How classes are offered; the format in which a course is taught/delivered; each section of a course has a single instruction mode.

Distance Learning:  education that uses one or more technologies to deliver instruction to students who are separated from the instruction {sic-virtual classroom/lab} and to support regular and substantive interaction between the students and the instructor synchronously or asynchronously.  Technologies used for instruction may include he following:  Internet; one-way and two-way transmissions through open broadcasts, closed circuit, cable, microwave, broadband lines, fiber optics, satellite or wireless communication devices; audio conferencing; and video cassette, DVDs and CD-ROMs, if the cassette, DVDs or CD-ROMs are used in a course in conjunction with the technologies listed above.

Classroom-Based:  education that may use the technologies listed above to deliver instruction to students who are not separated from the instructor during such delivery, i.e., students and instructors meet in a physical location.

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Code:  C1
Instruction mode:  Classroom-based - 81-100%

81%-100% of the course is classroom-based.

Code:  C2
Instruction mode:  Classroom-based - 60-80%

60%-80% of the course is classroom-based.

Code:  D1
Instruction mode:  Distance Learning - 100% Asynchronous

100% of the course is distance learning in asychronous delivery.

Code:  D2
Instruction mode:  Distance Learning - 75-99%

75%-99% of the course is distance learning.

Code:  BL
Instruction mode:  Distance Learning - 41-74%

41%-74% of the course is distance learning.

Code:  DS
Instruction mode:  Distance Learning - Synchronous

100% of the course is distance learning; includes synchronous delivery.

Code:  FL
Instruction mode:  Field-based 

100% of the course is supervised and practical real world experience outside of the classroom.

Code:  IS
Instruction mode:  Individualized Study 

100% of the course is delivered by meeting/discussions/research between one student and faculty.

Code:  LB
Instruction mode:  Laboratory 

100% of the content/work is delivered in a physical lab.

Code:  RO
Instruction mode:  Research Only

100% research-project is conducted under the direction of a faculty advisor.

Code:  SA
Instruction mode:  Study Away

100% of the course is taught at another institution/entity, either domestic or international, with which ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈhas a contractual relationship to deliver the course.  (Given that these courses are not taught at ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ, we would not know the exact mode in which this course is taught, nor do we need to report on these courses.)

NOTE:

for a 3 credit course as per Section III of the Course Scheduling Policy (required to meet 37.5 hours, excluding finals, regardless of the time/day/session or instruction mode):  

99% = 37.13 hours + 6 hours of additional coursework, discussion, chats, etc.
75% = 28.13 hours + 6 hours of additional coursework, discussion, chats, etc.
74% = 27.75 hours + 6 hours of additional coursework, discussion, chats, etc.
26% = 9.75 hours + 6 hours of additional coursework, discussion, chats, etc.