Centers for Independent Learning
College of DuPage

(630) 942-2294
e-mail
steward@cdnet.cod.edu

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Orientation
- FAQs
> Getting Started
- Programs and Services

Course Offerings
- Descriptions
- Online Registration
- Skills Development
- Delivery Formats

Locations
- Bloomingdale
- Glen Ellyn
- Naperville
- Westmont


Distance Learning Links

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Getting Started

Independent-learning courses provide the same college-level content that is covered in their classroom counterparts. In fact, your transcript will list the course and grade you earned just as if you were enrolled in a classroom-based course. In other words, you earn full college credit for courses taken through the Centers for Independent Learning (CILs).

To enroll
First, you should review a course description from the college’s course Catalog and a summary of the course expectations prior to making a decision. Next, you can review the to identify a distance-learning course by referencing the discipline or subject area. At the end of the subject area listing, look for the subheading that reads “On campus, self-paced, flexible learning” or “Off-campus, flexible, self-paced learning.” Decide which particular center location and delivery format is appropriate and convenient. Note the five-digit registration code. You can use this code number to register online, by phone (630) 942-3948, or in person on campus in Glen Ellyn.

You may gain additional general information about Admissions and Registration, including the registration calendar, through the college’s web site. Following registration, but prior to the first day of classes, students enrolling in an appointment-based course must call the center where they are registered to establish an appointment time. Most independent-learning courses allow students to register after the term begins with the permission of the instructor.

Course materials
Textbooks may be purchased from the college bookstore on campus, at a local off-campus bookstore, or online at www.cod.bkstr.com. You can conveniently arrange for UPS shipping by calling the C.O.D. bookstore at (630) 942-3883. Course materials, such as syllabi, course handbooks and study guides, will be sent to the student’s home by U.S. Mail. Audio and videotapes may be conveniently checked out at the off-campus centers. The Library, located in the Student Resource Center, Room 2600, (630) 942-2350, will also rent the full set of videotapes to distance learners. Audiotapes for CIL courses may be purchased in the C.O.D. Bookstore.

After registering for an independent-learning course, students have access to a faculty member to facilitate your learning. Instructors are available to assist and interact with students in person during regularly scheduled hours in the centers, as well as by phone, voice-mail, e-mail and fax links. During a short orientation, students learn about the course and the instructor’s expectations. Instructors can offer flexible time frames for starting and finishing courses and provide coaching on how to study for an independent-learning course.

Taking tests
Tests are taken in a testing lab conveniently located at each of the CILs. You can choose from a variety of learning situations at convenient times and locations as you study at your own pace using one of the following formats: telecourses, appointment-based courses, open lab and walk-in courses, group instruction, and cablecast courses.