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Distance Education

At Angelo State University, we know that you have a busy life and that traditional classes may not fit into your schedule. We offer online courses and degree programs to help you reach your educational goals.

As an online student, you can study and complete your course assignments from where ever you are. We want to welcome you to ASU and help you succeed in your academic endeavors.

What is Blackboard?

Blackboard is an online course management system that provides a variety of tools that allow faculty and students to participate in online courses and/or courses that combine online material and face-to-face classes.

Through Blackboard, instructors are able to present course material, administer tests and communicate with students. Students may submit assignments, participate in discussion forums and chat rooms, and check their grades from any computer that has Internet access and a Web browser.

Computer Requirements

To utilize Blackboard, students must use a computer capable of running Windows XP or later, or Mac OSX 10.2 or later. A reliable high-speed Internet connection is also required.

A Windows computer must have Internet Explorer 7 or later, or Firefox 3.0 or later.

Mac users must have Safari 3 or later, or Firefox 3.0 or later.  

Instructors may also provide content that requires other software to view, including Word, PowerPoint, Excel, Acrobat PDF and a variety of other multimedia formats.