Hybrid Courses/Programs

A Hybrid Course/Program is an educational course or program that includes both face-to-face and distance education. In a hybrid course, a minimum of 25% of the meetings take place face-to-face with the remaining course sessions held online, either synchronously or asynchronously. A course that meets face-to-face over 75% of the time but uses web-based learning as a support for the instruction are identified as web-enhanced courses.

1. Online course: 100% web-based
2. Hybrid course: A minimum of 25% of meetings face-to-face with the remaining course sessions held online, either synchronously or asynchronously
3. Web-enhanced course: 1%-24% web-based

Students taking online or hybrid classes should meet the following academic criteria:

1. Be in good academic standing prior to registering for online courses.
2. Be technologically competent and have access to appropriate hardware and software necessary to complete the course
3. Students who fail a course need approval from their advisor or dean to re-take the course in an online format.
4. All academic requirements for traditional courses, including course prerequisites, would apply to online courses as stated in the Piedmont University Catalog.