Oakland University offers a growing number of online program that range from partially to 100% online.
There are many different definitions of what constitutes an online program. The following will help you understand how online learning is defined at Oakland University:
Programs that are offered 100% online conduct all of the classroom hours online. Any synchronous aspects of the course will be listed in the schedule of classes.
If any part of a 100% online course requires the student to come to campus, an online or ‘local to the student’ alternative will be made available.
Synonyms: Fully online, Distance education, Fully at a distance, Online program
If a program is offered partially online, that means that there is some combination of online and on-campus coursework. Partially online programs at Oakland University are 50-99% online.
Synonyms: Hybrid, Blended, Partially at a distance
Some programs are offered both 100% online and partially online, either option is available to the student.