All credit Distance Education courses are taught by USCS faculty, with the same standards and prerequisites expected for campus-based classes. Academic departments initiate program approval, assign teaching faculty, and set class size.
Distance education combines high quality instruction with current electronic technology.
Various technologies like compressed interactive video, digital satellite, and the World Wide Web bridge the gap between student and faculty member. Technology provides learners an accessible, convenient, and effective means for receiving college credit and earning degrees when attendance in a traditional setting is not possible. The purpose of distance learning at USCS is to achieve academic excellence by offering existing programs and courses using various modes of delivery to off-campus sites. It seeks to provide a high quality student experience by expanding the times and places of program offerings and embracing technological innovation. Through partnerships with other educational institutions, with business and industry, and with community and public agencies, USCS will create off-campus learning opportunities as they are needed.