What is an Online or Distance Course?
The online/distance course is one in which more than two-thirds (10 to 15 hours per credit) of the course instructional time, content delivery and/or communication between student and professor and among students is facilitated via technology that allows students to be physically separate from the instructor and each other. Communication may take place asynchronously (such as via online discussions) or synchronously (such as via live videoconference).