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Telecourses

What is a telecourse?

Distance learning by telecourse provides course content to students through video, print, and other types of faculty and student interactions, including periodic on-campus meetings. Telecourse students meet with their instructor one Saturday a month, for a total of four face-to-face meetings. Students must attend an on-campus orientation during the first class session. Course content is delivered via Video on Demand (VOD) series along with textbook materials. VOD viewing directions will be provided during the first class meeting. In between meetings, students follow their course outline, study their textbook and video series, and complete assignments outside of class time. Tests are also administered outside of the classroom meetings.

Steps to Taking a Telecourse

I. Register and Pay

  • For more information on applying to the college, registering for classes or paying tuition and fees, please visit the student services website.

Telecourses for Spring 2012

View Saturday meeting dates for the 2011-2012 academic year.

North Campus, Rowan County

Course Course Title Telecourse Title Class Times Room
ENG-111-650H* Expository Writing (045132) The Writer’s Circle 10:00 a.p. – 12:00 p.m. 311
PSY-150-650 General Psychology (045483) Discovering Psychology 7:45 a.m. - 9:45 a.m. 618
PSY-150-651 General Psychology (045484) Discovering Psychology 10:00 a.p. – 12:00 p.m. 618
PSY-241-651 Development Psychology (043782) Season of Life 10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. 616

South Campus, Cabarrus County

Course Course Title Telecourse Title Class Times Room
ENG-111-655H* Expository Writing (0045133) The Writer’s Circle 10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. 2315
HIS-131-655 American History I (047130) Unfinished Nation II 10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. 2220

*Interactive TeleVision: Select Telecourse classes are offered via Interactive TeleVision (ITV). ITV classes are led by an instructor from one classroom and broadcast to the other location. Each room is equipped with cameras, monitors and voice-activated microphones, allowing real-time communication between classrooms.

II. Attend Orientation

A mandatory information session for telecourses will be held during your first on-campus class meeting. All on-campus class meetings are required. Students who do not attend this session may be dropped from their telecourse(s). During orientation students will receive Video On Demand viewing instructions, become familiar with the support services at RCCC, and receive instructions and course materials.

Required Attendance at Orientation

A 15-minute orientation video will be shown during the mandatory first class meeting.  If it is impossible for the student to attend the first class meeting due to unavoidable circumstances such as sickness, death in family, etc., the student is responsible for contacting the instructor.  Those students who do not attend the first class meeting and do not meet witht he instructor during the following week will be dropped immediately. There will be no exceptions.

III. Particiapte

  • Attendance at each Saturday class is required. If a student misses one class and does not make contact with the instructor, the student will be dropped.
  • In addition to viewing the video lessons, students must use textbooks and instructional material.
  • Meet all testing, assignment, and course deadlines. Telecourses are not self-paced.

Need further assistance?

  • View distance education related articles on the ITS Technology Answers & Help Desk website.
  • View distance education related articles on the student services One Stop website.
  • Contact distance education by email at distance_ed@rccc.edu.