Metro Education Ventures/Extended Campus     Correspondence Courses With no class meetings, correspondence courses allow students to set an independent learning pace at home. Successful correspondence students are disciplined learners who can set and meet their own deadlines. You may register for correspondence courses at any time and are given one calendar year to complete a course, unless you are a financial aid recipient. Students using financial aid must check with a financial aid counselor to determine how taking a correspondence course will affect their award. (For example, Financial Aid students may not have a full year to complete a course.) Register online as you would for any other course. Tuition is $130 per credit hour or $390 per class (subject to change). You are not responsible for paying the stipend amount. Lesson packets and textbooks are purchased through our online bookstore MBS Direct. Applicability of correspondence courses to majors may vary with departments. Please contact your major department before registering if you intend a correspondence course to fulfill a major requirement. Note: BIO 1010, SPA 1110, SPE 1500, and SPE 2530 have an additional fee for AV materials. Distance Delivery of Courses for Land Surveyors Class Schedule - Correspondence Courses Colorado Consortium for Independent Study catalog   Frequently Asked Questions What is a correspondence course? It is a fully accredited college course in which you learn the same information you would in a classroom, BUT you study independently with the aid of a study guide prepared by the instructor. Anyone can take a correspondence course; however, if you are an independent learner who can set your own deadlines and meet them you will have more success with this format. The study guide includes lecture notes, a syllabus, number of assignments, essay questions, instructions for exams or instructions for a research paper. Learning aids may include audio tapes, video tapes, and slides. TEXTBOOKS ARE USUALLY REQUIRED. How do I register for a correspondence course? Current MSCD students can register using the Banner registration system via the web at www.mscd.edu Lesson packets and textbooks for each course may be purchased through our online bookstore MBS Direct. Information regarding textbooks is in the lesson packet. If you are a new student to MSCD, you must complete an admission application prior to registering. Please call Extended Campus at 303-450-5111 or 303-721-1313 for a Colorado Consortium for Independent Study catalog, which contains an admission application and registration form. NOTE: Even though you have a year to complete a correspondence course, you are only considered to be registered for it in the semester that you initially register. Do correspondence courses count towards my degree? MSCD allows a total of 30 credit hours of correspondence courses to be used toward a baccalaureate degree. You must check with your faculty or academic advisor to determine which correspondence courses will count for your particular degree requirements. If you are completing a degree at an institution other than MSCD, you must check with your own college to see which correspondence courses are approved for your degree. Will my financial aid apply to correspondence courses? Financial Aid may cover up to two correspondence courses per semester. The Financial Aid office has course completion requirements which you must maintain in order to remain in good standing for financial aid. CHECK WITH A FINANCIAL AID COUNSELOR for specific information. Financial aid students may register and pay tuition over the Banner system (see "How Do I Register" section for more information). Financial Aid payment policies apply. Refer to the current semester class schedule for more detail. How long do I have to complete a correspondence course? You have one year to complete a correspondence course. For example, if you register in the summer semester of '03, you have until the deadline for the summer semester '04 to complete. (IF YOU ARE A FINANCIAL AID STUDENT, please see Financial Aid information for details.) Correspondence courses allow you to work at your own pace; however, they are not designed to be accelerated. Mailing and grading take time and that is why students are allowed one year to complete. Pay careful attention as to how assignments should be submitted in order to meet your own deadlines. Realize that instructors are not immediately available for grading papers and exams especially during semester breaks, holidays, and some parts of summer semester. When anticipating a graduation date or if you need an official transcript sent to an institution, ALLOW ADEQUATE TIME FOR GRADING AND MAILING OF YOUR ASSIGNMENTS. If you wish to have your grade posted with MSCD's Registrar for a specific semester, then your assignments must reach us three weeks prior to the last day of that semester. This allows our office and the professor adequate time to forward, grade, return the assignment, and post the grade with the office of the Registrar. What about grading? If you complete the course in the same semester you registered, the grade will be posted at the end of that semester. If you don't finish the course in the same semester, the grade will be posted as a "CC" (Continuing Correspondence). The "CC" will remain on your record until you finish the course. You must submit ALL course work to receive a grade. The instructor will then assign a letter grade in the Registrar's Office. If you do not complete the course during the one year you are allowed, the "CC" will change to an N/C (No Credit). Send questions or comments to: Extended Campus Class Schedule - Correspondence Courses Colorado Consortium for Independent Study catalog   Metro Education Ventures/Extended Campus COF/Stipend Information for Extended Campus Students Metro State Online Metro South Metro North Apply and Register Degree Completion Customized Classes/Continuing Professional Education Correspondence Courses Self-paced online (for non-Colorado residents) Telecourses Tuition and Fees Student Employment Opportunites at Extended Campus Send questions and comments to: mailto:options-l@mscd.edu Metro South 5660 Greenwood Plaza Blvd., #100, Greenwood Village, CO 80111 (303)721-1313 Metro North 11990 Grant St. #102, Northglenn, CO 80233 (303)450-5111

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