DE course are therefore relieved of the dual requirement for participation in a traditional classroom course the need to be at a particular location at an appointed time. Please note, however, that Maryland in Europe DE courses are not independent study courses. Reading and responding to topics in the class conferences is the very essence of web-based distance education. All three semester-hour DE courses run over two regular terms, for approximately sixteen weeks. The final exam is administered in the last week of the class.
Most final exams are online take-home.
In some courses, the final exam must be written at your Education Center under proctored conditions. See the DE course syllabi for more information.