Distance Education Frequently Asked Questions

• Wor-Wic:
  Web: http://www.worwic.edu/Contact.aspx
  Phone Number: 410-334-2800
• Admissions:
  Web: http://worwic.edu/Admissions/AdmissionsInformation.aspx
  Phone Number: 410-334-2895
  Email: admissions@worwic.edu
  
• Bookstore:
  Web: http://www.bkstore.com/worwic/
  Phone Number:410-543-4655
• Other college phone numbers:
  • Counseling Office : 410-334-2900
  • Financial Aid : 410-334-2904
  • Registrars Office: 410-334-2908

As a distance learning student, you will work more independently than is typical for regular in-class courses. Online students may or may not have face to face meetings with their instructors. The rest of the time, you will study on your own. This also means that you are much more responsible for your own success by structuring your own time, meeting deadlines, and completing assignments. To learn more about being an online student, go to Online Strategies.

An online course is one that is delivered through the computer. To participate in Wor-Wic's online classes, you need a Macintosh with OS8 or higher or personal computer with Windows 95, or higher, access to the Internet, an electronic mail address, Netscape 4.0 or higher or Internet Explorer 4.0 or higher and basic Internet familiarity.

Register as you do for any credit course. After you have registered, email your instructor. You will be required to participate in an on-campus orientation. You can buy your books and study guides at the College Bookstore. During the semester, make sure that you complete the assignments and exams on time.

Tuition and fees for a distance learning course are the same as any credit course.

You may purchase your books at Wor-Wic's campus bookstore. For hours of operation or other information, call 410-543-4655. Distance Learning courses usually require special textbooks which include a student ID number, unlike those used in the regular credit course.

To access Wor-Wic's library services from off-campus, go to the Library Resources' database page.

Read the textbook and do other assignments, papers and projects as required. Examinations are required in all distance learning courses. Exams are given on-campus. Please note on the course syllabus the deadlines for taking examinations.

There is no indication on a student's record that a course was a distance learning course. Therefore, a receiving institution does not know when a student has taken a course through distance learning.