PRINT-BASED COURSES

Print-based courses (PBC) and course credit by examination (CCE) options are available as flexible, independent study for students who do not have access to the Internet or prefer to learn from a distance. These courses do not adhere to the regular Ohio University academic calendar. Students have eight months from the date of enrollment to complete a print-based course and six months from the date of enrollment to take the examination for a course credit by examination option.

For more information about these courses and other independent study options, click HERE. To view the policies and procedures for flexible courses, click HERE.

Application and Enrollment

If you are interested in PBC and CCE options, you must be a current Ohio University student to enroll in courses. If you are not a current Ohio University student and you want to take these courses, you must complete the eCampus Admission Application.

Click here to see the list of courses that are available. When you are ready to register, complete a course registration form.

Tuition, Payment, and Financial Aid

Visit the tuition, payment, and financial aid section where we list the various rates and fees associated with flexible courses and special projects, payment instructions, and financial aid options.

Veterans Administration Educational Benefits

The Veterans Administration will not cover course credit by examination (CCE). The Veterans Administration does not pay for housing or other expenses when a student is taking online or print-based courses from a distance. You will be reimbursed for tuition and fees only. Click HERE for more information.

Electronic Submission of Lessons

If you are allowed to submit an assignment electronically in a print-based course, there will be instructions for how to do so in your course manual.

Proctored Exams

If you reside near an Ohio University campus, you must take your examination at the nearest campus. Others can arrange to have their examinations proctored at another accredited college or university or, if it is more convenient, at an accredited local high school. Ohio University reserves the right to reject a proposed examination supervisor. Detailed information about examination procedures will be included with your enrollment material.

Before students schedule testing appointments with a proctor, they must first make sure that all lesson grades have been received from the professor and recorded within the Ohio University system. All grades must be posted before the exam packet is mailed to the proctor. If the student is not eligible for testing, the exam application will be held until the student becomes eligible.

Regional Proctor Sites

Using an Alternate Proctor Site

The following are approved proctors for exams:

• Faculty and administrative staff at public-private college and universities
• Guidance counselor/counseling staff
• Full-time teacher or staff member
• Embassy education officer
• Military base/station education officer
• Base commander
• Local college testing center

Course Extensions

Print-Based Courses

To compensate for delays that may occur in shipping/receipt of materials/grading extension requests may be granted as follows:

Extensions are not automatic and must be requested by mailing the extension request form which is included in the course guide. Students may appeal the print-based course extension guidelines when extenuating circumstances are involved. All appeals will be considered on a case-by-case basis.

Course Credit by Examination

Extension requests may be granted as follows:

No additional extensions will be considered.

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