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South College courses are numbered according to the general level of instruction. Although there are exceptional cases, most one thousand level courses are considered first year undergraduate courses and two thousand level courses are considered second year undergraduate courses. Courses numbered at the 3000-4000 levels are upper division undergraduate courses. Courses assigned numbers at the 5000 level are considered master’s level courses. Courses assigned numbers at the 6000 level are considered educational specialist or doctoral courses. Courses are assigned letters according to the department in which they are taught and are listed in alphabetical order.
Contact/Credit hours for each course are indicated by the four-digit code located to the right of the course title. The first number indicates the minimum number of hours in lecture per week for the length of the course; the second and third numbers indicate the minimum number of hours in lab/simulation/internship/clinical/practicum/student teaching/fieldwork per week for the length of the course; and the last number indicates the number of credit hours earned for successful course completion. Please note that hours per week in each category will be modified for instances where classes are scheduled for periods other than the full quarter. One credit hour is generally equivalent to a minimum of 10 in class hours lecture/instruction, 20 hours in class lab, 30 hours internship/clinical/practicum/student teaching/simulation, or a combination. See Academic Information section for credit hour definition.
The type of courses offered include the following:
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Onground Courses – A course in which the primary delivery of course hours occur with instruction and interaction between the student and the instructor in a South College classroom (physical at a campus or synchronously online). A nominal amount of the course may be delivered using synchronous distance learning. (For example, for a course requiring 45 directed instruction hours, 40 hours would be completed onground and 5 hours synchronously online.) Off-site labs and internship/clinical/practicum are categorized as Onground Courses.
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Hybrid Courses – A course in which both the South College classroom and distance delivery are used to provide instruction and interaction between students at a campus or multiple campuses and the instructor. The primary mode of instruction splits direct instruction hours between onground, in-person, and distance learning. (For example, for a course requiring 45 directed instruction hours, 20 hours would be completed onground at a South College classroom with live interaction through in-person attendance or synchronous distance learning and 25 hours are completed asynchronously online.)
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Online Courses (Distance Learning) – A course in which distance delivery is used to provide all instruction and interaction between students and the instructor. The course is delivered asynchronously.
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Web-Enhanced Courses – A course in which both the South College classroom and asynchronous distance delivery are used to provide instruction and interaction between students and the instructor. The primary mode of instruction is onground at a campus and the online component supplements instruction. (For example, for a course requiring 45 directed instruction hours, students complete 40 hours onground at a South College classroom and 5 hours asynchronously online.)
Academic offerings are subject to change at the discretion of the institution. Prerequisites may be waived with the dean’s/department chair’s permission.
South College reserves the right to cancel any scheduled class section if ten or fewer students are registered.
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