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Can I earn a degree through U
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How do I get my textbooks and
course materials? |
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Is there help available from
U of I Online, via an 800
number or e-mail, in case I have questions or technical problems? |
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Are U of I Online
programs accredited? |
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Will credits earned from U of
I Online courses transfer to another program or institution? |
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Will I need a computer and if
so what are its minimum hardware and software specifications? |
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As
a U of I Online student, will I have
access to a library, and if so how
do I use it?
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How are courses taught? How
is the lecture presented? |
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What do the terms "real-time
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Can you send me a print catalogue? |
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Can I use my veterans' benefits
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What
is U of I Online?
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U of I Online is a University-wide initiative that focuses on helping
the three University of Illinois campuses develop and deliver Internet-based
educational and public service programs. We provide administrative
and financial support to campus units who want to develop online
programs, and we provide support and information about those programs
to the general public. We do not admit and register students--admissions
and registration are handled by the campus offering the course or
program--but information about how to apply to a program and register
for classes is available on our Web site.
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Can
I earn a degree through U of I Online?
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Many of the programs offered under the U of I Online umbrella do
lead to degrees. The program descriptions in our online catalog
indicate whether the program is a degree program or some other type
of program, such as a certificate or professional development sequence.
Degrees are awarded by the campus running the specific program.
For example, if you enroll in the Master of Science in Library and
Information Science program, your degree would come from the Urbana-Champaign
campus.
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Is
the degree I earn online from University of Illinois an "online
degree"?
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A degree earned online from University of Illinois is not designated as "online" in any way. The degree is earned from the campus offering your program; Chicago, Springfield or Urbana-Champaign. The online programs offered are of the same high-quality, accredited education expected at the University of Illinois.
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How
do I apply to a particular U of I Online program?
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Admissions procedures vary from campus to campus and
program to program. General admissions information for each campus
is given on the Admissions and
Registration area of our Web site. However, we strongly suggest
that you contact the coordinator of the program you are interested
in to find out the specific admissions requirements and applications
procedures for that program. Contact information for program coordinators
is found in each program entry in our online
catalog.
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How
do I register for U of I Online courses?
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Registration procedures are campus-specific and in some cases,
program specific. Also, if you have not applied for admission to
the campus and program offering the course, you may be required
to do so. Contact the program coordinator listed in our online
catalog to find out whether formal application is required.
General registration information for each campus is provided below:
At Urbana, the Division
of Academic Outreach manages enrollment for most online credit
and noncredit courses. Students can register for credit courses
offered by Urbana via an online registration form. Enrollment in
online Guided Individual Study courses (these courses have an "x"
preceding the course number; e.g., ENGL x102c) is handled via a
paper-based form, which can be downloaded from the Guided Individual
Study Web site. Links to both forms as well as additional information
is available on Academic
Outreach's Credit Course Enrollment Procedures page.
Springfield: On-campus and online students registering for courses at the Springfield campus use the Web Self-Service system to enroll in classes. This system is available seven days a week, 24 hours a day (except for Sundays from 6:00 a.m. - Noon).
Chicago: If you are enrolled in a credit course or program, then you can register online using the Web for Student system (aka "UI-Integrate Student Self-Service" or "Banner"). You will need your Enterprise ID and password to access this system. Instructions for claiming your Enterprise ID and password are found on UIC's Registration & Records website.
If you are enrolled in a non-credit course or program, contact the program coordinator listed in UIC Online's online catalog for more information about registration procedures related to a specific program, or send an email note to Online@uic.edu.
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How
do I get my textbooks and course materials?
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Textbooks and official course packets can usually be ordered through
one of the following locations:
In addition, many of the materials for your course(s) may be available
on the course Web site. For more information, contact the course
instructor or program coordinator for your particular course or
program.
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Is
there help available from U of I Online, via an 800 number or e-mail,
in case I have questions or technical problems?
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Although there is no centralized help desk for U of I Online students,
various campus-level and departmental help services are available.
For example, students who enroll in online courses offered by the
Urbana campus can use a toll-free
number to contact professors, advisers, and administrative offices
on the Urbana campus. Urbana's Division of Academic Outreach also
has an online
help desk for online students.
Phone and e-mail-based technical support for courses offered by
the Chicago campus are available from the Academic
Computing and Communications Center.
