On-Demand Courses

On-demand courses offer students increased flexibility in their online learning: begin your course on the 1st or 15th of any month, and finish at your own pace any time within 6 months.

Students can register for on-demands throughout the year on a rolling basis. On-demands start on the 1st and 15th. Please allow for 7 days between your registration date and your desired start date. 

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On-Demand Benefits

  • Personalized pace
  • Taught by VT licensed teachers who also hold the Online Teaching Specialist Endorsement
  • Flexibility: Access your course anytime, anywhere
  • Students have six months to complete a course
  • Rolling enrollment: courses can begin on 1st or 15th of every month
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Amount of Time

3-5 hours per course, per week
2-6 assignments per course, per week

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Hands-on Learning Activities

Discussion based assessments with course instructor, summative assessments, formative assessments

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Online Learning Activities

Competing lesson modules, discussions with classmates, reading, listening to audio clips, watching videos

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Program Details

  • Registrations must be submitted at least 7 days prior to the anticipated start date.
  • Students must progress through the course and have consistent communication with their teacher.
  • Students must complete Status Reports on the 1st of every month they are enrolled to remain eligible.
  • Students may change their pacing during their enrollment, but must complete all requirements before their course end date.
  • Students who do not complete all requirements by the enrollment end date will need to re-enroll.