Are there any distance learning colleges that offer fully accreditted degree courses with no examinations?

I have been studying for a year with the OU. I achieved between 70 and 80 for each assignment but went to pieces a bit in the exam. I'm hoping I passed but ideally I'd like to continue without having to face the prospect of having worked hard only to fail the entire course because of a poor exam performance. All advice and information is gratefully received. Many thanks everyone

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  1. I wish
  2. No. Those are called Diploma Mills and they are not accredited. There are degrees that are totally online and legit, but they require exams.
  3. yes...University of Life
  4. Yes Ultraversity see: http://ww3.ultralab.net/projects/ultraversity/ But it only offers one degree BA (Hons) Learning, Technology and Research. It does not suite everyone I started it but only did a year
  5. Im not exactly clear as to why you dont want any exams? Im guessing its for a disability. The Open University has fantastic courses and their support with exams are brilliant, disabled or not disabled. All their undergraduate level one courses contain no exams, so its possibly to achieve any HNC without taking exams.
  6. Your best bet is to try the UCAS website www.ucas.org.uk
  7. If you have a problem with exams then you should be aware that help is available. I have personal experience (as a university tutor) of students who had real problems with exams and who performed at and below pass level. University student study skills specialists were able to turn this around to performance at the 70% level. In effect, motivated students can be moved from borderline fail up to first class. If you want a degree you really will need to do exams. If this worries you then you should speak to the student support teams at the universities you are interested in.
  8. hi Robin I'm ever so sorry to disappoint but I don't think so. Sometimes there are at MA or MSc level but it would be very rare, exceptional really, at undergraduate level. All universities in the UK have to be externally examined - in other words, have lecturers from other universities scrutinise the course - and I don't think that externals would be happy with a just-coursework course. Their question would be, of course, how do we know that the student can actually do this work themselves? And the university would be hard pressed to answer this. If I were you, I would try and address the exam problem. Why not take a look at the range of excellent study skills books on Amazon? In my experience, some students decide that they are 'bad at exams' and then this becomes a self-fulfilling prophecy. In a really extreme case, you can get a student who is so sure that they will fail badly that they don't do any revision as it's a 'waste of time' - and then hey, guess what, they do fail! Often, all it takes is a little confidence and some efficient study techniques to turn themselves around. Take a look at some books, the really good advice on the OU website (I study with them too) and see what you can do to help yourself. I wish you every success with further studies.
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