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Modes of Instruction

Familiarize yourself with the various modes of instruction that Northwestern offers.

Class schedules clearly identify if courses have in-person components — either entirely face-to-face or a hybrid with some face-to-face meetings — and which are entirely remote. Remote courses may be synchronous with meetings at scheduled times or they may be asynchronous.

Mode	Description	Time	Space
Fully Remote: Asynchronous	Remote class with no scheduled meeting time and no synchronous elements	Will not have a start/end time on class schedule	Will not be assigned campus space
Fully Remote: Synchronous	Remote class that meets at scheduled times or has other synchronous elements	Will have a start/end time on class schedule	Will not be assigned campus space
Hybrid	Class has remote component and face-to-face meetings	Will have a start/end time on class schedule	May request campus space
Face-to-Face	Class meets in-person in a campus space	Will have a start/end time on class schedule	Will use campus space.