Online@UCF, The Virtual Campus

The UCF Virtual Campus provides opportunities for students to enroll in credit courses and select degree and certificate programs delivered over the Internet. The instructional design of these courses maintains a high-quality learning environment for nontraditional and campus-based students. The course materials and methods were developed by UCF faculty to maximize the learner’s achievement of course and program objectives.

Online courses are identified in the online Class Schedule Search (https://my.ucf.edu). Select the Advanced Search dialog and use the drop-down list next to the Mode of Instruction to search for the descriptive value of World Wide Web (W). Complete listings of all fully and partially Web-based classes from the class schedule are also excerpted and available on the Virtual Campus Web site at http://online.ucf.edu. Web-related instruction modes are:

MIXED-MODE/REDUCED SEAT TIME (M):

These courses include electronic media-based instruction that substitutes for some classroom time (reduced seat time).

WORLD WIDE WEB (W):

These courses are delivered entirely over the Internet. They may require proctored examinations and may include opportunities for face-to-face orientations, but there will be no class attendance requirements.

These types of courses will require access to the Internet, Web-browsing knowledge, ability to use email, and basic computer skills such as word processing. Students can also expect to encounter similar Internet requirements in any course offered by UCF, regardless of the specified instruction mode. For information about degree and certificate programs available online, visit http://online.ucf.edu, or write to online@ucf.edu.

Center for Distributed Learning

UCF’s virtual campus is supported and facilitated by the Center for Distributed Learning. The Center’s mission is to provide support to students, faculty, and staff in the development and planning of distributed learning courses and programs. The Center serves as a clearing-house for processes and resources, providing planning and marketing support for off-campus and distributed learning credit programs. The Center also coordinates the University’s standards and accreditation changes resulting from Web-based instruction. For information about degree and certificate programs available online, visit http://online.ucf.edu, or write to online@ucf.edu.