Off-Campus Requirements

Faculty maintain regular contact with students throughout the semester. Depending on the course, this may involve individual discussions by telephone or e-mail, online conferencing and live classes or conference calls involving occasional guest speakers. Typically, regular communication between faculty and students will be weekly.

Students are responsible for maintaining contact with instructors and with program administration during the semester.  E-mail will be the preferred method of contact, and instructors assume that students check e-mail daily.  Some courses listed as fall offerings begin during the summer residencies, as explained above.  All other courses are designed to be completed during the 14-week fall or spring semester. Students will be provided with a detailed syllabus and lesson plan for each course. 

Off-campus communication will also include submitting assignments, papers, and other written work by mail or e-mail. Students can expect each course to require an average of 7-8 hours weekly in required reading, writing, and research assignments. Most online courses include weekly meetings at a time set by each instructor based on students' schedules. These meetings usually take place on week day  evenings or on weekend.