Online courses at Lewis and Clark provide the same rigor as traditional courses, and their flexibility makes them a convenient alternative. As long as you meet expected due dates, you can work around your schedule and at your own pace.
L&C offers two types of online classes:
- Online - Classes that are fully online with no on-campus meetings. Some online courses may require in-person proctored tests.
- Web-blended - Classes where most of the work is completed online with some on-campus requirements.
Restrictions
New students with no GPA and those with a GPA above 2.3 may enroll in online courses. You may not enroll in an online class if your GPA is below 2.3 or if you have previously received a grade of PR, D, I, or F in the same class whether online or face-to-face. Please see an academic advisor to create an academic plan to raise your GPA to the level needed for online learning. The following courses require a 2.7 GPA in order to enroll in an online section: BIOL 164, BIOL 165, BUSN 161, CIS 235, ENGL 132, MATH 111, MATH 112, MATH 116, MATH 125, MATH 131, MATH 165, PSYC 131, PSYC 232, PSYC 233, and PSYC 260.
Out-of-State Students Taking Online Courses
L&C has been approved by the state of Illinois to participate in the National Council of State Authorization Reciprocity Agreements (NC-SARA). These reciprocity agreements help expand students’ access to educational opportunities and ensure more efficient, consistent, and effective regulation of distance education programs. As a participating institution, L&C may offer distance education programs to students in other SARA member states. For further information, including a list of participating states, please visit www.nc-sara.org.
Students with concerns about an online course, who feel that a complaint has not been satisfactorily resolved through the Student Grievance Procedure, may file a complaint with the Illinois Community College Board at: https://www2.iccb.org/students/filing-complaints-about-an-illinois-community-college
For F-1 students enrolled in credit classes, no more than three credits/semester completed online may be counted toward the full course of study requirement. Web-blended courses that require students’ physical attendance for some class meetings or examinations are exempted from this restriction.