There are corporate sites that serve employees, and open sites are established in cooperation with local public libraries, community colleges, state institutions, University of Alabama constituencies, etc. In some cases, open sites may be accessible during evenings and weekends to provide the flexible schedules needed by working professionals. There is no fee to become a site. Establishing a site does require that someone agree to serve as site coordinator to be the official contact person for the program. The site coordinator is responsible for registering students, receiving and returning tapes, scheduling viewing times, and proctoring examinations.
Equipment needed at the site is a television and a video cassette recorder.
Corporations, businesses, government agencies, libraries, military establishments, hospitals, etc. Admission to any undergraduate college or division of The University requires acceptable evidence of previous academic performance and scores on a recognized admission test. After an evaluation of the applicant's credentials, admission is granted into various categories, depending on the strength of their academic background. Applicants who have attended other colleges or universities are considered transfer students, regardless of the period of enrollment or amount of credit earned. Applicability of credit toward a degree refers to the prerogative of the respective academic divisions to count specific credit toward a student's degree requirements.