Instructional Methods
OSU-OKC Instructional Method Guide—OSU-OKC offers courses in a variety of formats to fit your learning style. Please see below the description of the learning method and in parenthesis the descriptions to look for in the course catalog. Download a PDF version of this infographic.
![students sitting in a lecture hall](/sites/default/files/images/ctle/trad-01.png)
Traditional (TRAD)
Courses in which all instruction occurs face-to-face.
Online (WEB)
Courses in which 75-100% of instruction occurs online. Students may be expected to attend in person on campus a limited number of times (e.g. an introductory meeting with professor, scheduled proctored testing, lab, etc.) as noted in schedule.
![student studying online, surrounded by smartphones, message bubbles, and computer windows](/sites/default/files/images/ctle/comp-01.png)
![students standing on a giant laptop with a screen that looks like a big door leading to a classroom or library](/sites/default/files/images/ctle/comp-sched-01.png)
Online (WEB MTG)
Courses in which 75%-100% of instruction occurs online but synchronously, meaning that students are expected to connect at designated times as noted in schedule.
Hybrid (HY)
Courses in which 25-74% of instruction time occurs online, with remaining instruction occurring face-to-face as noted in schedule.
![students studying at a desk with a computer window and giant books in the background](/sites/default/files/images/ctle/hybrid-01.png)