Online Courses

MTSU offers five types of online courses -- MTSU Online, Hybrid, Accelerated Online, Synchronous Online, and RODP (Regents Online Degree Program). These courses are taught primarily over the internet and taken for university credit. RODP and distance education courses have additional fees (review the Tuition and Fees Schedule) and some courses may require prior approval from the instructor or advisor. Courses may also require proctored exams.

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MTSU Online Courses

• View undergraduate course descriptions
• View graduate course descriptions
• Search online course schedules
• MTSU Online courses require a permit (POD) to register. Request a permit. (If the course which interests you is not listed, a permit is not required.)

Hybrid Courses
Hybrid courses consist of a combination of online and on-ground instruction. Instruction is primarily conducted online with face-to-face meetings limited to a total of 15 hours for the semester. The number of on-ground meetings will vary depending upon the instructor's requirements. Our hybrid programs provide you with a flexible course schedule that works around your life, and also an opportunity to meet with MTSU faculty and your peers in a face-to-face experience.

Some hybrid courses require a permit to register.

Accelerated Online Courses
These online courses are offered for 8 weeks in Fall and Spring semesters. Students can only register for 9 hours in each part of term (A1 or A2). Students can mix accelerated courses with full term courses but cannot exceed 18 hours total for the semester. Students must register for the accelerated courses during regular registration. Students will not be allowed to add the A2 courses after late registration ends. For more information, call 615-898-5611.

Accelerated courses will not even exchange with full-term or RODP courses once the semester begins.

• RODP Accelerated Course offerings

Synchronous Online Courses
Synchronous online classes meet online at the time/days of week specified in RaiderNet. Students will receive an email from the instructor regarding course access and should check their MTSU email account. A reliable computer with, at minimum a DSL Internet (broadband) connection is needed to successfully access this course. Hardware requirements include headphones, earbuds speakers, and may include a microphone and/or web cam. During the class, students can hear and/or see the professor, and communication with the professor may take place through a microphone or text chat window.

RODP Courses
The Regents Online Degree Program (RODP) allows you choose your "home campus" from among Tennessee's 6 state universities awarding Bachelor's and Master's degrees, its 13 community colleges providing Associate's degrees and 27 Technology Centers offering certificates and diplomas. Upon completion, your credentials will be awarded and conferred by your on-ground home campus even though you took your courses online. The institutions and their programs are recognized by numerous national and regional accreditation associations.

• Search RODP course schedules
• View RODP course descriptions
• RODP Equivalency Chart
• All RODP Online courses require an Override Request from the student's academic advisor (unless the student is pursuing a RODP degree).

Students may register through Pipeline for either type of online course once any permits or overrides have been entered for the student.