UW-Madison uses definitions for online/distance-delivered programs as set by the Higher Learning Commission:
- Distance-delivered programs are those certificate or degree programs in which 50% or more of the required courses may be taken as distance-delivered courses.
- Distance-delivered courses are those in which all or the vast majority (typically 75% or more) of the instruction and interaction occurs via electronic communication, correspondence or equivalent mechanisms, with the faculty and students physically separated from each other.
Distance Programs
List of distance-delivered programs as of June 2019