301-2 Online Requirements

Title:	Online Course Requirements
Owner:	College Deans
Last Update/Revised:	02/25/2021

Policy: United States University uses Brightspace D2L as our Learning Management System (LMS). Students are able to use the following devices:

Windows computers
Mac computers
Android mobile devices
iOS (Apple) mobile devices

We recommend students have the following applications installed:

The institution's best practice for online learning recommends that faculty respond to student communications within 24 hours, and provide feedback on student submissions within 72 hours from the assignment due date.

General Technology Requirements

Each student will be provided with a USU Google G Suite for Education account. This includes:

Email
Calendar
Google Drive
YouTube

Students' USU email accounts are critical to their success and should be the primary form of communication within the University.

We also recommend students registering for a free Office 365 account using their USU email; this will allow online access to all of Microsoft's Office Applications (Excel, PowerPoint, Word). Instructions on how to register will be made available during your orientation course.

Some courses may require additional software to complete the course successfully; more information will be provided upon registration.

Scope: This policy applies to all university students.