How to Understand Course Modality
Below is a information on course modality. Course modality refers to how a course is offered. Your class schedule will note how each of your courses are being taught.
Be sure to reach out to your academic advisor if you need to make a schedule change or have questions related to your academic plan of study.
It is important to note that room buildings/locations may continue to be updated/change, so please review your class schedule through the MyUT Portal often through the start of the semester. We do not want to see you show up to the wrong building or room location on the first day!
COURSE MODALITY
Face-to-Face
• Students in the class meet with the instructor in the classroom. Some instruction may be completed online.
• On your class schedule it will state a day, time, building, and room assigned to the class.
Online – Regularly scheduled times
- The class meets fully online at the regularly scheduled times on your class schedule. You will be expected to log in during the scheduled days and times, and will interact/participate with your instructor and peers in real time.
- On your class schedule the assigned building is OC (Off Campus) and the room is REMOTE. There will be meeting days and times listed.
- Instructors may refer to this modality as synchronous online or synchronous remote.
Online – No scheduled meeting times
- This is a fully online class. All teaching and learning takes place online. There are no regularly scheduled meetings. Students learn on their own schedule or pace meeting the deadlines established by the instructor.
- On your class schedule the assigned building is OC (Off Campus) and the room is DL ONLINE. There will be no meeting day and times listed.
- Instructors may refer to this modality as asynchronous online or asynchronous DL.