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Course Type Descriptions

  Course Type Description
Day Course Day Course Courses scheduled Monday through Friday during daytime hours (prior to 4:30 p.m.)
Evening Course Evening Course Courses scheduled during evening hours (4:30 p.m. or thereafter) or on weekends.
Honors Course Honors Course Courses designed primarily for students in the Honors Transfer Program, but that are open to all eligible students. Students enrolling in an Honors section are required to do Honors-level work.
Hybrid Course Hybrid Course Courses that substitute a portion of face-to-face instructional hours with online work. The course may have some regularly scheduled on-campus meetings without alternative distance education means of student participation.
Online Course Online Course Courses where the instructor and student are separated by distance for the entire course and can interact exclusively (100%) through the assistance of communication technology. The course is conducted through a class website, which may include multimedia material and links to other online resources. Students interact with the instructor and other students through posted class discussions, direct individual communication and assignments (which may include group work). Testing may be done online, via proctoring arrangements, or other means. Instructors require no mandatory on-campus meetings. If an instructor wishes to incorporate on-campus meetings into the course, the instructor must also provide for alternative distance education means of student participation.
Learning Community Course Learning Community Course Learning Communities are two or more classes, often in different departments, designed to be taken together by the same group of students. Learning Communities are designed to connect students to each other, to their teachers, to the college, and to student learning. The classes have a common theme and coordinate their assignments. This allows students to work on themes from more than one perspective. Some Learning Community sections must be taken together. In these instances enrollment in one CRN will require enrollment in one or more additional CRN's. When you see the Learning Community icon, check the section description for additional details.
Course at an offsite campus Course at an offsite campus Courses offered in off-campus locations.
Supplemental Instruction Supplemental Instruction This is a Supplemental Instruction section, which includes regularly scheduled study sessions 2 – 3 times per week facilitated by trained student leaders.
Zero Textbook Cost Zero Textbook Cost (ZTC) This is a Zero Textbook Cost (ZTC) course. The total cost of required instructional materials for this course is $0.
Low Cost OER Low Textbook Cost (LTC) This is a Low Textbook Cost (LTC) course. The total cost of required instructional materials for this course is less than $40.
Inclusive Access Class Inclusive Access Class The Inclusive Access program is a new textbook model in collaboration with top publishers that converts books into digital content. All students in a class buy into the content, lowering the cost for everyone. All students in that class also get access to the content on the first day. The digital content also includes Interactive Learning Platforms.
weekend Weekend Class Courses scheduled on weekends.
Embedded Support Class Embedded Support Class This course section may include additional support services such as tutors, supplemental instruction leaders, counselors, or other holistic support included in the class.
Fully or Partially Synchronous, Online Course Fully or Partially Synchronous, Online Course A course offered online, in which the student will need to login during the specified days/times indicated in the WebSchedule. Students should discuss any potential flexibility regarding the scheduled hours directly with the faculty member.
Contextualized GE Contextualized GE General Education courses that are taught with a specific theme throughout the course content, i.e. contextualized.

Course Status Descriptions

Status Description
Open You may register for this class as space is still available.
Open for Waitlist This class is full but you can place yourself on the waitlist. If a space opens up, you will be notified via text message and/or email of the opportunity to register.
Waitlist Closed and Check Later The class has not started and the waitlist is full. Check again later to see if space on the waitlist becomes available.
In Progress and Contact instructor This class has started and you can no longer place yourself on a waitlist. Contact the instructor to see if additional enrollments are permitted.
Closed You can no longer register or waitlist for this class.
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