IHL Method of Instruction Codes

(A) Study Out-of-State (course instruction or academic work that takes place in a U.S. state other than Mississippi)

(F) Face-to-Face (students receive course instruction and structured units of information by face-to-face contact with the instructor)

(B) Study Out-of-Country (course instruction or academic work that takes place in a country other than the United States)

(F) Face-to-Face

(C) Lecture (students receive structured units of information and accompanying material through direct contact with the instructor; typically considered the traditional classroom)

(F) Face-to-Face

(D) Dissertation or Thesis (students study a particular subject and do individualized original research under the guidance of an instructor and work toward completing a scholarly research document)

(F) Face-to-Face

(E) Seminar (students study a particular subject and do individualized original research under the guidance of an instructor and exchange results by informal lectures and discussions)

(F) Face-to-Face

(F) Field Supervision of Studen Teaching (short-term work experience requiring students in the education discipline to teach under the direct supervision of persons experienced in the teachign profession)

(F) Face-to-Face

(H) Clinical Instruction (short-term work experience, usually related to a student's major field, that is supervised by persons experienced in the discipline and focuses on the practical application of concepts and principals; typically associated with biological, physical, and other sciences such as biology, chemistry, anatomy, psychology, etc.)

(F) Face-to-Face

(I) Individual Direct Study (academic work chosen or designed by the individual student with the approval of the department concerned, under an instructor's supervision, and usually undertaken outside the classroom structure; typically one-on-one interaction)

(F) Face-to-Face

(J) Joint Lecture/Laboratory (students receive structured units of information and accompanying material through direct contact with the instructor as well as receive supplemental instruction in a classroom setting conducive to the practical application of relevant principles and concepts)

(F) Face-to-Face

(L) Laboratory (students study in a classroom setting conducive to the practical application of concepts and principles; typically associated with biological, physical, and other sciences such as biology, chemistry, anatomy, psychology, etc.)

(F) Face-to-Face

(C) Lecture

(I) Interactive Video (students receive course instruction and structured units of information by means of real-time interactive video)

(C) Lecture

(O) Online, Internet, or Web (students receive course instruction and structured units of information by using online, web-based methods.

(M) Correspondence (students recieve structured units of information and accompanying material completely through the mail; different from distance learning)

(V) Video Tape (students receive course instruction and structured units of information by means of video tape)

(M) Correspondence

(P) Print-based (students receive course instruction and structured units of information by print-based material delivered through postal mail or facimile transmissions; typically correspondence))

(P) Practicum/Internship (short-term work experience, usually related to a student's major field, that is supervised by persons experienced in the discipline that consists of study and/or practical experience)

(F) Face-to-Face

(S) Studio (students study in a classroom setting conducive to the practical application of visual and performing arts such as art, music, dance, etc.)

(F) Face-to-Face