Delivery Systems

Lectures

Initially, courses will be comprised of DVD recordings of actual classes on campus offered in the same semester. DVDs of each class session will be immediately duplicated and mailed within 48 hours to off campus students registered for the courses. Students will be required to view the DVDs shortly after receiving them in order to stay abreast of the course at roughly the same pace as the on campus students. Students will be allowed to retain the course DVDs.

  Examinations

Prior to taking a course examination, students will be required to identify an appropriate academic proctor from the Distance Learning Office's Approved Proctor List. Examinations will be mailed directly to the approved proctor along with detailed instructions concerning the examination procedure. Once the student completes the examination, it will be handed directly to the proctor, immediately sealed in an envelope, and mailed to the Distance Learning Office. The proctor and the student will affirm in writing that the detailed examination procedures were followed appropriately. Examinations will then be handled as are the assignments for the grading process. Students will be expected to take examinations within five working days of the date the examination is given on campus.

Assignments

The Distance Learning Office serves as the primary service office for the students. It will receive assignments from the students, log them in, and pass them on to the faculty for grading. Once the graded assignments are returned from the faculty member, they will again be logged in as graded and returned to the student. The Distance Learning Office will address concerns and provide information for students who have questions about the disposition of their assignments or course materials. Academic questions will be referred to the appropriate faculty member or department administrator.