Distance education courses are available to a wide spectrum of university students. The Adult Degree Program office is available to provide assistance to students in these other programs. The university uses Desire2Learn (D2L) as the on-line course management system. All courses require the student to have access to the Internet and e-mail. Some courses have video lectures which are played on a computer. Other programs which currently use distance educaiton courses are described below.
Independent Study
Students who are approved for independent study may take the course, if it is available, through distance education. Students should contact the Adult Degree Program office for access to the course on D2L.
Summer Distance Education
Distance education courses offered by SWAU are available for traditional, on-campus, undergraduate students during the summer. The Summer Distance Education course schedule is available for students prior to the beginning of summer registration. Students interested in this option should contact the Adult Degree Program office foraccess to the course on D2L. Summer students must first obtain registration approval from the Registrar, his or her academic advisor and receive clearance from the Student Finance office. Adult Degree Program tuition rates apply to courses taken in this program.
Adventist Digital Education Consortium (ADEC)
Southwestern Adventist University is a member of the Adventist Digital Education Consortium (ADEC). More information about the consortium and the services it provides is available at its website. University students are eligible to take on-line courses provided by other Seventh-day Adventist colleges and universities. See http://www.adventistedu.org/
Teacher Certification
For a number of years, the Adult Degree Program has offered the Teacher Education Program through distance education. Post-baccalaureate students interested in completing the requirements for teacher certification must apply for admission to the University and to the Teacher Education Program. See page 130 of this Bulletin for further information or contact the Department of Education by telephone at (817) 645-3921 extension 6256 or on-line at http://www.swau.edu/ academics/education.asp. A special distance education teacher certification program for teachers in the Seventh-day Adventist Southwestern Union Conference is also available. Teachers interested in this program should contact the Southwestern Union Department of Education. The e-mail address is education@swuc.org or telephone (817) 295-0476.
