Online learning requires organization and self-discipline. You may have to fit study around work and family. You have to set your own schedule and make sure you get assignments in on time.
If you are enrolled in an asynchronous program there is no designated class time to prompt you to study and stay on track. If you’re in a synchronous program you will have set class meeting times to help guide your time management.
How much time you’ll need to commit to coursework for online degree programs will depend on whether you are pursuing an online undergraduate degree, or an online graduate degree.
Online Undergraduate Degree Coursework
Most college courses are 3 credits. Traditionally in 3-credit face-to-face undergraduate courses you are in class 3 hours per week. You should probably allow 3 hours per week to read/listen to the online content for each course you take. This does not include offline classwork.
Weekly to daily: For each course, you should probably estimate:
- HYBRID: 2 hours per week reading/watching the content online and/or 1.15 hours of live course interactions on video (in Zoom or other video chat)
- or ONLINE: 3 hours per week reading/watching/listening to content or interacting on your own
- 4-6 hours doing the other related activities, worksheets, readings, writing, etc.
- Total: 8-9 hours per course per week
- Or a little more than 1 hour per day
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