A student's home institution will determine the transferability of online courses from other colleges in meeting degree requirements at the home institution . This includes compressed video courses that are interactive. To take an online course, yes, you probably do. Information on specific hardware and software should be available to you from the provider institution s website . You need some, but not a lot of experience navigating and using the Internet.
Accreditation provides public certification of acceptable institutional quality.
Some courses use test facilities and test monitors, called proctors, in situations that require standardized testing in order to assign grades. Check with your instructor for requirements in your particular course. Remember that a Student Support Center may be able to offer you proctoring services. There may be a fee attached to proctoring services. Students should assume responsibility for making test proctoring arrangements with a Student Support Center.