Yes and no. If you are missing any prerequisites you must take them first. There are four Major Core classes that are required. In addition, you will need to take four Major Elective classes from the current offerings as well as a Capstone selection. All students need to choose five University Core (General Education) classes. For more information, please see the Academic Requirements.

The Pace University/NACTEL program is a part-time program. Generally, this will mean two courses per semester. Students can take a maximum of seven courses in a calendar year. For more information, please see the Program Timetable.

You can view the currently offered courses by semester.

We usually open the registration period about 12 weeks prior to the start of the upcoming semester, and it is open for about 8 weeks. You can register any time between that time and the registration cut off which is about 4 weeks prior to the start of class. For specific time frames, view the upcoming semester offerings page.

Once accepted into the program, you will receive a Student Worksheet which will help guide you along the way. It will list the course requirements needed to earn the degree. Anytime you need advisement, simply contact your Advisor prior to registration. Your Advisor is happy to provide advisement, including some guidance on how many and which classes to take.

Once an offiical transcript has been received and uploaded, you will receive an automated email notifying you of receipt. Our Transcript Evaluator will begin an evaluation of your transfer credits. When everything is accounted for based on what you've told us you would be sending, your Advisor will provide you with an advisement via email.

You will be considered matriculated when:

• You have received credit for English and Technical Math, either at Pace or via transfer credit.
• Your Official High School Transcripts or GED has been received, if required
• All official College Transcripts have been received.

Blackboard is the software Pace uses to deliver its online classes for the Pace University/NACTEL Program.

Online classes take about the same amount of time as a traditional class. A good guideline is to expect to spend 12-16 hours per week for each four-credit course.

There are no formal meeting times for the Pace University/NACTEL Program courses. Instead, new course documents, lectures and assignments are posted every Thursday. All required work is due by midnight (EST) on Wednesday of the following week unless otherwise noted by your instructor.

Most courses last about 12 instructional weeks, depending on when they fall during the year and if there are any holiday breaks.

Most courses will require proctoring for the Midterm and/or Final exams. For specifics, review individual course descriptions.

The Online Student Orientation is a two-week course required for all new students. You must first successfully complete this course before you will be eligible to start your first semester. The purpose is to familiarize you both with the software and with Pace's policies.

Once you register for the Online Student Orientation, you can visit the Bookstore to purchase the required textbook. Simply enter the course number to order.

Depending on when you withdraw, you will still be responsible for all or part of the tuition for that course. For more detailed information, please review our Add/Drop policies. Most companies (but not all) do require that you complete a course before tuition assistance is provided, so be sure to also review the Tuition Assistance policies of your company to understand what they will cover.

In a sense, yes. While these are not truly self-paced courses because there are weekly readings and assignments so that everyone is moving through the material at the same time, you do have control over when during the week you do the work. We've found that this blend of flexibility with structure works best since many of our own students have told us that the structure keeps them motivated.

Yes. You will have one instructor for each course who will guide you through the course work.

If you need Technical help, you should contact nactel@pace.edu. If you have questions about course content, you should contact your instructor directly.

Once you apply, you will receive a User ID and Password. You'll use these to get into your classes in Blackboard, an online course delivery platform. Here you'll have access to instructional materials, reading materials, homework assignments, discussion boards and other course materials.

In Blackboard, you have the ability to upload files directly into the course. Your instructor then accesses the files and downloads them for review. You can learn more about Blackboard by visiting Blackboard.

As with any class - online or traditional - there is an assumption of Academic Integrity Policy. This means that Pace University trusts that all students are doing their own homework and assignments. To help ensure that this is true, we've also instituted a proctoring system that requires certain exams to be administered by a proctor. This person will not only verify identification, but will also make sure that all guidelines are followed.

No, you cannot test out of any classes. Since this is a completion degree, all courses must be taken with Pace.

No, you cannot earn credit. However, since we recognize that many students come to this degree program with a number of years of experience and prior training, we will evaluate any training documents you can provide for a possible waiver of courses. This will not change the total credits required for completion of the degree, but it may enable you to take other courses in place of those for which you receive a waiver.

Simply log into the Student Information Center, using your user id and password and then click on the "Modify Personal Information" link to notify us of any changes.

How you pay for classes will depend on the Tuition Assistance policies of your company.

For information on paying by check, credit card or company voucher/letter of credit, visit the Payment section of this site.

If you need more information on the Tuition Assistance policies of your company, please complete the Tuition Request Form to receive a detailed breakdown of tuition costs and contact information for Tuition Assistance within your company.

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