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.
5. Undergraduate residential students in face-to-face programs are limited to taking no more than six online credit hours in each of the fall and spring semesters without express permission from the Vice President for Academic Affairs.