Distance Learning at BMCC!

In order to take any distance learning courses, you must have already been admitted to BMCC.

Each online learning course we offer is the equivalent of the course you would take in a classroom. Each course carries the same number of credits, covers the same subject matter, and is taught by a member of the BMCC faculty.

Current students must have a GPA of 2.0 or better in order to register for a e-learning/distance learning course.

First time freshmen and transfer students are allowed to take one e-learning/distance learning course only in their first semester at BMCC without fulfilling the G.P.A. requirement.

Most courses are 80%-100% asynchronous.

That is, they meet in "real time" only a few times during the semester, and the rest of the course takes place on the Internet. However, a few online courses are hybrid, meaning that they are a blend of face to face classes and time that the student logs onto the course web site. Hybrid classes may meet as often as once a week. In both types of courses, students and faculty log onto the computer at the best time for them, to complete their work,then log back on at another time to read what others have written. Online learning is a flexible and exciting way to learn if you enjoy reading and writing. This is important: because most classes do not "meet," all your work, including class participation, is done by reading and writing.

A word of caution: Distance learning courses are not any easier than face-to-face courses, in fact they require self-discipline and the ability to work independently!