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Using videotaped course lectures, you can take classes when your
schedule allows. For traditional telecourses, all you need is your own TV and a VCR - it's that simple!
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Telecourses
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Steps for Enrollment
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Locate your
course. A
list of courses offered this semester via distance
learning is located in the printed course schedule
and on this website (see links at right). Details
are listed in the body of the schedule publication.
If you can’t find the course you need in our
schedule, Kilgore College participates in the
Virtual College of Texas. Visit our
VCT page
for more information.
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Check your
resources.
Be sure to note any special lab software or other
requirements as noted in the course list.
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Enroll.
Students follow the
same procedures for enrolling in distance education
courses as they do for traditional courses.
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Attend online
orientation.
You will learn how to
get started and complete your course by visiting the
orientation web site. Students should access the
orientation web site between
the dates indicated on the printed schedule and on
this website. Orientation should be
completed before class starts. (See orientation link
to the right.)
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Contact us if you
are having problems.
The last step in
orientation is to send an email to your instructor.
If you are having problems that can’t be resolved
with your instructor, contact the
Distance Education Department.
Frequently Asked Questions
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What courses does Kilgore College offer using this method of
instruction?
Check in the special distance
learning section of the schedule bulletin each semester. Generally, we offer the
following:
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GOVT 2305 - Government of the United States |
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GOVT 2306 - State and Local Government |
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HIST 1301 - United States History I |
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HIST 1302 - United States History II |
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PSYC 2301 - Introductory Psychology |
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SOCI 1301 - Introductory Sociology
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PSYC 2314 - Human Growth &
Development |
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How long do I have to complete the course?
Telecourses
are set up to last approximately 15 weeks during the long semesters and 12
weeks in the summer. Registration and fee payment dates, withdrawal and refund
dates, as well as dates for final exams and grade reporting may be slightly
different from the traditional long semester. These dates are posted
in the schedule insert each semester on the distance learning information
page.
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How do I get the materials for the course?
The Kilgore College Bookstore, located in the Duvall Student Center on the
Kilgore campus, stocks the required textbooks for telecourse offerings. These are
also available during regular registration at Kilgore College - Longview. The
videotape lecture portions for most courses may be checked out at the
library or viewed over several local cable television systems. Most
students return the tape for the completed unit when they come to campus for testing,
then check out the tape for the next unit. A unit corresponds to several chapters
in the textbook.
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Do I have to come to campus?
Yes, but not
as often as necessary for a traditional class. Generally, you are required to attend
an orientation session at the beginning of the semester. The dates, times and
locations for orientation are published in the distance learning section of the course
schedule bulletin published each semester. Most instructors schedule an informal
review session with others students enrolled in your class before each test.
Attendance at these sessions may or may not be mandatory, depending on your
instructor. The review sessions give you, the student, an opportunity to discuss the
information covered in the unit and ask any unanswered questions and are highly
recommended. As mentioned earlier, students also be required to come to
campus in order to
take unit tests and check out/return course videotapes.
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