Easiest Straighterline Courses

If you're taking Straighterline classes through a partner college, check course equivalents on Straighterline to see what you can take.

Then go here. See which of your classes have open book exams with a sheet of self-prepared notes allowed.

As of 8/2017 the following courses have open book final exams:

• Accounting I
• Accounting II
• Managerial Accounting
• Financial Accounting
• Introduction to Business
• Business Ethics
• Business Law
• Organizational Behavior
• Principles of Management
• Western Civilization I
• Western Civilization II
• Introduction to Criminal Justice
• Introduction to Communication
• Personal Finance
• Introductory Algebra
• Business Statistics
• CPR First Aid
• Medical Terminology
• Personal Wellness
• Pharmacology I
• Pharmacology II
• Introduction to Religion
• Spanish I
• Spanish II
• Student Success
• US History II

Since these are open book exams, and you can use 1 page (front and back) self-prepared notes, the finals are a breeze. Tips for self-prepared notes:

• Go with typed
• Use Gloucester MT Extra Condensed
• Use the smallest font size you can read - I go with 6. You can manually type it in.
• Make margins .25
• Make spacing 0
• Use columns to maximize space
• Sort alphabetically - Select all, and then on the home tab in the paragraph section, click the AZ icon.

If you're thinking of taking a course that does NOT have a final with an open-book, check the course syllabus. You can do this by searching for the course and clicking 'Course Syllabus'. Most courses show a point breakdown in the syllabus, so while the final may not be open book, it might only count for 10% of the grade! Microeconomics and Macroeconomics are two examples -I believe the finals were worth 12% and 14% of the final grade respectively.