• Descriptions
• Delivery
• Courses By Term

Course Delivery

Students are admitted each June as a cohort and take classes in campus classrooms, at ICN locations, and in online meetings for optimal access and learning. Graduate program students enroll in one course during the fall semester, one course during the spring semester and two courses each June.

Fall and Spring Semesters

Fall and spring semester courses are delivered using a combination of Iowa Communications Network (ICN) sessions, Blackboard's virtual classroom, and face-to-face meetings. The ICN and virtual meetings are once weekly during evening hours. In addition, two Saturday campus sessions will be scheduled on the academic calendar at the instructor's discretion. 

Summer Sessions

Two summer sessions are offered on the Storm Lake campus over two 2-week periods, Monday through Thursday from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. (eight days per term). During these courses, students experience "hands-on" preparation of materials, integrated computer laboratories, interaction with peers and graduate faculty, and access to BVU's state-of-the-art library facility and resources. 

Iowa Communications Network

ICN locations for the graduate courses are scheduled on a yearly basis using K-12, college, and library facilities. ICN sites are assigned dependent upon the work and home locations of students enrolled during that year. It is imperative the number of locations is balanced with the need to make courses manageable for instructors. Therefore, BVU limits the number of sites for a course in order for students to receive personalized instruction in each course. As such, driving a reasonable distance to an ICN site is necessary for a majority of students.