Online Course Options

Types of Online Courses

These courses will show as FULL ONLINE in the class schedule

Full-online courses have course materials, class assignments, discussions, projects, and quizzes online.
Students are not required to attend classes on campus for fully online courses. However, faculty are required to have online office hours which should be posted in the course syllabus.
All grades are recorded in the Grade Center.
Examinations must be completed in a proctored environment or via SmarterProctoring. If you plan to take the examinations at a location other than the UAFS campus, you must complete the proctor formand obtain your instructor’s approval.
An additional fee will be charged for full-online courses

These courses will show as SYNC ONLINE in the class schedule with meeting times listed but no room assignment.

Synchronous online courses have course materials, class assignments, discussions, projects, and quizzes online.
Students are required to attend virtual class sessions as listed in the schedule of classes. Meeting times may vary but will consist of at least one-third of the standard times per week. Faculty are required to have online office hours which should be posted in the course syllabus.
All grades are recorded in the Grade Center.
Examinations must be completed in a proctored environment or via SmarterProctoring. If you plan to take the examinations at a location other than the UAFS campus, you must complete the proctor formand obtain your instructor’s approval.
An additional fee will be charged for synchronous online courses.

These courses will show as HYBRID in the class schedule.

Hybrid courses have the majority of course materials online.
The instructor reduces class meeting time by at least one-third but no more than two-thirds. Summer five-week hybrid courses meet two days a week at a standard time and ten-week hybrid courses meet one day a week at a standard time.
Most class assignments, discussions, projects, and quizzes are available online.
All grades are recorded in the Grade Center.
Examinations must be taken in a proctored environment or via SmarterProctoring. If you plan to take the examinations at a location other than the UAFS campus, you must complete the proctor form and obtain your instructor's approval.
No additional fee will be charged for hybrid courses.

Students attend all class meetings on campus.

Some course materials such as the syllabus, calendar, announcements, and lectures are available online.
Faculty members may also put assignments and quizzes online so you can submit assignments and take quizzes.
You may be able to view your grades in the Grade Center.
You must take finals and major examinations in the classroom.
No additional fee will be charged for web-enhanced courses.