In an effort to make higher education more accessible to all persons, the College offers distance learning courses that provide students with the opportunity to earn college credit in a non-traditional method. These courses are taught by college faculty and include Internet-based courses, telecourses offered by the UNC Center for Public Television, and courses offered via the North Carolina Information Highway. These independent study courses are listed in the curriculum course schedule published each term and include studies in business, communications, social sciences, and other fields. Some of these courses may be accepted for college transfer. Although distance learning students register and pay tuition and fees as traditional students, they do not have to come on campus as often. Telecourse students, however, have to be on campus for orientation and to attend sessions that may be required by the contact instructor. Tests also must be taken on campus. Students in Internet-based courses must complete orientation either online or with the instructor. Tests for these courses are usually taken online.