taken from a test bank so some of the questions asked for random details. It was important to read all of the chapters. I managed to get an A, but I wouldn't have wanted to take those courses with a heavy load (I took them over the summer) because of all the reading. Even though the instructor provided good guidance and outlines for studying, it was a lot of teach yourself.

 

[speciald]

rxlea, what school did you take it through?

 

[rxlea]

rxlea, what school did you take it through?

I took both I and II through the community college- Phoenix College (NOT to be mistaken with University of Phoenix). The Maricopa Community College system has many schools: Mesa Comm. College, Paradise Valley Comm., Phoenix College, Rio Salado, Glendale, South Mountain, and Estrella. All of them are very good and have a great reputation. I feel like I got a better education at the Community colleges than I did at Arizona State University. At ASU, you are nothing but a number in your lower-division courses and help from the instructor is hard to come by. However, I did enjoy my upper-division courses. Many students here in AZ start at the Comm. college because it is cheaper and then they transfer directly into ASU. There is a whole program devoted to it.

 

[MaybePharmacist]

Hm ... ok, this may be a really stupid question, but when taking quizzes/tests for an online class ... isn't it possible to just look up answers in the book or online? I'm assuming you're given some sort of a time limit in which to complete the test, but it doesn't take very long to do an internet search for the answer to a question.

 

[speciald]

Thanks, rxlea, I've been looking for good online summer A&P courses to offload my schedule next year a bit, but my school stipulates it has to be taken at a 4 year college to qualify for early assurance. Has anyone found one offered online at a 4 year school?

 

[aboveliquidice]

It asks you in PharmCAS if the class is "distance learning" which means online. Some schools ask about it on the supplementals (i.e. Midwestern). Many schools accept online classes and some don't. You need to look at the pharmacy school web pages and see if online courses are acceptable. Iowa is the only one I can think of off the top of my head that DOES NOT accept online courses for pre-reqs.

I took A&P I and II and a humanities course online. It doesn't seem to be that big of a deal and they did not show up on my transcript as "online". I just indicated that they were online in PharmCAS.

Also, this topic has been discussed many times before. Search in the forum for more in-depth threads on this topic.

This is correct - to take it one step further - I would contact the schools in question and pose the question to them directly.