MSU Billings Catalog

Course Delivery Modes

Descriptions of Available Course Delivery Modes

In-person

This class is delivered synchronously and in-person, with regular in-person attendance necessary. Students and faculty participate in person at assigned physical locations at specific times.

Course registration codes begin with -00

Online

This class is delivered asynchronously and remotely, using MSUB’s Learning Management System (LMS). Students and faculty interact regularly but students cannot be required to participate synchronously.

Course registration codes begin with -80

Blended/Hybrid

This class is delivered partially online in an asynchronous format and partially through face-to-face (F2F) interaction, typically in the classroom. There may also be some synchronous remote requirement. Both online and F2F interactions are required for the course. This delivery is characterized by the expectation of reduced F2F class meeting time when compared to the equivalent credit in-person course.

Course registration codes begin with -60

HyFlex

This class allows fully flexible participation for students. Students may choose to participate fully online, fully in-person or a combination of both and may change their participation mode at any time. HyFlex courses must comply with the MSUB Core Principles of Quality for Online Courses. Synchronous participation is not required.

Course registration codes begin with -70

Limited On Site

Course in which 80% or more of the required instruction (but not all) can be completed via online delivery. Instruction not provided through online delivery must require only concentrated, short-term, on-site experiences and/or internship, clinical, or practicum experiences that may be completed near a student’s location. 

Course registration codes begin with -80

Synchronous Remote

This class section offered through scheduled (synchronous) video conferencing. A course delivered through synchronous remote delivery may have a F2F classroom location where students may choose to attend.

Course registration codes begin with -67