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What Is the Difference Between Scheduled and Unscheduled Courses?

Summary: Scheduled courses have lectures at specific times. Unscheduled courses provide lecture recordings instead of having live lectures.

Updated: June 20, 2025

Online scheduled: Lectures are delivered online during specific time slots. Lecture recordings may or may not be provided

Online unscheduled: No live lectures. Students watch recorded lectures on their own time.

Mix of in person and online: A combination of in person and online deliverables.
In-person activities could include tutorials or tests. Online activities could include live classes or recorded lectures.

Make sure to always check the course outline to see how different parts of the course, like lectures, tutorials and tests will be structured.

For the full list of different section types, check out this page.


Riley Lutz Jacc Padmakar
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(1) Course Delivery Types