Course Delivery
WTU will offer its instruction in an innovative format. The program will be offered in 6 quarters—continuously so as to reduce the time to degree. The objective is to have students continuously enroll for 18 months and exit with a Bachelor degree. Each Quarter, for 6 consecutive Quarters—no summer break from learning--3 one-month content classes are offered sequentially.
Recognizing that the vast majority of Community and Technical College transfer students and Associate Degree completers in our community are employed more than ½ time, and many need to work full time, classes will be offered in a clustered sequence and students will be assured of their course schedule for the full 18 months. In other words, students will enroll, subject to enrollment limitations, in either a morning cohort, afternoon cohort, or evening cohort, so they can if necessary arrange their work or family schedule in alternative times and assure their employer they will be available to work a constant schedule while they pursue their higher degree. Following best practices, students will continue their program in a cohort, thus receiving from their fellow students, and the University, the support they often need to be successful.
Every class is taught in a mixed mode format, with classes taught 3 days a week on site, and 2 days a week online. Thus, students will receive 15 contact hours of instruction each week, participating in 3 five-credit sequential courses during the quarter. Every course will utilize the University’s learning management system, Moodle, allowing the common facilitation of all schedules and communication among and between faculty and students.