Non-credit courses are offered through the Office of Advanced Training and Continuing Education. Each participating academic unit will develop an annual Distance Education Implementation Plan that meets accreditation standards, explains method of delivery, specifies delivery sites, notes expected enrollments at each site, and assigns instructors to courses. All instructors teaching their first distance education course must attend in-service training. In subsequent semesters, they may need to update their skills or help train other faculty members. Professors teaching distance education courses are encouraged to teach courses from each remote site at least once during the semester the course is offered.
Faculty members are responsible for ensuring that students receive all course materials.
Scheduling All distance-education courses are submitted to the Registrar for scheduling. Credit courses must be listed in the USCS catalog before they are taught through distance education. Courses should be scheduled to allow sufficient time between classes for faculty-student interaction and for equipment maintenance. Faculty should work with USCS Information Technology to determine an appropriate schedule for distribution of student opinion polls at distance education sites. All distance education courses will carry a special designation in the USCS Schedule to inform students that the course will be taught by distance education.