Interterm
Open Learning Academy's interterm is a unique opportunity to accelerate your learning in a condensed time frame. OLA's 5-week interterm will allow you to take advantage of your time off to earn credits without the pressure of your regular course load, making it easier to grasp complex topics.
Interterm courses are designed with the flexibility needed during winter break with guided deadlines to ensure you manage your time effectively through the 8-module course design. Digital textbooks and lab manuals are integrated into your course, lab kits are required to purchase for Chemistry courses with labs. Lab kits will be available to purchase through your Canvas course.
Students will have specific modules to complete each week, including readings, discussion posts, and assignments. To stay on track and ensure successful completion of the course, assignments will have two types of deadlines:
- Guided Due Dates: These recommended deadlines play a crucial role in managing your time effectively and keeping up with the fast pace of the course. Staying on track with these due dates is a key factor for comprehension and overall success.
- Hard Due Date: January 24th is the final deadline by which all work must be submitted. Assignments not turned in by the hard deadline will have a direct impact on your final grade, as they will be penalized or given zero credit.
Want to learn more about Interterm? Register for our webinar to get a chance to ask your questions directly to our staff members. Register in advance for this webinar.
- December 16th: Canvas Course and Materials Open
- December 22nd: Last day to Enroll in Interterm
- December 23rd: First day of Interterm Courses
- December 30th: Last day to drop with 100% refund
- January 3rd: Last day to withdraw with a 40% refund with a “W”
- January 10th: Last day to withdraw with a “W”
- January 24th: Interterm ends
- January 31st: Grades Due & Posted
Through lecture and lab experience, students will be exposed to and will demonstrate an understanding of basic concepts in chemistry such as nomenclature, stoichiometry, thermochemistry, the periodic table, electronic structure, bonding, and gas laws.
Note: For successful completion of this online chemistry course, it is recommended students have 2 years of high school algebra or any 100-level math course.
Our online Chemistry course is a great addition to degree programs that are already underway. If you are interested in starting a degree program at Doane, please visit our website at www.doane.edu.
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Through lecture and lab experience, students will be exposed to and will demonstrate an understanding of the factors that determine the speed and extent of chemical reactions - kinetics, equilibria, thermodynamics, and electrochemistry.
Note: For successful completion of this online chemistry course, it is recommended that students are familiar with General Chemistry I or its equivalent.
Our online General Chemistry I course is a great addition to degree programs that are already underway. If you are interested in starting a degree program at Doane, please visit our website at www.doane.edu.
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Organic Chemistry is the chemistry of carbon and its compounds. Organic molecules are the building blocks of life. Proteins, fats, sugars, and nucleic acids are some examples of important organic molecules. However, organic chemistry also includes synthetic compounds, such as polyesters, plastics, and countless other materials used in everyday life. Through lecture and laboratory, students completing the organic chemistry online course will demonstrate an understanding of organic reactions, syntheses, mechanistic, and structural studies of organic compounds. Students will also learn classical organic laboratory skills and instrumentation, such as nuclear magnetic resonance, infrared spectroscopy, chromatography, and mass spectroscopy.
Note: For successful completion of this organic chemistry online course, it is recommended that students are familiar with General Chemistry I and II or their equivalents.
Our Organic Chemistry online course is a great addition to degree programs that are already underway. If you are interested in starting a degree program at Doane, please visit our website at www.doane.edu.
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This course will teach students advanced organic reactions, syntheses, mechanistic, and structural studies of organic compounds. Furthermore, students will learn the organic synthesis of proteins and DNA. Through lecture and laboratory, students completing this organic chemistry online course will demonstrate an understanding of organic synthesis, organic laboratory skills, and instrumentation, such characterization of unknowns, nuclear magnetic resonance, infrared spectroscopy, chromatography, and mass spectroscopy.
Note: For successful completion of this Organic Chemistry online course it is recommended that students are familiar with Organic Chemistry I or its equivalent.
Our Organic Chemistry II course is a great addition to degree programs that are already underway. If you are interested in starting a degree program at Doane, please visit our website at www.doane.edu.
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This course provides hands-on and virtual organic chemistry lab experiments designed specifically for distance learners. In this course, students will gain competencies in organic chemistry modeling, synthesis, and physical and spectroscopic characterization of molecules.
