Distance Education
USC
Upstate currently offers a variety of courses at the undergraduate and
graduate levels through distance education. Distance Education at USC Upstate
consists of a teaching modality comprised of the most up-to-date pedagogical
strategies and innovative technologies to engage the learner. USC Upstate is
committed to providing quality instruction and course content to students
regardless of geographical location or course content delivery format.
General Course Information
To search for distance education courses offered
at USC Upstate, please click
here, select the USC Upstate campus, then select the course prefix you are
interested in (or click the top subject, hold ctrl+shift and click the last
subject to select all). Finally, select the "online" attribute from the
dropdown list to display any online courses in that area(s). If you are
simply randomly looking up courses, look for the following course section
letter attributes:
- "W" is a completely online
course
- "M" is a blended/hybrid course with an
on-campus component
- "V" is a two-way live
video-conference course between two or more sites
Each
semester, USC Upstate offers distance education courses across all programs.
Eight degree programs currently offer the majority of the upper-level courses
required through distance education:
- Bachelor of
Arts
- Bachelor of
Science
- Master of Education
Distance education
combines high quality instruction with interactive technology. Technologies
from all four categories -- voice, video, data, and print -- bridge the gap
between student and faculty member. Technology provides learners an
accessible, convenient and effective means for receiving college credit and
earning degrees when attendance in a traditional setting is not
possible.
Purpose
The purpose of distance
education at USC Upstate is to achieve academic excellence by offering
existing programs and courses using various modes of delivery. It seeks to
provide a high quality student experience by expanding the times and places of
program offerings and embracing technological innovation. Through partnerships
with other educational institutions, with business and industry and with
community and public agencies, USC Upstate will create learning opportunities
as they are needed. The institution will show operational stewardship by
providing these essential services efficiently.
Goals
- To maintain the
high quality of existing academic programs delivered through distance education
as defined by appropriate accrediting agencies;
- To comply with the SREB
Principles of Good Practice for distance education; and
- To
ensure the technology used is appropriate to the nature and objectives of the
programs.
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