Course Format Options
- Live Online Courses: Classes are held on Zoom at regularly scheduled times. Instructors lecture, engage students in discussion, and respond to questions just as they would in a physical classroom. Most instructors supplement the live sessions with readings, handouts, and assignments.
Learn more > Live Online FAQs
- Flex Online Courses: These courses offer a variety of instructional materials available on demand in weekly modules (videos, readings, discussions, assignments); plus optional live meetings with the instructor and fellow students. These weekly meetings are recorded. With "Flex Online", course sizes are limited and there is frequent interaction with the instructor. Learn more > Flex Online FAQs
- On-Campus Courses: Courses are offered weeknights and weekends on the historic Stanford campus ranging from 1 day to 10 weeks.