The program's advisory board has adapted the classroom curriculum to a distance learning, Web-based format. Both evening classroom and distance learning formats cover the same content areas.
Students use the Internet and voice mail to communicate with other students and their instructors.
For a comparison of the classroom and distance learning formats, including the technology required for each, see the chart below . You should consider your learning style, strengths and preferences before enrolling in a distance learning certificate program. A distance learning course saves commuting time, but requires at least as much time as attending classes and completing assignments for campus courses. In a distance learning course, you obtain information through a combination of the Web, textbooks, or audio, and exchange information with your instructor and classmates via teleconferences or the Internet and voice mail. Prepare to take responsibility for your own learning.