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Students seek evening and online education opportunities for a variety of reasons. Oftentimes these types of learning environments and schedules provide greater flexibility for students who are looking to balance life, career and college.
Courses designated as “evening” begin after 5:30 p.m. Evening courses are typically held on campus 1 or 2 days a week and meet for 16 weeks.
Online classes are offered through the World Wide Web. Students must have access to a computer, the Internet, and use their UH hawaii.edu email account to participate in these courses. Classes offered online typically use an online system, such as Laulima, to facilitate learning and provide access to content for the course.
Courses designated as “hybrid” combine the on-campus and online learning experiences; typically classes are held on campus one day a week and students complete additional coursework independently, online.
WCC students who have successfully completed evening and online courses recommend the following tips that helped them achieve success as a student:
Discuss your academic goals, schedule classes, review degree requirements and more.
Create a master calendar with all your courses, important assignments, exams, and deadlines as well as your personal/work commitments. Schedule study time, work time, personal time, etc. Remember, accomplishing coursework is generally independent and self-driven, so get yourself organized before the course begins.
Reach out to your instructor or fellow classmates when you need help. Don’t give up or ignore the issue. Reach out! Be persistent, yet patient. Hint: Realize if you’re having difficulty, others might be too, so response time from the instructor may not be immediate.
If you know you tend to procrastinate or you learn better when you teach others, set yourself up for success by doing things like giving yourself soft deadlines prior to the actual deadline or reach out to classmates early to set up a virtual study group.
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