As of the fall 2001 semester, all undergraduate students are required to take one online course for every 32 credits of study. The reasons for this requirement are twofold:

(1) The University views the Internet as a fundamental learning, communication, research and collaboration tool with which every graduating student should have a high level of facility for a lifetime of job and educational success and

(2) In furtherance of the University’s global education mission, the online format provides a means for integration of global information resources and the participation of faculty members from around the world (our Global Virtual Faculty™) as teaching partners with our local, on-site faculty.

The first year online requirement is CORE1006 The Global Challenge. Further courses are College- and then discipline based. Distance-learning courses that fulfill the requirement may be offered fully online or in a blended format (online with some in-class sessions). All distance learning (online) courses are designated in the semester rosters with a B (blended) or D (fully online) next to the section number. Please see Coursefinder for a list of some of the hundreds of courses that have sections meeting the Distance Learning requirement.

Students entering Fairleigh Dickinson University with no prior college credits must take four distance-learning courses, while those entering with prior transferable credits must take distance-learning courses according to the following schedule:

a) Entering/reentering with 1 to 16 credits—four distance-learning courses

b) Entering/reentering with 17 to 48 credits—three distance-learning courses

c) Entering/reentering with 49 to 80 credits—two distance-learning courses

d) Entering/reentering with 81 credits or more—one distance-learning course.

In all instances, students will register for CORE1006 The Global Challenge, as their first distance-learning requirement.

To take any online course, students must have an active FDU Webmail account prior to the beginning of the semester. Without a Webmail account, participation in these courses is impossible. Webmail accounts can be obtained online by going to http://webmail.fdu.edu/ and following the step-by-step instructions.

To find out more information about online courses, students should contact their college dean or department chair / director. Questions regarding the online delivery should be directed to the Office of Educational Technology at oet@fdu.edu.

In addition, general information about online programs can be found at http://globaleducation.edu.