Instructional Method Definitions

In-person (NORMAL): A course in which all formal instructional contact hours are conducted face-to-face in a classroom, studio, or lab on campus, excluding the use of online for make-up classes. Students must expect that in-person courses will include some online materials and communications in support of class work.

Hybrid/Blended (HYBRID): A course that uses both in-person instructional time on campus and online instructional time. The general schedule of the in-person commitment is shared in the course schedule. Specifics are provided by the instructor.

Remote (synchronous) (RMSYC): A course in which 100% of the instruction occurs remotely (online) and students participate in regularly scheduled virtual class meetings via Zoom, Blackboard Collaborate, or another platform.  For example, a class originally scheduled for Monday, Wednesday, and Friday at 8:15am will only schedule virtual activities for that time period. Please note that the specific frequency of class meetings is determined by the faculty.

Online (asynchronous) (ONLINE): A course in which 100% of instructional time occurs online with no set time for virtual class meetings.

Session A and Session B Courses: Some departments offer 8-week accelerated courses. Classes offered as "Session A" run the first eight weeks of the semester and courses offered as "Session B" run the second eight weeks of the semester. To determine if a course is an A or B session course, the course section will appear as 01A, 01B, 50A or 50B. (Excludes lab sections).