Courses and Programs
Course Numbering
Courses at Lindenwood are numbered sequentially.
- 01000-09999: Preparatory coursework, with credit hours not counting toward the cumulative total number of credit hours required to earn a bachelor’s degree
- 10000-19999: Introductory courses open to all students, normally not having prerequisites
- 20000-29999: Specialized courses open to all students
- 30000-39999: Advanced courses having prerequisites
- 40000-49999: Senior level courses having prerequisites
- 50000-79999: Master’s, Thesis, EdS, or EdD courses
- 80000-99999: Doctoral level courses and graduate workshops
Course Offering Frequency
The schedule of course offerings is dependent on student enrollment and availability of qualified instructors. The University reserves the right to cancel any course when enrollment is below minimum requirements or a qualified instructor is not available.
Due to the cohort approach to the trimester program, once a cohort is enrolled and the first cluster starts, it will be unlikely that any of the subsequent clusters for the cohort will be cancelled.
Course Types
The trimester program offers Master’s degree consisting of 50000-60000 level courses. Each term students will enroll in a cluster of two interrelated courses for a total of six credit hours. A highly qualified instructor will teach the classes for eight hours one Saturday each month, and students will also complete weekly online assignments. Co-curricular employment is an integral learning component of the program. Academic attendance will be recorded for the one Saturday a month meeting and the online component. Academic attendance for the online portion is defined as actively participating in the weekly online discussions. Simply logging into an online class without active participation does not constitute academic attendance.
Hybrid Courses
A hybrid course is a method of instruction in which the predominance (more than 75 percent of the course is taught using a learning management system platform. Time in the classroom is reduced but not eliminated.