Course Delivery Model
A seated course is offered face-to-face at regular meeting times.
Any seated course may become web-enhanced through a supplementary course website offered through the Canvas platform.
Online courses at Rochester University have regular and substantive interaction between the instructor and students, adhering to the Department of Education’s definition for “Distance Education” and not “Correspondence.” An online course is 100%* online and may include synchronous and asynchronous learning. All online courses are offered through the Canvas platform.
A hybrid course meets in a seated classroom and includes a significant amount of online activity requiring both in-seat and online participation.
* The online Missional Leadership program requires students to participate in a one-week seated seminar each semester (see the Missional Leadership section of this handbook).
* The online Sport Leadership program requires students to participate in a one week seated intensive at the beginning of the student’s first semester and a one week seated intensive during the Summer semester’s Session B (see the Sport Leadership section of this handbook).
COURSE SECTION NUMBERING
Each section has, in addition to a 4-digit course number, a 4-5 digit section number that provides a variety of information. (Example: SPL 5013-WM01)
Character 1 - Course Delivery Mode
W = Web (Online)
H = Hybrid
I = Independent Study
S = Seated
X = Online Independent Study
V = Synchronous Web (Online)
Z = Hybrid Independent Study
Character 2 - Program Type
A = Accelerated Learning
E = Early College
G = GEO
H = Honors
M = Masters
P = Professional Development
R = Rize
T = Traditional
Characters 3 & 4 - Section Number
01, 02, 03, ...11, 12...etc.
Character 5 - Course Length
A = 8-week Session A
B = 8-week Session B
[Blank] = 16-week semester