UW-Fond du Lac offers shorter format courses designed for working adults this spring; first course begins Jan. 28

The University of Wisconsin-Fond du Lac is offering a selection of shorter, accelerated format courses this spring designed specifically to fit into the busy lifestyles of working adults.

For adults balancing a job along with family responsibilities, it can be difficult to pursue a college degree following the traditional college format. UW-Fond du Lac has a solution with its series of five Fast Track courses designed to get adults started on the path towards a University of Wisconsin degree.

The courses are offered in three-week and six-week sessions and are hybrid courses which include face-to-face classroom time and an online component. This accelerated format means students can focus their efforts on only one or two subjects at a time and they will have less commute time, fewer child-care and other costs.

The Fast Track program this spring kicks off on Jan. 28 with a three-week course designed specifically to prepare students for this new style of hybrid learning. The one-credit elective course, Library and Research Seminar, will teach the basics of using online course software and will provide practice in online and library research.

The Library and Research Seminar course will meet just three times face-to-face, 5:50-7:35 p.m., on Jan. 29. Feb. 5 and Feb. 12. Additional course work will be done online. Course instructor is Carolyn Polodna, business professor.

This course is then followed by a series of other shorter format courses in the spring semester.

Fitness for Life begins on Feb. 18 and meets for six weeks. This two-credit course meets face-to-face 5:50-8:20 p.m. on Tuesdays and Thursdays.

A six-week College Algebra course begins on Apr. 7. This three-credit course meets face-to-face 5:50-8:20 p.m. on Mondays and Wednesdays.

A three-week Micro Economics course begins on May 26. This three-credit course meets face-to-face 5-8:30 p.m. on Mondays, Tuesdays and Thursdays. Also beginning on May 26 is a six-week Anatomy and Physiology four-credit course with face-to-face class meeting times to be determined.

The UW-Fond du Lac Fast Track program enables students to complete the associate degree in as little as two years as a part-time student. These hybrid, shorter format courses can be mixed with traditional courses offered at UW-Fond du Lac during the 16-week semester.

Once the associate degree is completed, students have the option to pursue and earn one of seven bachelor’s degrees completion programs available thru UW-Fond du Lac.

For more information on these new courses call (920) 929-3606 for a personal appointment with Jackie Morgan, UW-Fond du Lac returning adult advisor. Additional information is available online at www.fdl.uwc.edu/fast_track

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