With SU’s FlexPace, admitted SU students can finish their degree program in record time! Instead of waiting around for a course you need to be offered during a traditional semester, you can take courses you need off-cycle through the FlexPace program.
What is SU FlexPace?
Flexible start dates and the course duration.
Whether you’re looking to fast-track a degree or simply need a more flexible way to take courses, the SU FlexPace puts you in the driver’s seat with flex-paced courses. The flexible courses can be completed around your schedule—so you learn at the speed that fits your lifestyle.
With SU FlexPace, a student who needs to take a course to graduate or finish their program early or who plans to travel and so wants to take courses off schedule can apply to take specific courses through the FlexPace program.
How FlexPace Works
- FlexPace allows students to take classes that aren’t offered during the regular semester. Flex-pace courses start at the beginning of each sub-term (like other SU courses) and may be taken during the Spring, Summer, and Fall Semesters. That means there are five start dates each year for students to take FlexPace courses.
- FlexPace courses may be completed faster (in as little as 4 weeks) or take the normal 8 weeks. That means students may complete each course in 4, 5, 6, 7, or 8 weeks.
- FlexPace courses are the same exact courses as those offered during the regular semesters. The only difference is the flexibility students have to take classes that are not offered during the semester so that they can complete their degrees faster or complete work early if they won’t be available later in the sub-term.
- The assignments are the same as for regular course offerings. However, you have no due dates. So you can never be late as long as you finish them within the allotted duration of the course.
FlexPace Requirements
**Note: A student can only take a course through FlexPace if that course is not being offered during the current semester.
To take a course through the Flexpace program,
- All students must complete an assignment for a grade within the first 3 days of class or will be reported for non-attendance.
- You must regularly make progress in your course(s). We encourage students to pace themselves so that they don’t wait to do everything in the last couple of weeks.
- Students must agree that assessment fees for FlexPace courses are non-refundable. Â If you drop or withdraw from a FlexPace course, you don’t get any refund.
- Students must complete all coursework within 16 weeks after paying the assessment fee.
*Students taking FlexPace courses must realize that because they are taking a course that is not being advertised that semester, they will probably be the only students in the class. However, the content and assessments will be exactly the same as for students taking it through the traditional semester.
Access to your Professors
Flexpace is a quasi-independent study option for taking a course. Students will meet their instructors and hear from them at the beginning of the course and then every four weeks while they are in the course. However, the student can contact the teacher by email, text, or phone anytime to ask questions. When the student completes the first four weeks of coursework, he/she will email the teacher, letting the professor know so that he/she can go in and grade the first half of the course. Again, after finishing the last 4 weeks of the course, the student will inform the professor, who will grade their work and give them feedback. This is different from the weekly contact they have with teachers on the traditional path. However, this reduced contact is usually more than enough for many motivated students to complete their work well and earn good grades in the course.
Frequently Asked Questions
- How much do FlexPace courses cost? The assessment fees for Flexpace are the same as for any other course.
- Do I need special software to take a FlexPace course? No. The same computer you use for regular online courses will be all you need.
- Can I take all my courses as FlexPace? Yes.
- I want to take a FlexPace course. What can I do? There are two options: First, Register for the course (and pay the required assessment fee) and inform the registrar that you want to take the course as FlexPace. Email the Registrar at Registrar@servantsuniversity.com. The registrar will inform the teacher, who will reach out to you. Second, you can also enroll in the class and take it at any time for Personal Enrichment (free of charge), and when you are finished taking the course, you can register (and pay the assessment fee) and request a teacher to assess your work.
