UCF offers students several types of courses, referred to as course modes or modalities. When you register for classes, the course description includes a modality field that will identify the type of course.
The course modalities available for UCF Online students are Asynchronous Online (W) and Synchronous Online (S). W courses are delivered fully online and asynchronously, meaning you can access course materials and complete coursework on your own schedule. S courses are fully online, with no required on-campus class meetings. However, you will have scheduled online class sessions using tools such as Zoom or Microsoft Teams. Class meetings follow the published days and times, and live attendance is required.
Course modalities are displayed in the results table for a class search on my.ucf.edu.
Be sure to visit the Center of Distributed Learning’s page for the full definition and descriptions of all UCF course modality options.