Sandhills Community College offers a curriculum semester that takes only 10 weeks to complete, yet students receive a full semester's worth of instruction and full college credits.

Fall Mini-Mester begins on Wednesday, Sept. 26, with registration on Monday, Sept. 24 and Tuesday, Sept. 25, from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Twenty online classes will be offered. Subjects include anthropology, business, communications, English, history, humanities, philosophy, psychology, religion and sociology.

Mini-Mester classes do move along faster than the regular 15-week semester, but nothing is omitted. The high-quality instruction and number of assignments remain the same. Given the fact that they do move faster, a limit of two classes is allowed per student per semester.

A reliable computer with an Internet connection is required. Those wishing to take Mini-Mester classes but do not have a computer or Internet access are welcome to utilize the computers in the Learning Resources Center in Boyd Library.

These are classes for college credit, not continuing education. New, returning and current Sandhills Community College students can take these classes. New students must complete the steps to admission prior to registering for Mini-Mester. Financial aid may be available.

Registration will be in Stone Hall or can also be completed by emailing minimester @sandhills.edu.

To view the complete list of classes and all information regarding Mini-Mester, check the college's website, www.sandhills.edu.