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SANDBURG TERMS TO KNOW Online (asynchronous) courses These classes don’t have a specific meeting time. Students should log in several times per week to participate, submit assignments and check deadlines. Blended courses These classes are part online, part face-to-face, typically with one in-person meeting per week with the rest of the content delivered online. Check your schedule for meeting times if you are taking a blended class. Career, technical & health professions With academic programs like welding, nursing and information computer technology, these degrees and certificates are designed for students to graduate and gain entry directly into the workforce. Certificates Sandburg offers many certificate programs. Often, these programs take a year or less to complete and are designed to prepare students for entry into the workforce. Course structure Each course at Sandburg has a course prefix, a course number and a section number. The course prefix is designated by three letters (ENG); the course number is designated by three numbers (101); and the section number is designated by three numbers (100). On the schedule, you will see ENG.101.100. Credit hours Most classes are three credit hours, which means they meet for about three hours a week. Some classes might have a lab attached to the class. In those cases, you might meet three hours in lecture and two hours for the lab (every two hours in lab equals one credit hour). Degrees Degree programs typically take about two years to complete. Associate in applied science (AAS) degrees are designed to prepare students for the workforce. Associate in arts (AA) and associate in science (AS) are examples of degrees that prepare students to transfer to a four-year college or university. Developmental courses These courses build your skills to enable success in college courses and are designated with a course number beginning in zero such as ENG.097.100. These courses count toward your GPA; however, they do not apply to degrees or certificates. Developmental courses may be required prior to taking other courses depending on your placement scores and previous transcripts. 34