This document provides a brief summary of course delivery options. This document is designed to give you a sense of how to read and interpret course sections in Banner. It does not list every possible variation of course delivery methods. 

Important Terms

Asynchronous – In this delivery method, there are no set course meeting times.

Synchronous – In this delivery method, all course meetings occur during set times when students and instructor are expected to meet online together.

1. In-Person — All meeting times are in-person and listed in Banner and on your course schedule.

2. Hybrid – In this delivery method, students do some portion of the course face to face with the entire class and the rest online – these online meetings may have synchronous dates and times or be asynchronous. Specific dates for the face-to-face portion and any synchronous online portions of the course will be listed in Banner and on your course schedule.

3. Online - All Asynchronous – In this delivery method, there are no set course meeting times. Deadlines and assignments with due dates are set by the instructor, but students can complete the work in ways that fit their schedules. No meeting days or times will be listed in Banner or on your course schedule.

4. Online (All Synchronous) – In this delivery method, all course meetings occur during set times when students and instructor are expected to meet online together. This is quite similar to a face-to-face class except students and instructor will interact remotely instead of in person. You will see the set course meeting times listed in Banner and on your course schedule.

5. Multiple Deliver Method – Multiple Delivery courses give students the ability to choose to attend some or all class sessions either in-person or online. The option of course formats available to students will vary from course to course, but may include some of the following options: In-person class sessions; Attend online class sessions synchronously; View recorded class sessions asynchronously; or some combination of the three previous options. In Banner, students will see two types of Multiple Delivery courses: Fixed or Flexible. These classes can be easily found by searching MDFX (fixed courses) or MDFL (flexible courses) under the attribute search box.

Fixed Courses: Students sign up for a single course format for the full term

Flexible Courses: Students can choose which course format to attend, class session to class session.