Guides and Glossary
Guides
Common Terms
Class/Registration Number—Four-digit number unique to each section. This number can be used to register in the class and is sometimes referred to as Registration Number.
Asynchronous (asynch)—Does not have scheduled meeting days and times. Students complete class activities and assignments as detailed in the course syllabus.
Synchronous (synch)—Meets live online at the scheduled meeting days and times. Refer to the course syllabus for details.
Hybrid—Meets partially online and partially in-person. All students attend in-person as scheduled and all students work online as directed. Refer to the course syllabus for details.
HyFlex—The hybrid flexible, or HyFlex, class format is an instructional approach that gives students the opportunity to decide how to attend each class session: in-person, live online synchronously with the in-person class, or asynchronously online at a later time.
ChicoFlex—This is a modification of the HyFlex class format, which gives students the opportunity to decide how to attend each class session: in-person or live synchronous online, pending individual class requirements.
Modes of Instruction
| Category | Instruction Mode | Class Schedule Description | Description | 3 Unit Course Examples |
| Face-to-face | P | In Person | Class meets in-person at set days/times. | Class meets MWF 9:00-9:50 PLMS 203. |
| Hybrid | H | In-person + asynchronous online | Class meets regularly in-person with portions of the class online in lieu of in person meeting. | Class meets MW 9:00-9:50 PLMS 203 plus 1 hr TBA per week. |
| Hybrid | K | Online, infrequently in-person | Class meets mostly online with infrequent in-person meetings. | Class conducted online TBA (list hours as appropriate) or set days/times online. Class may have an on-campus orientation and/or on-campus final. |
| Hybrid | S | In-person + synchronous online | Class meets regularly in-person with portions of the class conducted synchronously online at set days/times. | Class meets MW 9:00-9:50 PLMS 203, and online Friday 9:00-9:50. |
| Hybrid | T | Two-Way Video | Class meets at set days/times in multiple locations and is connected via video. | Class meets MWF 9:00 - 9:50 in-person and is live streamed online or to a specified off-campus location. |
| Hybrid | X | ChicoFlex: In-person / online | ChicoFlex - Class meets at set days/times with students simultaneously attending in-person and online. | Class meets MWF 9:00-9:50 PLMS 203 with students attending both in-person and online. |
| Online | I | Online, asynchronous | Class meets entirely online with no set day/time. | Class conducted online. TBA hours to be listed. |
| Online | J | Online, synchronous | Class meets entirely online at set days/times. | Class meets MWF 9:00-9:50 online. |
| Online | U | Online, synch + asynch required | Class meets at set day/times online that do not completely satisfy required hours; remainder is asynchronous. | Class meets M 9:00-9:50 online, plus TBA hours online. |
| Online | V | Online, archive available | Class meets at set day/times online but students have the option to attend by watching recordings of the class asynchronously. | Class meets MWF 9:00-9:50 online, and the meeting is recorded and posted online for those not able to attend synchronously. |
Modes of instruction change over time in response to various conditions, student demand, and University needs. Chico State underwent a significant refinement of MOIs during year 2 of our response to the COVID-19 pandemic. History of MOIs is preserved here (PDF).