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Course Type Options

To best fit your schedule and provide a safe, flexible, dynamic learning environment, the College has developed the following course types. You will also find them in the myINFO course search section for each course listed under “Registration Info.”
Current or incoming students who are building their schedule should also use the planning tools available in myINFO and should consult with an academic advisor during the planning process.

Important Definitions:

Non-matriculated - A student not enrolling in a degree program.
Matriculated - A student enrolling in a degree program.
Asynchronous Instruction: Direct Instruction Occurs online and not at a specified meeting time.
Synchronous Instruction: Direct Instruction takes place at a specified meeting time.

Tompkins Cortland Course Types:

Course Type 1 | On-Campus Meetings

Class instruction is 100% on campus classes/labs.

Class instruction takes place on campus synchronously (at a specific meeting time). Meetings are at a regularly scheduled time (usually once, twice, or three times a week) on campus.

Example: 3 credits, meets Monday and Wednesday from 9-10:15 a.m. in a specific room.

Course Type 2 | On-Campus and Live Online Meetings Blend

Class instruction is a blend of on-campus classes/labs and live online class meetings/labs. In person may be optional for some courses.

Class instruction takes place on-campus AND online synchronously (at a specific meeting time). Meetings are at a regularly scheduled time (usually once, twice, or three times a week), and they will alternate between taking place on-campus and online via a web platform (like Microsoft Teams).

Example: 3 credits, meets Monday 9-10:15 a.m. in a specific room on campus | meets Wednesday online 9-10:15 a.m.

Course Type 3 | On-Campus and Online Asynchronous Blend

Class instruction is a blend of on-campus classes/labs and online asynchronous (instruction not occurring at a specified meeting time). In person may be optional for some courses.

Meetings are at a regularly scheduled time (usually once, twice, or three times a week) on campus. Additional class instruction and activities occur via Brightspace, which is the College’s Online Learning Management System.

Example: 3 credits, meets Monday 9-10:15 a.m. in a specific room on campus | additional instruction and assignments occur through Brightspace.

Course Type 4 | Live Online Meetings

Class instruction is 100% live online classes/labs.

Meetings are at a regularly scheduled time (usually once, twice, or three times a week) via a web platform (like Microsoft Teams).

Example: 3 credits, meets online Monday and Wednesday 9-10:15 a.m.

Course Type 5 | Live Online and Online Asynchronous Blend

Class instruction is a blend of live online class/labs and online asynchronous (instruction not occurring at a specified meeting time).

Meetings are at a regularly scheduled time (usually once, twice, or three times a week) via a web platform (like Microsoft Teams). Additional class instruction and activities occur via Brightspace, which is the College’s Online Learning Management System.

Example: 3 credits, meets online Monday 9-10:15 a.m. Additional instruction and assignments occur through Brightspace.

Course Type 6 | Online Asynchronous

Class instruction is 100% online asynchronous (instruction not occurring at a specified meeting time).

Class instruction and activities occur via Brightspace, which is the College’s Online Learning Management System. Instructors post lessons, assignments, videos and other course material online. Students are expected to actively participate in the online environment and meet deadlines, but there are no specific class sessions. These courses use Brightspace heavily/exclusively, and students are expected to participate in the online environment heavily.

Course Type 7 | Online Flex

Students have the option of attending class sessions live online or watching recordings of the live online sessions later.