{"id":31,"date":"2024-05-06T13:58:00","date_gmt":"2024-05-06T13:58:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mtsu.edu\/registration\/?page_id=31"},"modified":"2026-04-29T09:45:37","modified_gmt":"2026-04-29T09:45:37","slug":"coursetypes","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.mtsu.edu\/registration\/coursetypes\/","title":{"rendered":"Course Types"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>MTSU offers a variety of course types to match students and faculty needs for instructional delivery.&nbsp; The most common course types students will take are as follows:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list is-style-compact-list\">\n<li><a href=\"#On-Ground\">On-Ground<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"#Blended\">Blended<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"#Synchronous\">Synchronous (Remote)<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"#Online\">Asynchronous (Online)<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"#Flex\">Flex<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Examples of other course types include Independent Study, Clinical, Practicum, and Research courses. When looking at your schedule or looking up classes in PipelineMT, you can identify&nbsp;course types&nbsp;by the location, section number, meeting type, or attributes of the course. See descriptions of each course type below for further information.&nbsp; If you have any concerns about how a course will be offered, please contact the instructor of the course or the department offering the course.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A few notes about course types:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The meeting pattern of the course when you register does not change unless the course is canceled. Required meeting dates or times cannot be added once a class is on your schedule.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Course types are not changed on courses once Priority Registration has started for a semester and students are registered in the course. Any changes to a course type would require the course to be canceled entirely. Students would then have to choose a different section of that course or another course entirely. Departments will send an email notification to enrolled students if a course has to be canceled for any reason before the semester begins.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Effective Fall 2023, out-of-state students seeking to take advantage of the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.mtsu.edu\/tuition\/\">eRate tuition<\/a>&nbsp;must be in Asynchronous (Online)&nbsp;or Synchronous (Remote) courses only. Students in any other class types are not eligible for eRate for the semester enrolled. That includes not only in-person classes but also independent study courses, practicums, or research classes, even if they do not meet in person.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The Distance Education course fee is charged to all courses with a &#8220;D&#8221; or &#8220;F&#8221; in the section number, including Synchronous (Remote), Asynchronous (Online), Flex, and some Blended courses.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Course notes for Distance Education courses can be found here: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mtsu.edu\/online\/banner-notes\/\">mtsu.edu\/online\/banner-notes<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-text-color has-lightgray-color has-alpha-channel-opacity has-lightgray-background-color has-background is-style-wide\" \/>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"On-Ground\">On-Ground&nbsp;Courses<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>These are your conventional classes that meet in a classroom either on campus or at an off-campus satellite location.&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>All instruction takes place on-ground and in-person at the scheduled times.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>In PipelineMT these courses will have scheduled days\/times and assigned classrooms.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-text-color has-lightgray-color has-alpha-channel-opacity has-lightgray-background-color has-background is-style-wide\" \/>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"Blended\">Blended Courses<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>A combination of in-person and online\/remote instruction. Students will meet on-ground for a portion of the course.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>All Blended courses will be marked with a &#8220;<strong>B<\/strong>&#8221; or &#8220;<strong>DB<\/strong>&#8221; in the section number of the course.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The meeting pattern of the course will tell you exactly what days, times, and where you&#8217;ll meet in person and (if applicable) what days and times you&#8217;ll meet remotely.&nbsp; All other instruction not listed in the meeting pattern will take place asynchronously online through D2L.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>A course with a &#8220;<strong>DB<\/strong>&#8221; section number will meet less than 50% of the time on-ground and usually will only have a few in-person meetings during the semester. All scheduled meetings will be listed in the meeting pattern of the course when students register.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-text-color has-lightgray-color has-alpha-channel-opacity has-lightgray-background-color has-background is-style-wide\" \/>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"Synchronous\">Synchronous (Remote) Courses<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>All instruction is delivered online via Zoom or other university-approved platforms (Microsoft Teams, etc.) and through D2L.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Instruction will be&nbsp;<strong>synchronous,&nbsp;<\/strong>meaning students will participate in instruction sessions at the assigned days\/times of the course just like they would with an on-ground course.&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>In PipelineMT the location will be listed as&nbsp;<strong>REMOTE&nbsp;<\/strong>to help you easily identify if the course is delivered this way.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>These courses are designated with a &#8220;<strong>D<\/strong>&#8221; in the section number and the meeting type is listed as &#8220;<strong>SYNC<\/strong>&#8221; on your schedule.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-text-color has-lightgray-color has-alpha-channel-opacity has-lightgray-background-color has-background is-style-wide\" \/>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"Online\">Asynchronous (Online) Courses<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>All instruction is entirely online in D2L. Students will be able to work at their own pace, although instructors will have a schedule of assignment due dates in D2L.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Instruction will be&nbsp;<strong>asynchronous<\/strong>, meaning these courses do not have any scheduled days\/times or assigned classrooms.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>In Pipeline MT the location will be listed as&nbsp;<strong>ONLINE&nbsp;<\/strong>to help you easily identify if the course is delivered this way.&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>These courses are designated with a \u201c<strong>D<\/strong>\u201d in the section number and the meeting type is listed as &#8220;<strong>ONLN<\/strong>&#8221; on your schedule.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-text-color has-lightgray-color has-alpha-channel-opacity has-lightgray-background-color has-background is-style-wide\" \/>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"Flex\">Flex Courses<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>There are two types of Flex courses approved: HyFlex and Synchronous Flex.&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>HyFlex courses are offered simultaneously on-ground, synchronously, and asynchronously.&nbsp; Students choose how they will take the course and can change between the three instructional methods as needed during the semester.&nbsp; For example, one week a student may choose to attend in-person, but the next week will have to join synchronously via Zoom because they are out of town. The choice of how to attend or complete work is the student&#8217;s in this type of course.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Synchronous Flex courses are offered simultaneously on-ground and synchronously only. Much like HyFlex, students choose how they will take the course and can change between the two instructional methods as needed during the semester.&nbsp; However, there is no option to complete the work asynchronously, students must join the instructional period either in-person or via Zoom (or other university-approved platforms).&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>These courses are designated with a \u201c<strong>F<\/strong>\u201d in the section number and have a meeting type of &#8220;<strong>FLEX<\/strong>&#8221; on your schedule. Days, times, and a room assignment will exist on the course for students opting to appear in-person or join synchronously.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>MTSU offers a variety of course types to match students and faculty needs for instructional delivery.&nbsp; The most common course types students will take are as follows: Examples of other course types include Independent Study, Clinical, Practicum, and Research courses. 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