The Accelerated Program is structured to lead to graduation in 2 years. To facilitate this, you commit to attending 2 nights per week for the entire program with a common group of students following a pre-planned sequence of courses. The Standard Program gives you flexibility about how much training you take and when. In addition to class time, there are homework, workplace projects and study group meetings. Plan to spend 2 to 4 hours outside of class for every hour in class.
Homework varies from course to course.
Homework or pre-work prepares you for participating in the next class session. Generally there will be a textbook reading assignment, writing activities and a project for most classes. Instructors typically give out a syllabus at the first session identifying the assignments for the entire course, so you can plan ahead. Study groups are typically 4 to 7 classmates who live or work near one another who work on a class project outside of class. Study group members can provide coaching and assistance to one another helping each other learn the competencies.