Are Online Courses Right for You?

Without giving it too much thought, the advantages of an online course are quickly obvious...they save you time and money, you can work at your own speed, and you are not locked into someone else's class schedule.

At Sagamore, we have found that our on-line offerings of Continuing Education courses have been well received in the marketplace. We screen these courses very carefully to assure that they are timely, instructive and current in their content. A great number of our participants utilize a combination of our online courses, company-sponsored classes and traditional classroom offerings to meet their Continuing Education requirements.

With Prelicensing Insurance Education there are three avenues available in most states...classroom, self-study and online. At Sagamore, we believe that the information delivery method is far less important than the design and quality of the content. A poor-quality classroom licensing course written in gibberish will not improve by putting it online. At Sagamore, we believe that a logically sequenced text written in a crisp, conversational tone to specifically address the exam content outline is the keystone for any method of delivery. Our texts meet and surpass this requirement. Both the Property & Casualty and the Life & Health Keys are plain English primers written with the single objective of preparing a candidate to pass the state insurance licensing exam. Only the exam-essential insurance terminology is utilized, and it is defined before it is used.

The online courses that we've built uses these texts as our educational foundation take the student on a step-by-step journey through the state required curriculum. There are numerous practice tests which allow the user to monitor progress as the information unfolds. Numerous Shortcuts are provided that often reduce a page of information to a power phrase of a dozen words or less. The Key Points following each chapter capture the essential testable information into 15-20 bite-sized phrases insuring that the students both learn and remember. Our Practice Final Exams are written by subject matter experts who have written questions for the testing companies actually administering state insurance exams. These Finals replicate both the style and the difficulty level of the State Exam.

But, there is an important caveat for students selecting an online course to prepare for the State Exam...the course will not work if you don't. If you require the motivational skills of a classroom instructor to drag you through the material, if your home or work environment is not conducive to your ability to focus for several hours at a time, then perhaps on online course is not appropriate for you. At Sagamore, we want your prelicensing educational experience to be successful and rewarding...even if that involves choosing someone other than Sagamore as your educational provider. If you make your choices wisely, your entrance into a new and exciting career need not be a frustrating, expensive event.