CE Online Credit
Our online courses combine convenience and flexibility with a rich and dynamic learning experience between you, your instructor and your peers.
CE Online Course Format
CE online term-based courses provide the dynamic experience of a traditional class with the flexibility of a web-based environment. Most of your interactions with the instructor and other students will be online through CU Boulder’s online learning management system (LMS). Each online course is unique and may contain any combination of assignments including reading, writing, online quizzes and discussion posts.
Some of our online courses are self-paced with set time limits for assignments and exams, and other courses follow set dates typical of a semester calendar as term-based courses.
CE Term-Based Courses
Students in CE online term-based courses interact with instructors and fellow students asynchronously through weekly assignments, activities, and discussions. CE term-based courses follow structured academic calendars and holiday schedules in full-semester, 10-week, and 7-week sessions. Courses may have unique start and end dates, drop deadlines, and refund schedules listed under dates and deadlines.
Time Commitment
You should plan to spend the same number of hours actively participating online as you would if you attended a traditional course. For example, if a course is 3 credit hours, you should expect three hours of online interaction per week. In addition, plan on two hours of course work per semester hour to account for the time it takes to complete reading and writing assignments.
CE Online Flexible Courses
CE Online Flexible courses offer flexibility so you can fit course work into your schedule. Enroll any time and finish in less than a semester or up to six months. You take exams and finish projects when you have time to focus on them as long as it fits the course time limits and deadlines.
Time Commitment
You must allow a minimum of two weeks of study for each credit hour assigned. For example, six weeks are required for a 3 credit course. Each instructor has determined the number of assignments allowed in a time period, generally no more than two assignments in a seven day period.