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ABOUT ONLINE LEARNING

 
Empire State College offers individual courses and full degrees through online learning. You will have the opportunity to work with a faculty mentor to develop an individualized degree program that builds upon your interests, life experiences, needs and goals. Through this flexible program, you may work at times and locations that are convenient. Students communicate with faculty and course instructors by means of e-mail, telephone and through discussion areas online.

With online learning, you progress at your own rate, taking only the number of courses each term that suits your schedule. Center for Distance Learning courses are completely self-contained, including research papers, online tests, projects and other methods to assess your progress.

Stimulating, Challenging Courses
Online courses are rigorous, requiring the discipline of systematic study, concentrated reading and carefully written assignments. You will need to set aside substantial blocks of time for study. For example, with a 4-credit course, plan on a minimum of 10 hours of study time per week.


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