2007-09 - Graduate School - The University of Alabama

Graduate Catalog: Section 3.18http://graduate.ua.edu/catalog/13500.htmlTHE UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA GRADUATE CATALOGTable of Contents > General Information3.18 DIVISION OF ACADEMIC OUTREACHThe Division of Academic Outreach accommodates distance and adult learners through a variety of programs.Evening, weekend, distance, and off-campus programs serve students who are limited by time, geography, workschedules, or personal obligations. Distance courses and degrees are available through the Internet, writtencorrespondence, videotape, and videoconferencing, and degree completion programs are offered in the evening andon weekends. In addition, Academic Outreach facilitates a number of off-campus programs. Through AcademicOutreach students can initiate the admission process learn about financial aid, work-study, guaranteed studentsloans, and available scholarships attend the Returning Adult Students Seminar, where various offices on campuspresent services available to students be referred to appropriate offices at the University for additional assistancewith individual needs attend special registration periods receive assistance with child care referrals receive assistancewith academic advising and schedule building.For more information on these programs, please write The University of Alabama, College of Continuing Studies,Division of Academic Outreach, Box 870388, Tuscaloosa, AL 35487-0388 ; telephone (205) 348-0089 or toll free 1-800-467-0227; fax (205) 348-0249; or visit the website http://academicoutreach.ua.edu.Online CoursesAcademic Outreach delivers high school and college courses over the Internet directly to the student's computer.Students are instructed through a secured Internet site, and they interact with their professors and complete lessonsvia e-mail. Online courses accommodate the educational needs of individuals who have access to and experience witha computer and the Internet.Video CoursesAcademic Outreach delivers undergraduate and graduate courses via videotape to students who cannot attendclasses on campus. Courses are filmed as they occur, and videotapes are mailed to students the same week.Students complete the same course requirements as on-campus students and take proctored exams at convenientsites. Students choosing this program may enroll in engineering, social work, computer science, education, andhuman environmental sciences courses.Video courses are entered on a University of Alabama transcript and are fullyaccredited toward degree programs.IITS (Videoconferencing)The Intercampus Interactive Telecommunication System (IITS) is a network of conference rooms connected to astatewide videoconferencing network. Approximately 30 sites throughout Alabama are equipped with cameras,monitors, and other devices that allow teachers and students to interact as if they were in the same room. Presentersuse traditional visuals, such as slides, overheads, and videotape as well as digital options unique to IITS. Anyoneusing IITS can offer two-way interactive classes or meetings at all locations. Courses are offered in education,engineering, math, science, communication, law, library studies, foreign language, and other disciplines.Weekend CollegeDesigned to meet the needs of both part-time and full-time students, Weekend College offers a number of courses inthe fall, spring, and summer on Friday evenings and Saturday mornings and afternoons. Scheduling weekend classesis especially convenient for part-time students who would like to pursue academic studies while working. All WeekendCollege courses are approved by the appropriate department chairpersons and academic deans and are taught by UAfaculty members. Weekend College students are admitted through regular University admission procedures and havefull use of UA's educational resources and services.Gadsden Education and Research CenterEstablished in 1946, The University of Alabama's Gadsden Education and Research Center is an off-campus programserving residents of Northeast Alabama. The center offers graduate coursework for credit, noncredit programs forprofessional development, and test services as well as serving as a liaison to the University's main campus. Currentlythe center offers more than 25 complete graduate degree or certification programs in education, including master'sdegree, Ed.S. degree, class A, and class AA certification programs. The center also offers a bachelor's degree inhuman environmental sciences with a concentration in general studies or family financial planning and counseling. Formore information, please call (256) 456-2886 or 1-888-223-4131 or visit the website (http://www.gadsden.ua.edu).Evening ProgramThe Evening Program offers classes at times convenient for working adults. Students unable to continue theireducation in the traditional format (day classes) may complete degrees in business, geography, and criminal justicethrough this program. Many other courses from the College of Arts and Sciences, the Culverhouse College ofCommerce and Business Administration, the College of Communication and Information Sciences, the College of