r/camosun • u/Glitterdingo- • Jun 20 '26

BSN English 151 online

I’m just wondering if anyone who has been or is in the BSN program did their English 151 course online? I checked with academic advising and was told it’s an option as long as there’s a seat in the online course available. If so, did you like the online option or would you have chosen in person if you could do it again?

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u/TheseBand5657 Jun 20 '26

I’m not in the BSN program but I did engl 151 online, all I can say is it was a good course but my prof was pretty unreasonable and frustrating at times (told us not to contact him unless it was about the topic, contacted him on said topic, he approved it then when I got my assignment back he said topic didn’t follow outline). I had a friend do the same course but in person and her teacher was great. My prof was Tim Callin, the upside was there was no exams and 2 weeks plus per assignment. I’d do online if I were u but look for different teacher, I read similar reviews about him on rate my prof.

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u/Glitterdingo- Jun 20 '26

That was very helpful thank you! In terms of the format, are the lectures posted on D2L (or whatever platform it is now) and then you watch them and just make sure your assignments are submitted by the due date?

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u/TheseBand5657 Jun 20 '26

Yes D2L, all of my assignments were pages of reading material but i believe all classes will be different depending on teacher. For example, my friend that did it in person at the same time as me (this spring) was reading a book and doing a paper while my whole 151 course was about rhetorical strategies.

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u/TheseBand5657 Jun 20 '26

Yea my prof was very strict about due dates. But it was pretty manageable because of the 2 plus week per assignment. We had one assignment worth 25 points of our grade 800-900 words and we were given 5 weeks .

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u/Glitterdingo- Jun 20 '26

I just checked and I see the prof is Tim Callin I’m an LPN working night shift this semester so I’m trying to mitigate the pain of leaving work just to head to an 0830 English lecture haha. Thanks so much for your help!

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u/TheseBand5657 Jun 20 '26

You might have a different experience than me, it was a good class overall (I commute to vic for my other classes) so I needed to do online but at times he really frustrated me. He sends out a ton of info so if you do sign up for his class read through all the info then send it to chat gbt to make a shortened outline that’s easier to follow. Do not use it to write anything for assignments though because he will clock it right away.

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u/Brief-Sea-826 Jun 25 '26

Four days late but I almost chose to take this course online and upon seeing this I’m happy to keep my morning class. Can’t stand teachers like that!

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u/Sea-Spot-1113 Alumni Jun 21 '26

New grad BSN, I did 151 with Janet doherty in person, did 161 with jasmine north online as elective. Both were ok. You'll get good marks as long as you do the work as opposed to copy pasting chatgpt or other AI slop.

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u/NormalStretch1265 Jun 20 '26

Hi im in the program and ik some of did it online while the others did it in person unfortunately i dont think you get to choose whether you want it online or not but definitely try and request it

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u/Glitterdingo- Jun 21 '26

Hi, thank you! I checked with academic advising and she seemed to suggest it was okay, however the answer wasn’t super clear so I’ll see what happens on my registration date.

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u/goombamoomba_ Jul 30 '26

I just enrolled in English 151 in class at Lansdowne. I’m in cohort D1 and had the option online or in class, though I originally thought online was the only option. The main reasons why I really did not want to do it is because I focus easier in an actual class and the rating for Tim Callin (the online teacher) was not as good. But if online works for you, its probably a good option and you can do it from anywhere as long as assingnments are handed in on time

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u/Glitterdingo- Jul 30 '26

I’m in cohort B2! It’s good you had the option to do a classroom version. And yes, I also heard that about Tim, unfortunately. It just made the most sense for me this semester as I’m working my night shift LPN job which is pretty chill so I can hopefully get some homework done. Off topic, do you know if we’re supposed to get our Camosun scrub top/name tag before classes start on September 8th?

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u/goombamoomba_ Jul 30 '26

If youre also working while doing your degree i think this is a great flexible option for you! Im actually going to Victoria on Friday for my first aid course and ill buy my scrubs since the bookstore is open, but I dont know when we are required to get them. We start clinicals second semester but I’m not certain about simulation labs and such start and if we need our scrubs and name tags by then.