Between meetings, students work on assignments and projects, and participate in online activities that facilitate frequent interaction with the faculty and with other students. Cluster students attend four cluster sessions per year, held quarterly over an extended weekend at the university, during the first two years of their programs. Cluster terms start in March and September. Institute students attend weeklong sessions at the university twice a year at the start of each term. Institute terms start in January and July.
Doctoral terms are five months long.
Online activities require a computer and an Internet service provider. Faculty members and students interact via online forums using threaded bulletin boards, chatrooms, email, electronic classroom sessions, and online submission of assignments in multimedia formats. The School of Computer and Information Sciences Nova Southeastern University 6100 Griffin Rd.