When I lived in New York City, I took some courses at The New School and New York University for no credit. The courses were offered with college credit, however, I declined to take them for credit so that I didn't have to worry about taking exams, writing papers, or grades, but I still got to enjoy learning and discussing topics that I am interesed in. I already have a degree so I didn't need the credits.
I was looking at an adult education catalogue for classes here in York, and there were some courses that were for credit and some courses that weren't. A class that I really wanted to take was a for-credit class that requires you to write a paper.I told DH that I wanted to take it for no credit so that I didn't have to bother writing the paper. He said that was impossible, and that if I didn't write the paper I wouldn't get the benefit of taking the class. In my opinion, I would get the benefits of reading about, learning about and discussing a subject that I am interested in. I don't want taking a class to turn into a stressful ordeal where I'm worried about grades and deadlines. I want to enjoy myself; I have enough stress in my life as it is.
As I said, I have done this more than once in the US. Also, when I was studying for my degree, there were other students who sometimes sat in the classes that I was in but didn't take credit for them.
Is this really unheard of in the UK?
