Students are required to complete a Distance Education Readiness Assessment to confirm their aptitude for distance education. This assessment includes questions designed to determine students’ familiarity with the required technology, their self-motivation and their time-management skills. They are also required to affirm that they have access to the equipment and broadband access necessary to succeed in distance education. All students are offered an online orientation session to familiarize them with the school’s Learning Management System and video-conferencing software and to configure and test their hardware so that access during actual classes is smooth.