Course Modalities
In-person only (on-campus)
In this modality, students meet once (up to 3 hours) or twice (85 minutes) a week in the classroom. Classes are held in one of two buildings (Maxwell Hall or 5th Avenue). Students access the course syllabus, the course materials, and submit assignments in Canvas. Assignment feedback and grades are posted in Canvas.
On-campus + Virtual
In this modality, students meet twice a week: once on campus (85 minutes), either at Maxwell Hall or 5th Avenue, and once virtually (85 minutes) via video conference (MS Teams). Students access the course syllabus, the course materials, and submit assignments in Canvas. Faculty post the meeting link, announcements, and grades through Canvas.
On-campus + Asynchronous
In this modality, students meet once a week (85 minutes) in the classroom, either at Maxwell Hall or 5th Avenue. The remainder of the coursework is asynchronous. Students spend time in Canvas reviewing content, completing assignments, and participating in online social learning activities. The asynchronous portion is not self-paced. Students must adhere to weekly deadlines. Faculty are required to participate in the weekly discussion boards, grade in timely manner and provide actionable feedback.
Virtual + Asynchronous
In this modality, students meet once a week (85 minutes) via video conference (MS Teams). The remainder of the course work is asynchronous. Each week, students log into Canvas to review content, complete assignments, and participate in online social learning activities. The asynchronous portion is not self-paced. Students must adhere to weekly deadlines. Faculty are required to participate in the weekly discussion boards, grade in timely manner and provide actionable feedback.
Virtual Only
In this modality, students meet once (up to 3 hours) or twice (85 minutes) a week on MS Teams Meetings. Students access the course syllabus, the course materials, and submit assignments in Canvas. Assignment feedback and grades are posted in Canvas.
Fully Online (Asynchronous)
In this modality, students do not have scheduled class meetings. These courses are asynchronous and typically 7 weeks long. Each week, students log into Canvas to review the learning module which contains lectures, videos, readings, assignments and social learning activities such as discussion boards or VoiceThreads. Theses course are not self-paced/set it and forget it courses; students must participate in social learning activities and adhere to weekly deadlines. Please visit the Online Teaching section for expectations and tips for teaching in this modality. Faculty are required to post weekly announcements, participate in the weekly discussion boards, grade in timely manner and provide actionable feedback.
