What is the format for online classes?
Each course lasts eight weeks. For the fall 2010 semester the first eight-week Bi-Term begins on Monday, August 30 and concludes on Thursday, October 21. The second eight-week term begins on Monday, October 25 and concludes on Thursday, December 16. At least two courses are offered every Bi-Term. The online courses are primarily asynchronous which means that the student will not have to be online at a particular time each week. The student can access materials and assignments and submit assignments any time. Assignments need to be submitted by the due date associated with the assignment. For most courses, there will be three times (first week of the course, middle of the course, last week of the course) when the student will need to be online for conversation with the professor and other students. In an effort to work around students’ schedules, the professor will offer two or more times students can choose to be online for each session so that all students can participate.
