Distance education is designed to meet the of various populations through flexible, alternative delivery methods including Internet, hybrid, and blended courses. Synchronous video-conferencing sessions may be scheduled for all course delivery methods. Distance education students follow the same guidelines for application and registration as traditional students. In addition, identical academic standards, criteria, content, quality, and student support services apply to distance education courses as to all other college courses. There is an online orientation course, Moodle 101, for students to complete to assist with course success.
- Internet (IN)
Internet courses are college credit or continuing education courses where 100% of the instruction is asynchronously delivered through the Internet. Students work independently by utilizing Internet tools to complete course work. Students enrolled in Internet courses are guided by a qualified instructor and have access to the same resources as traditional on-campus students.
- Hybrid (HY)
Hybrid courses are college credit or continuing education courses where the primary delivery is online with a requirement that students also meet in traditional face-to-face sessions. This combines traditional classroom-based instruction with the tools of asynchronous online distance delivery.
- Blended (BL)
Blended courses are college credit or continuing education courses where the primary delivery is via traditional face-to-face method with a requirement that students have Internet access as a supplemental part of the course.
- Synchronous Learning: Insync (SY)
Synchronous Learning: Insync courses utilize scheduled synchronous video-conferencing sessions for a portion of the course hours where the instructor and student are separated by distance. Insync courses may be a scheduled part of Internet, Hybrid, Blended, and Traditional courses.
