Instructional Methods

The instructional method indicates the way the content of the course will primarily be delivered.

Common (but not all) instructional methods are traditional, online, and blended. Students can search for how a class will be taught by using the “advanced search” option in the registration toolbox.

Instructional Methods

Complete list of Instructional Method Code and Extended Description chart:

Instructional Method Code and Extended Descriptions
Course Description	Course Code	Description
Asynchronous Distance Education	ADE	Courses that are delivered remotely in which the faculty members and all the students participate entirely remotely, but not simultaneously.
Blended/Hybrid	BLHY	A course that combines face-to-face instruction with distance education elements, provided that more than 30% of the instructional time is conducted via distance education and is specified in the course syllabus.
Clinical Experience	CE	Clinical Experience
Traditional	F2F	Courses delivered in real time, with the faculty member and the students physically present in the same classroom. Face-to-face is the default mode of instruction. Faculty members may incorporate distance education elements, provided the amount of distance education doesn’t exceed 25% and is for pedagogical reasons, exams, or to accommodate other approved work responsibilities and/or approved leave.
Field Experience	FE	Field Experience Externship Educational Co-Op
Hyflex	HYFX	Courses that are offered via two or more modalities, and students may choose the modalities for each class period. The parties agree that use of Hyflex must be strictly limited to unique circumstances requiring student flexibility, based upon the student population’s requirements and not mere convenience. Such unique circumstances include, for example, courses targeted at students who are working professionals enrolled in graduate programs.
Internship	C	Internship
Multi-Classroom Synchronous	MCS	Courses that are delivered simultaneously to multiple locations to students who are in a classroom(s) on a different campus/other teaching location participating via remote technology (for example, ITV, Zoom, Teams, WEB Connect, etc.) in real time, while the faculty member may be teaching other students present in the same classroom.
Mixed Remote	MXRM	Courses that are delivered entirely by distance education, using a combination of non-simultaneous, synchronous, and asynchronous instruction, as indicated in the course syllabus.
Non-Traditional	NT	Non-Traditional Dissertation Extended Credit Thesis
Practicum	PR	Practicum
Synchronous Distance Education	SDE	Courses that are offered in a remote delivery of all of the instruction to individual students who participate simultaneously, in real time.
Simultaneous Modalities	SIM	Courses that are delivered via two or more modalities, and students select the modality by which they will attend the entire course no later than the end of add/drop.
Student Teaching	ST	Student Teaching

Attribute FAQ

I have a course with a RI (Remote Faculty Instruction) attribute; what does that mean?

RI or Remote Faculty Instruction indicates the class will be held online, typically requiring students to log on and attend the class at specific time, but there is also a possibility that students will need to go to campus for a specific lecture, exam, or in-class assignment.

Students should be aware that a class with a RI attribute may require, at some point in the semester, the student to go to the campus. Moreover, if conditions allow, RI classes may revert to normal face-to-face courses at any time during the semester.

I have a course with DE (Distance Education) attribute, what does that mean?

Distance Education attribute allows the students and the instructor to participate in virtual learning. Multiple platforms can be used, such as Zoom and D2L.

Courses with this attribute can either be held at a specific time (requiring students to log on and participate at a given time), or can be open where students are given the ability to log on and participate in class without a designated time. Instructors will inform students of how the course is designed. Students enrolled in DE classes may not be expected to attend in a classroom, but there is a possibility (based on the instructor) that students might need to come to campus for a proctored test or other needs defined by the instructor.

Instructional Methods