Whatever form of distance education you choose, it is important to find out how the materials will be delivered to you so that you can plan how you will fulfill the requirements for participating in class and for completing and returning the coursework.

Admission Requirements
Some people believe that distance education programs have no requirements for admission or that there are no prerequisites for an on-line degree program. Although this might be true in a very few cases, application procedures for enrollment into a distance education program are usually the same as those for an on-site program. In fact, if the institution offering the distance education program also offers campus-based programs, the requirements for applying will be exactly the same for both.