Stark State offers several types of web courses:

Definitions
Asynchronous = no required meeting times
Synchronous = required meeting times

IMPORTANT NOTES:

• Students enrolling in any of the above modalities must complete Succeeding Online, the orientation required for web classes, before the start of the semester.
• Proctored tests may be required for Web 3 and Web 4 courses. Click here for more information.
• All courses have a live instructor with enforced deadlines. Self-paced courses are NOT offered.
• Regular access to a computer and internet connection is required. Students should be familiar with using email, Office Suite software and web browsers.
• Depending on the modality students will be required to attend class at a scheduled time, either on-campus, virtually, or both.

MODALITY DEFINITIONS:

• (1) Campus-Delivered Course (C or L). All instruction takes place on campus with regularly scheduled dates/times/locations. The College’s approved Learning Management System (LMS) may be used to host course material. Students may be required to use the (LMS) for email, chat rooms, discussion boards, and/or web-based testing. Instructors may require proctored testing in-person at Stark State College or another testing facility or virtual proctoring using College-approved software. Campus-delivered courses are identified with a C (or L) on the class schedule.
• (2) Web-Campus Delivered Course (W2). Instruction occurs through both on-campus meetings and asynchronous online learning. Campus meetings will take place at regularly scheduled dates/times/locations. Additional coursework is completed through asynchronous online learning. The College’s approved Learning Management System (LMS) hosts course materials, and students will be required to use email, chat rooms, discussion boards, and/or web-based testing. Instructors may require proctored testing in-person at Stark State College or another testing facility or virtual proctoring using college-approved software. Web-campus delivered courses are identified with a W2 on the class schedule.
• (3) Web-Delivered Course (W3). All instruction occurs through asynchronous online learning. The College’s approved Learning Management System (LMS) hosts course materials and students will be required to use email, chat rooms, discussion boards, and/or web-based testing. Instructors may require proctored testing in-person at Stark State College or another testing facility or virtual proctoring using college-approved software. Web-delivered courses are identified with a W3 on the class schedule.
• (4) Web-Virtual Delivered Course (W4V). Instruction occurs through both synchronous virtual classes and asynchronous online learning. Virtual meetings will take place at regularly scheduled dates/times using live meeting software. Additional coursework is completed through asynchronous online learning. The College’s approved Learning Management System (LMS) hosts course materials, and students will be required to use email, chat rooms, discussion boards, and/or web-based testing. Instructors may require proctored testing in-person at Stark State College or another testing facility or virtual proctoring using college-approved software. Web-virtual delivered courses are identified with a W4V on the class schedule.
• (5) Web-Campus-Virtual Delivered (W4X). Instruction occurs through a combination of scheduled times/places on-campus meetings, scheduled virtual meetings, and asynchronous online learning. The College’s approved Learning Management System (LMS) hosts course materials, and students will be required to use email, chat rooms, discussion boards, and/or web-based testing. Instructors may require proctored testing in-person at Stark State College or another testing facility or virtual proctoring using college-approved software. Web-Campus-Virtual delivered courses are identified with a W4X on the class schedule.