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Students who approach their studies in a systematic and organized manner are more likely to complete the course successfully than are those who do not. You are advised, therefore, to follow a study schedule to assist you in budgeting your time and scheduling your progress. The schedule provided here covers the course, with the exception of the final examination, in 20 weeks, well within the six-month individualized-study course contract.

Be sure to call your tutor if you have difficulty with the material or if you are unable to adhere to the work schedule as suggested. If you find yourself falling behind in your course work, contact your tutor immediately. She or he will be able to advise you as to what options are available to you. You may, of course, proceed more quickly than is suggested in the study schedule.

Suggested Weekly Study Schedule

Weeks Unit Activities
1 Unit 1 Read the Student Manual and begin the study activities for Unit 1 of the Study Guide.
    Call your tutor to make initial contact if he or she has not already called you.
2 Unit 1 Complete the study activities for Unit 1 in the Study Guide.
    Call your tutor if you have any questions.
3–4 Unit 2 Complete the study activities for Unit 2 of the Study Guide.
    Call your tutor if you have any questions.
    Discuss the details of your first tutor-marked exercise. See the section of the Student Manual titled “Evaluation for Credit.”
5–6 Unit 3 Complete the study activities for Unit 3 of the Study Guide.
    Call your tutor if you have any questions.
7–8 Unit 4 Complete the study activities for Unit 4 of the Study Guide.
    Call your tutor if you have any questions.
    Complete Tutor-marked Exercise 1 and submit it to your tutor for marking and feedback. Be sure to include a tutor-marked exercise form.
9–10 Unit 5 Complete the study activities for Unit 5 of the Study Guide.
    Call your tutor if you have any questions.
11–12 Unit 6 Complete the study activities for Unit 6 of the Study Guide.
    Call your tutor if you have any questions.
    Discuss the details of your second tutor-marked exercise. See the section of the Student Manual titled “Evaluation for Credit.”
13–14 Unit 7 Complete the study activities for Unit 7 of the Study Guide.
    Call your tutor if you have any questions.
15–16 Unit 8 Complete the study activities for Unit 8 of the Study Guide.
    Call your tutor if you have any questions.
    Complete Tutor-marked Exercise 2 and submit it to your tutor for marking and feedback. Be sure to include a tutor-marked exercise form.
17–18 Unit 9 Complete the study activities for Unit 9 of the Study Guide.
    Call your tutor if you have any questions.
19–20 Unit 10 Complete the study activities for Unit 10 of the Study Guide.
    Call your tutor if you have any questions. Discuss study methods and examination-writing strategies and preparedness.
    Request the final examination. (You must allow at least fifteen business days between requesting the examination and the date you wish to write, remembering that the examination must be written and returned within the course contract period.) See the section “Procedures for Applying for and Writing Examinations” in the Student Manual.
21–26 Final Examination Review the material for the entire course.
    Write the final examination
    Congratulations on completing the course!
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