Administrative Procedures
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Course Semester Credit Hours | TWU Minimum Class Time | Distance Education Course Designation (Time in F2F Classroom) | Hybrid DE Course (Time in F2F Classroom) | Fully DE Course (Time in F2F Classroom) |
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1 SCH | 14 hrs | Less than 7 hrs | More than 2 hrs but less than 7 hrs | 2 hrs or less |
2 SCH | 28 hrs | Less than 14 hrs | More than 4 hrs but less than 14 hrs | 4 hrs or less |
3 SCH | 42 hrs | Less than 21 hrs | More than 6 hrs but less than 21 hrs | 6 hrs or less |
Definitions
- A Distance Education Course is when over 50% of the instruction is delivered via electronic means (i.e., interactive video conferencing, Internet, etc.) to the home or to any other remote location where students and the instructor(s) are not in the same physical location. All Distance Education courses must meet these minimum criteria.
- A Hybrid Distance Education Course is when a majority (more than 50% but less than 85%) of the planned instruction occurs when the students and instructor(s) are not in the same place.
- A Fully Online class, or more formally a Fully Distance Education Course is a course in which 85% or more of the planned instruction occurs when the students and instructor(s) are not in the same place.
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