Your Schedule. Your Way.
Mix 16-week and 8-week classes, focus on fewer courses at a time, or stick with a traditional full-semester plan. Flex+ bends to fit your life. Not the other way around.
Mix Your Format
Tailor your schedule to fit your lifestyle. Mix and match 8-week accelerated courses with traditional 16-week terms, or combine online, hybrid, and in-person classes to build a term that works for you.
Focus Your Energy
Zero in on challenging subjects by taking shorter, concentrated sessions when you need them. Focusing on fewer classes at a time lets you dive deeper into course material without spreading yourself too thin.
Keep a Steady Pace
Maintain steady progress toward your degree or certificate without taking a break. Multiple start dates throughout the year allow you to jump in when you're ready and keep your momentum going strong.
Built Around Real Life
Adapt your course load as life changes. Whether you're balancing work, family, or personal goals, Flex+ gives you the freedom to scale your enrollment up or down from one session to the next.
Pick the pace that fits your life
Build your schedule three ways.
Balance your semester
Pair 16-week courses with 8-week courses so you’re juggling fewer classes at once.
Two classes at a time
Stack a couple courses in back-to-back 8-week terms. Same credit load, half the classes competing for your attention.
A full 16-week plan
Prefer the traditional rhythm? Stay on the classic full-semester schedule.
What stays the same: Every Flex+ option earns full college credit and retains identical program requirements, academic standards, faculty guidance, and student support.
What it looks like
Here’s what a 12-credit semester could look like under each Flex+ model.
Balance your semester
2 full-semester courses + 2 focused 8-week courses = 12 credits
Two classes at a time
2 back-to-back 8-week terms, two courses each = 12 credits
A full 16-week plan
A standard full semester of courses = 12 credits
Click any schedule above to view details and expand
Note: The courses shown in the graphics are just an example.
Programs built for the 8-week focus model
Some AWC programs can be completed with 8-week classes, allowing you to focus on one or two courses at a time.
- Nursing Assistant
- Phlebotomy
- Behavioral Health Technician
- Community Health Worker
- Business - ABUS
- Family Sciences
- History
- Marketing
- Philosophy
- Political Science
- Psychology
- Sociology
The AGEC (Arizona General Education Curriculum) can also be completed using this 8-week structure.
Ready to build your semester?
Take the next step.
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Apply for Admission: Create your AWC account and complete the online application to get started.
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Talk to an Advisor: Schedule a meeting to map your 8-week, 16-week, or mixed plan.
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Plan in Self-Service: Sign in to search for sections and build your term when you’re ready to register. Use the filters to find the course length you want.
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How to Find 8-Week Courses: View a step-by-step visual guide on using Advanced Search filters in Self-Service.
