8Week Courses

Introduction

Students, unleash Your Inner Palomino: Gallop Towards Success with Laredo College's groundbreaking 8-Week Model!

Laredo College is excited to introduce our innovative 8-Week Model this Fall semester.  It will be a game-changing approach to learning that will empower you to quickly achieve your academic goals.  With our 8-week model, you can take two courses at a time, keeping you focused, engaged, and on track to graduate on time. You will discover the flexibility you need to complete your degree program while balancing school, work, and family.

Become a part of Laredo College's trailblazing students and seize the opportunity to transform your lives. Enroll today and sprint toward success with our cutting-edge 8-Week Model!

Goals

• Empower students to excel academically by providing an 8-week model that allows them to focus on two courses at a time.
• Demonstrate the flexibility of the 8-Week Model that enables students to balance their personal and professional commitments.
• Establish Laredo College as a trailblazer in innovative education, with the 8-Week Model as a reflection of the college's commitment to adapting and evolving
• Foster a strong sense of community and pride among Laredo College students, faculty, and staff by promoting the 8-Week Model and a shared pursuit of academic excellence.

Frequently Asked Questions:

Q1: What is the 8-week model?

A1: The 8-week model is an innovative course structure at Laredo College where students take 8-week classes instead of the traditional 16-week classes. This allows students to focus on two courses at a time per term. Completing four classes and 12 semester credit hours in a single semester will classify a student as a full-timer eligible for full financial aid.

Q2: How does the 8-week model benefit students?

A2: The 8-week model’s benefits include avoiding burnout, avoiding feeling overwhelmed, faster completion of degree requirements, and greater flexibility.

 Q3: Is the success of eight-week courses proven?

A3: Studies show that students who take just two every eight weeks can better maintain focus. By the ninth week of a traditional semester, burnout can set in, and drop-out rates increase. With the eight-week model, students should experience a lower chance of burnout.

Q4: Are the 8-week courses more challenging than 16-week courses?

A4: The 8-week courses cover the same content as 16-week courses but in a shortened timeframe. While the pace is faster, students can focus on fewer subjects, leading to better understanding and retention of the material.

Q5: Can I still receive financial aid if I choose the 8-week model?

A5: Students enrolled in the 8-week model are still eligible for financial aid. It's important to consult with the Financial Aid Office to ensure your aid package aligns with your course schedule.

Q6: How does the 8-week model impact graduation timelines?

A6: The 8-week model is designed to help students stay on track and graduate on time. By focusing on fewer courses at once, students are more likely to succeed in their classes and progress through their degree programs.

8-week Guidelines/Information:

Max Registration hours = 18 hrs for the full term

Max Registration hours = 9 hrs PER 8-week term

Requests to override max need to be reviewed and approved by the Associate Vice-President of Student Success and Enrollment/Retention Coordinator.

Late registration will be allowed until the third class day for each 8 week term. Registration will be processed manually.

Regular registration for the second 8-week term will continue up until the Friday before the First Class day for that part-of-term. Late registration will be processed manually at the Office of the Registrar.

Final grades will be posted at the end of each part-of-term. Prerequisite checking will be run at the end of each part-of-term. Students who do not pass a prerequisite course and are enrolled in the subsequent course in an upcoming term will be dropped from that course by the Office of the Registrar; every effort will be made to provide timely notice of drop, but circumstances may delay notice until after or on the FCD of the subsequent term/part-of-term.

Students should avoid taking a pre-requisite and its subsequent course in the same term (for example, 1st 8 weeks: BIOL 1306, 2nd 8 weeks: BIOL 1307.

Students who receive approval to override max hours need to be coded in Banner form, SFASRPO using the In-Progress Override, ‘IPO’. to permit students to register for both courses at once.