Support services for the Springfield campus are available
from the UIS Technical Support Center via local and toll-free phone
numbers and by e-mail (techsupport@uis.edu)
To find out more about the campus-level support services available
to online students, visit the Student
Resources section of our Web site. To learn more about department
or program-level services, visit the program Web site or contact
the program coordinator listed in our catalog.
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Are
U of I Online programs accredited?
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All three campuses of the University of
Illinois are accredited by the North
Central Association of Colleges and Schools, which is responsible
for accrediting institutions in the North-Central region of the United
States. In addition, some programs are individually accredited by
discipline-specific accrediting bodies. To find out more about the
accreditation of a particular program, contact the program coordinator
or visit the program Web site.
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Will
credits earned from U of I Online courses transfer to another program
or institution?
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Yes, the credits are usually transferable, but it is
up to the individual program and institution to determine whether
the credit can be accepted in fulfillment of specific program and/or
degree requirements.
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Will
I need a computer and if so what are its minimum hardware and software
specifications?
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All U of I Online courses and programs require regular
access to a computer with Internet connectivity. In addition, some
courses have rather specific hardware and/or software requirements.
Consult our online catalog for
course- and program-specific technology requirements.
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As
a U of I Online student, will I have access to a library, and if
so how do I use it?
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U of I Online students have access to a wide range of
resources including free interlibrary loan (ILL) services, online
reference and research assistance, and access to 45 ILCSO
consortium libraries (Illinois Library Computer Systems Organization).
All related library links can be located in the Student
Resources section of this site.
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How
are courses taught? How is the lecture presented?
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Generally, the instructor for each course determines
its guidelines and how it will be taught. Usually there is an online
course syllabus that summarizes the goals and objectives of the course.
Some courses have formal lectures, similar in length and content to
lectures given in face-to-face classes. Online lectures may be entirely
text-based or consist of some combination of text, graphics, sound
and video. Other courses break the content up into smaller units or
abandon the lecture entirely, instead relying on group discussion
and others types of learning activities. Most classes use a Web-based
conferencing system or electronic mail as the primary tool for communication
between students and the instructor.
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What
do the terms "real-time " and "asynchronous "
mean?
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Real-time activities are "live" and immediate. In the context of
an online course, a real-time session is one in which all participants
are logged on at the same time and interacting at more or less the
same pace as one would in a face-to-face setting. A familiar example
of real-time communication on the Internet is live chat.
Asynchronous activities, on the other hand, are those in which
participation is not concurrent or live. One member of the class,
for example, might post a message in the morning, and another might
not read or respond to it until later that day or even several days
later. Electronic mail is the most common form of asynchronous communication,
but there are many others as well.
The course instructor usually determines the proportion of real-time
and asynchronous communication in an online course. Some instructors
may require a certain number of pre-scheduled real-time sessions,
while others may organize their classes completely around asynchronous
learning to give their students more freedom.
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Will
I be required to show up at a specific location at any time for
an online class or program?
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This depends on the class or program. Some require one
or more campus meetings per semester while others are taught wholly
at a distance. For information about specific courses or programs,
contact the course instructor or program coordinator listed in our
online catalog.
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Can
you send me a print catalogue?
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At this time we do not have any print materials about
U of I Online. However, all of our online courses and programs are
described in detail in our Web-based
catalog. The Courses section of the catalog provides descriptions
and contact information for all of the online courses offered by the
University of Illinois. The Programs section offers information
about certificate and degree programs and, in most cases, provides
a link to an entire Web site about the program.
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Can
I use my veterans' benefits to cover some or all tuition costs?
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Depending on your specific circumstances, you may be
able to take advantage of the Illinois Veteran's Grant or other entitlement
programs for veterans. The Veteran's Affairs staff in the Office of
Financial Aid on each of our campuses can help you determine your
eligibility. Contact the Veteran's Affairs staff on the campus where
you expect to enroll. Contact information and links to campus Web
pages for each campus is provided below:
UIS: Send e-mail inquiries Rebecca Prather at Prather.Rebecca@uis.edu or call 217-206-6724
UIC: UIC: Contact the UIC Veteran's Affairs Office at (312) 996-5141 or send an email to veterans@uic.edu for information about your veterans benefits.
UIUC: Send e-mail inquiries to veterans@uiuc.edu
or call Veterans
Affairs in the Office of
Financial Aid at (217) 333-9283.
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