Typically Online Students dedicate about 18 hours total a week to the program. Each semester, students take two to three courses. Most lectures are in the form of streaming videos accessible on our website. All coursework per week is done at the student’s discretion, with the exception of the weekly video conferences.
Herman Ostrow School of Dentistry Online Program
| Online Video Lectures | 8h/week | Students manage their free time during the week or weekends to watch our interactive online video lectures. Video lectures do not need to be watched at one sitting. |
| Weekly Video Conference | 1.5h/week | The weekly video conference engages students and faculty in a live online session. |
| Learning need research and preparation | up to 6h/week | Students manage their free time during the week or weekends to work on learning need research and preparation. |
| Online quiz | up to 1.5h/week | Weekly online quizzes help students learn what was most recently covered in the video lectures and video conferences. Students are free to schedule the quizzes when their schedules permit and they are ready. |
Pain Medicine Online Programs
| Online Video Lectures | 8h/week | Students manage their free time during the week or weekends to watch our interactive online video lectures. Video lectures do not need to be watched at one sitting. |
| Weekly Video Conference | 5h/week | The weekly video conference engages students and faculty in a live online session. |
| Learning need research and preparation | up to 6h/week | Students manage their free time during the week or weekends to work on learning need research and preparation. |