Do distance ed courses count toward your total hrs?

I have 18hrs right now due to a 6 cr-hr co-op. However I have worked the same amount of hrs (actually more/wk) at the same job for the past 2 years. So my course is essentially as if I have 12hrs. I could graduate in May but I need 3 more hours. I'd rather take a distance ed course and get it over with then stick around for one class in the summer.

Any clue?

1/10/2007 9:19:37 PM

think about it like this...why would nc state let you take a class and NOT have it count toward your total hours?

1/10/2007 9:22:59 PM

that was my first thought, but i seem to recall someone telling me once that they were taking an online course and that it didn't count. I think it came up because he had like 21 hrs and I asked if he had to get someone to sign off on that.

And i have no way of getting a hold of this kid, i may see him tomorrow in which case i'll ask him.

not to mention i've asked myself many seemingly apparent questions like that and the absurd scenaria was still true.

[Edited on January 10, 2007 at 9:31 PM. Reason : apophasis]

1/10/2007 9:26:24 PM

hmmm...well do u want the easy answer or the hard one?

the easy one is you sign up for the class, and have it count toward your grade?

the medium difficulty answer is signing up for the class and emailing your advisor and then have her probably say, yeah it definitely counts

the hard answer is like going on campus to talk to your advisor in person, just so she can tell u it will probably count

1/10/2007 9:38:58 PM

Yes, they count.

1/10/2007 10:04:59 PM

Distance Education counts towards total credit hours, though it is billed differently. The "online" or web-based courses are a different thing than distance education. In either case, your friend may have audited the online course, or done something weird because they both normally count towards total credit hours.

However, you WILL need to get your advisor's approval / signature to take 21 total credit hours. You've got until Wednesday to get it done without additional hassle (http://distance.ncsu.edu/).

And from a personal perspective, don't kill yourself to graduate on time. I was in a similar situation, taking 18 credit hours my last semester and needing 21 to graduate. I decided NOT to do the 21 so I wouldn't be insane ... and I found a nice job opportunity over the summer while I finished up that last class. Don't be too rushed or narrow in your thinking ... look at multiple perspectives before you go this route. Again, advisors are good for this sort of thing.

[Edited on January 12, 2007 at 11:40 PM. Reason : .]

1/12/2007 11:39:12 PM

Yeah, he ^ pretty much summed it up.

It counts towards your degree, but it doesn't count toward the amount of hours billed on tuition. In other words, if you take 15 hours of on-campus courses, but 3 hours of DE, you'll get billed NOT for 18 hours of on-campus, but for 15 hours of on-campus and an ADDITIONAL charge for the 3 hours of DE.

1/13/2007 12:38:14 AM

My last semester is so sweet ... 7 on campus, 3 remote, 3 DE

1/13/2007 12:47:15 AM