Distance Learning - Making college fit into your schedule
Online courses
- Courses take place online
- You may have to go to a campus or approved testing site to take exams.
- You can complete your assignments around your busy life.
- Your may participate in online office hours, chats, or presentations.
- These classes can be taken from anywhere in as long as you have reliable Internet access each week.
Hybrid courses (also called Online + Face-to-Face)
- These courses have an on-campus component
- You meet on campus for 1/3 or less of the normal time you would meet in a normal class.
- For a three credit hour class that means you would meet less than 16 hours on campus during the semester
- The rest of your work would be done over the Internet.
IP Video
- These courses allow students to take a class with students from around the state at the same time but in many different locations.
- IP Video classes meet at a scheduled day and time and require that you are on campus.
Technology Enhanced
- Students are required to meet on campus at least 50 percent of the time.
- This can reduce the amount of time you spend in the classroom and the number of times you have to drive to campus.
- You will have scheduled class meetings you must attend on a regular basis.