To summarize, faculty support is provided in a variety of ways appropriate to our method of teaching and approved by our Accrediting Commission. Students are provided written forms to request additional help in any area of course content including clarification, further explanation, suggested resources, etc. The course author or staff instructor personally answers each written request for help in a timely fashion. The response can also be faxed, e-mailed or handled by telephone. However, the faculty prefers to respond in writing so that the student has a permanent record for later referral, and for faculty analysis as part of curriculum review.
Faculty are also available by telephone, usually through a pre-arranged appointment.
CDU maintains a toll-free telephone number for this service. The Registrar and Student Services Department are available five days weekly for any type of clerical support. All faculty who serve in an instructional capacity are hired on retainer for working with students. In many cases, the course author is also the course instructor. Adults who prefer greater autonomy and have the maturity, motivation and self-discipline, often find that distance learning meets their needs better than traditional methods of education.