Through hands-on and virtual experimentation, students will execute the building of molecules by using molecular models, prepare new compounds by using starting material chemicals provided in a chemical lab kit, and characterize the physical and structural properties using physical equipment from lab kits and virtual characterization techniques. Through experimentation, students will record observations and make conclusions based on experimental results.
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This pharmacology course will explore the mechanism of action of pharmaceutical drugs on a molecular level. We will delve into various drug classes and decipher how they affect systems within the human body. Students who successfully complete this course will demonstrate increased knowledge in pharmacokinetics/pharmacodynamics, drug therapeutics and drug side effects/contraindications.
Note: General Chemistry and General Biology are highly suggested to be successful in this course.
Our Pharmacology course is a great addition to degree programs that are already underway. If you are interested in starting a degree program at Doane, please visit our website at www.doane.edu.
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Biochemistry is the study of chemical processes at work in the context of living organisms. Students successfully completing this online Biochemistry course will demonstrate an understanding of the molecular structure and function of biomolecules, as well as chemical transformation, energetics, and basic regulation of central metabolic pathways. In the lab, students will gain experience with common methodologies for investigating proteins.
Note: For successful completion of this online Biochemistry course, it is recommended that students are familiar with General Chemistry I, II, and Organic Chemistry I, or their equivalents.
Our Online Biochemistry I course is a great addition to degree programs that are already underway. If you are interested in starting a degree program at Doane, please visit our website at www.doane.edu.
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Medicine has a very distinct and highly specialized language. It is necessary for any student wishing to pursue a successful career in the medical field needs to acquire a comprehension of this system of communication, including Allied Healthcare professionals. Students of the Medical Terminology online course will receive thorough instruction in developing fluency with medical terms. Medical vocabulary will be taught with specific emphasis on root (or stem words), prefixes, suffixes and abbreviations. By the end of this medical terminology online course students will be expected to have a basic comprehension of medical terms and be able to communicate accurately to their peers in the field.
Note: For successful completion of this course, it is recommended that students are familiar with Biology I or its equivalent.
Our Medical Terminology course is a great addition to degree programs that are already underway. If you are interested in starting a degree program at Doane, please visit our website at www.doane.edu.
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A study of topics in algebra and trigonometry that are used in this precalculus online course. Topics include functions, advanced algebra, logarithmic and exponential functions, and trigonometry. Students who complete this precalculus online course will have the mathematics background needed to study calculus.
Note: For successful completion of this course it is recommended that students have completed two years of high school algebra.
Our Precalculus course is a great addition to degree programs that are already underway. If you are interested in starting a degree program at Doane, please visit our website at www.doane.edu.
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An examination of the fundamentals of limits and differentiation and an introduction to integration. Students successfully completing this online calculus course will be able to 1) conceptually understand the definitions of limit, derivative and integral, 2) apply the concepts of limits and differentiation to a variety of theoretical and real-life questions, and 3) decisively utilize paper/pencil and technology-based problem-solving techniques.
Note: For successful completion of this online calculus course it is recommended that students have completed Precalculus.
Our Calculus I course is a great addition to degree programs that are already underway. If you are interested in starting a degree program at Doane, please visit our website at www.doane.edu.
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Recommended: Two years of high school algebra or any mathematics course numbered 100 or above. MTH 125 (or higher) recommended.
An algebra-based online physics class designed to meet the needs of the pre-professional student and the science major as well as providing an introduction to physics for all students. Topics covered include kinematics, dynamics, work, energy, rotational mechanics, and fluids. Students will gain a conceptual understanding and an ability to use quantitative methods to model physical phenomena of the topics covered. This online physics class includes laboratory work.
Note: Our Introductory Physics I course is a great addition to degree programs that are already underway. If you are interested in starting a degree program at Doane, please visit our website at www.doane.edu.
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How Interterm Works
Courses are completely online: lectures, discussion boards, and even group projects.
You'll be able to view course materials one week prior to interterm.
Labs are both virtual and hands-on that can be completed at home.
All assignments and exams are due January 24th, with guided due dates to keep you on track.
Need help or have questions? In addition to instructor access, every student receives support from the Extended Learning Opportunities Team.