Telecourses and online courses provide an opportunity for such students to continue their education, often saving time and money as well. Telecourses are as demanding as on-campus classes. However, they are more convenient and offer educational experience at a place of the student's choosing. Telecourses Florida Community College at Jacksonville delivers college credit courses to homes, jobs, campuses and other convenient sites through telecourses. Telecourse airing schedule is specified in each course syllabus.
Telecourse students go to campus for an initial meeting and to take exams.
Telecourse students have the option of taking tests on campus with their professor or at alternate test sites. Telecourse content and college credit hours are equivalent to on-campus courses. Each course is a combination of televised lessons, study guide and textbook readings, written assignments, faculty interaction and testing. Students can access the Internet for a variety of courses, such as English composition, sociology, psychology and others. Students follow the professor's online syllabus and lectures, read assigned text material, may participate in online discussions with their instructor and fellow students, complete and deliver research papers, and take tests.