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How many assessments can you finish in one FlexPath session?
There is no cap. You pay one flat fee per 12-week session and complete as much as you can inside it.
You take one or two courses at a time, and when you finish a course you can start the next immediately rather than waiting for a new billing session. That mechanism is the entire cost advantage of the format.
Why this is the whole product
In a per-credit school, working faster shortens your calendar but not your bill. In FlexPath it does both, because the fee attaches to the 12-week window rather than to the courses inside it. A nurse who clears two courses in a session has effectively halved the unit price of each.
That is why the same master's ranges from about $12,500 to $28,125 depending on nothing but pace.
What realistically fits in twelve weeks
Assessments are substantial written pieces against scoring guides, not quizzes, so the honest constraint is your hours rather than any rule.
- 20+ hours a week: two courses in a session is a realistic target.
- 10 to 20 hours: one course comfortably, sometimes a second late in the window.
- Under 10 hours: one course, and plan for the possibility it runs to the edge.
The trap on the other side
Loading two courses and finishing neither is worse than finishing one, because the session ends either way and the incomplete work carries into a session you pay for again. Momentum is the asset here — take the second course when the first is genuinely close, not at the start out of optimism.
Can I take three or four courses at once?
You work with one or two at a time. In practice that is rarely the binding constraint — finishing a course lets you start the next immediately, so throughput is governed by your hours rather than by a course cap.
Do I have to finish a course inside the session?
Each course must be completed within 12 weeks, and you must engage with it at least once every 28 days. Unfinished work carries into the next billing session, which means paying again for the same window.
Is it worth pushing hard in the first session?
Yes, more than in any later one. Early momentum lowers your total session count directly, and nurses who front-load report that the habit carries. The alternative — a slow first session and a plan to catch up — is how six-session finishes happen.