<p>Summer classes seem to only be in session for a month, compared with classes that are in the fall or spring, which are in session for four months. Does this mean that summer classes are accelerated at four times the pace as those in the regular seasons?</p>
<p>they’re not necessarily “4 times as fast” but the coursework is a lot more condensed and information is crammed down your throat. sometimes its going to be harder to handle (depending on the subject) than a regular semester course. it also depends on how your school does things. some classes at my school are 6 weeks, others run for 12 weeks. it depends on the subject, the location of the class (main campus or off campus) and the “level” of the class. i.e. a lot of general education classes are offered during the summer.</p>
<p>Summer classes can vary from 6 wks to 8 to 12. They go faster than regular semester classes but I wouldn’t.say four times as fast.</p>
<p>The number of class hours are the same but the overall time frame will be shorter. Most professors do not cut the amount of reading or the assignments for summer classes; you get the same “bang for your buck” in terms of content but what you lose is the time to reflect about the course topics between sessions. On the other hand, since you don’t have other classes to worry about, you can also focus more clearly/consistently on the course material. Often, I find that my students do better in terms of grades during a shorter session like summer/winter session.</p>
<p>in my experinence, you learn less in summer classes, but the pace is unbelievable. I took the maximum number of credit hours allowed (15.0) and it sucked. I would say if you have to do something like that, take easy classes like electives. One hard class could take up all of your time, and that makes all your other classes suffer more than you would expect.</p>
<p>At my school, the classes are twice as long (two and a half hours per session instead of an hour fifteen) and meet twice a week. They’re accelerated, yes, but if you work hard, you may find that you enjoy it more than normal classes (I know I do).</p>