How Distance Education Works
Distance Delivered Degree Programs
Distance Delivered Degree Programs admission requirements are the same as admission requirements for programs delivered on campus. All courses at UAS are approved by the appropriate academic departments and faculty groups and meet standards of accreditation. This means no distinction is made among the various delivery modes in terms of a course's acceptability for meeting degree program requirements.
The degree programs are offered entirely online using 'dynamic' components including, audio lectures, discussion boards, digital gradebook, Blogs and student profiles. The delivery platform currently used is UAS Online. Moreover, the course work is asynchronous, meaning that it can be done on the student's schedule as long as all work is completed by the assigned date during the semester. For more information on distance delivery click on the following link: Distance Delivery.
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Distance Learning
UAS Ketchikan offers distance courses through a variety of delivery modes:
- Audioconference: classes meet over the telephone on predetermined dates and time and utilize UAS Online
- Web Delivery: classes meet both synchronously and asynchronously
- Sychronous classes meet during real time Elluminate classroom sessions on predetermined dates and times
- Asynchronous classes allow the students the convenience of attending class on their own schedule and pace, combining both premium instruction and relevant course content with cutting edge technological delivery, and using dynamic and easy to use web technology.
All Accounting and Business distance classes delivered by the Ketchikan Campus utilize the asynchronous delivery method.
Materials for all Ketchikan classes are shipped directly to students outside of Ketchikan upon receipt of payment. Shipments typically begin two weeks prior to the first day of class.
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Delivery Method: Web-Based
UAS Ketchikan's web-based courses deliver instruction via UAS Online. UAS Online is best accessed by a Pentium II class computer with reliable access to the internet. If you bought yuor computer after the year 2000 you should have all the hardware needed to access UAS Online. Students need to be proficient in email, internet browsing, chat rooms and other common computer applications for these classes.
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