Self-paced Study

These courses are designed for students who have high levels of self-motivation, self-discipline and organizational skills; they should not be taken as a substitute for late-start sections of the equivalent course. With self-paced study, students may set their own pace of learning to complete the class requirements as rapidly or as leisurely as they care to within the one-year limit.

Enrollment requires completion of a Self-Paced Agreement, which may be obtained in the program office listed for the course along with a section approval waiver from the department. The student is required to meet with the sponsoring instructor to complete the contract and obtain class materials prior to enrollment in the course. The student then must come to the Success Center, second floor, Student Center, to enroll in the course within two weeks from the date of the waiver. If the student waits more than two weeks to enroll, he or she may be asked to get a new waiver. The enrollment deadlines for a self-paced class for each term are:

• Fall semester - November 1
• Spring semester - April 1
• Summer session - July 1

Refunds / Withdrawals in a Self-paced Class:

1-2 weeks - no “W” and 100 percent refund
3-5 weeks - no “W” and 80 percent refund
6-10 weeks - no “W” and 0 percent refund
After 10 weeks - “W” recorded and 0 percent refund

The last date to withdraw from or request a pass/fail grade option for a self-paced class is six months from the date the waiver was issued. Students should complete an add/drop or pass/fail grade option form in the Success Center, second floor, Student Center.

Although students are permitted to take up to one year to complete a self-paced class, credit hours are transcribed only on the semester of initial enrollment, not the semester of completion. For the purpose of enrollment verifications, the credit hours are counted only for the semester of initial enrollment in the self-paced course.