Woods Online Course Formats
Woods Online fosters student learning through study on an independent basis combined with significant faculty interaction. With chat rooms, message boards and other electronic forms of communication faculty-student contact not only is maintained and but is strengthened. This fosters a better educational experience for women and men, making us a great choice for distance learners.
Online Courses
16-Week Online Course Format
An alternative to the traditional college classroom experience is the only option for many students. Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College responded to this need nearly 40 years ago with development of the Woods External Degree (WED) program. Today, Woods Online expands the same high-quality, distance education with additional technological tools and resources creating more interactive learning experiences for you.
- Fully online courses
- Opportunities to visit campus to interact with other students, faculty and staff
- Work regularly with professors and some interaction with other students
- Individual assignments submitted online
- Work with faculty to create assignment deadlines that fit your schedule
- Average course load – Part-time; 9 credit hours
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8-Week Online Course Format
- Fully online courses
- Cohort – Students work collaboratively with professors and classmates in an online team environment
- Ongoing interaction with professors
- Individual assignments and team projects submitted online
- Structured assignment deadlines to help keep you on track
- Average course load – Full-time; 12 credit hours
- E-books utilized for many courses
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College Credit Based on Life Experiences
SMWC offers students many opportunities to earn college credit outside of online courses. Learn more about CLEP testing, assessment of prior learning and alternative format classes on the "Ways to Earn Credit" page.