Academic Advising

Semester Classes

Semester classes meet fourteen times over a fifteen week span. Each class meets once a week for 2 1/2 hours. There is a break called reading week after the seventh week of class, during this week there is no class meeting.

Block Classes

Block classes meet for seven weeks. Each class meets once a week for 5 hours. There are two blocks during each semester.

Modular Classes

Modular classes meet for two 20 hour weekends during a specific month. Modular classes meet Friday 5:30–9:30pm, Saturday and Sunday 9:00–5:00pm. There is a weekend with no classes between the two 20 hour meetings. For more information see the Modular Class Schedule.

Distance Learning Courses

Distance Learning courses combine stimulating and informative video and/or audio programs with challenging textbooks, study guides and other materials. Students in these courses study more independently, with limited on-campus meetings. Students borrow audiovisual materials for telecourses from the Library or their home site office. For more information see our Distance Learning section.

Hybrid Courses

Hybrid courses are courses in which time traditionally spent in the classroom is reduced by as much as 50 percent and a significant portion of the learning activities have been moved online using Blackboard. For more information see our Distance Learning section.

Fusion Courses

Typically, accelerated core courses will be conducted over a five-week period in the "hybrid" format with 20 hours of classroom instruction and at least 20 hours of online instruction utilizing the Blackboard educational platform. Fusion programs will feature at least three five-week courses each semester. The accelerated courses are part of Fusion programs sponsored by the Colleges of Social and Behavioral Sciences and Business.