About Distance Education

Loading...
Loading...
Male student on cell phone while doing work in the Eberly Cafe lounge area

Distance Education at IUP consists of Web-based (on-line) undergraduate and graduate courses that enable you to participate in learning from any location with your computer and Internet access. If you are unable to attend class on campus because of your work schedule, family responsibilities, travel time, or many other obstacles, Distance Education is for you. Freedom to engage in course activities any time of the day or night offers you flexibility in your schedule.

Students may communicate with their professors, classmates, and advisor and may actively participate in learning and research. Assigned readings are found on designated Web pages, the library’s on-line journal articles, or textbooks, which are mailed to students.

Who Can Register

Distance Education courses are available to the following:

  • Adult part-time students
  • Full-time students
  • Transfer students
  • Students who take college courses to transfer to another institution
  • Those who want to experience a college course to see if they want to seek a degree
  • Individuals who would like to improve their competency in their current or future employment

Subjects Available

IUP offers a wide variety of undergraduate and graduate courses in the following subjects:

 

Anthropology

Art History

Business (nine areas)

Computer Science

Communications Media

Consumer Services

Counseling (graduate)

Criminology

Education (undergraduate and graduate)

English

Finance and Legal Studies

Food and Nutrition

Geoscience

Health and Physical Education

Hospitality Management

Industrial and Labor Relations

Journalism

Mathematics

MIS and Decision Science

Music

Philosophy

Physics

Research

Safety Sciences (graduate)

School Law

Student Affairs

Study Abroad and Comparative Language (Foreign Language)

Technology Support and Training

Theater

 

How to Register

Undergraduates

If you wish to enroll in up to 11 credits at the undergraduate level, simply review the course description to verify that you have completed the prerequisites. Then, download the application and follow the directions. If proof of prerequisites is required, arrange for an official academic transcript to be mailed to IUP. 

Registration/Application Information 

Graduates

Those who are interested in graduate-level courses may enroll initially in one course without formal admission to the School of Graduate Studies and Research.

Graduate Application (one course only) 

Non-IUP Students

If you have never attended IUP or are a former student and did not attend last semester, you must submit an application for admission. 

Application/Registration for Non-Students 

View Courses

Click on the URSA link to view the listing of Distance Education courses available for the upcoming semester/session.  For a course description, click on the course reference number (CRN). 

  • To view courses in a specific term, click the arrow, select the term.
  • Select Distance Education Only.
  • Click the “Select” button.

On-Line Certificate and Degree Programs

Certificate of Recognition in Safety Sciences
M.A., Criminology
M.S., Safety Sciences 

On-Line Programs in Development

B.S., Business (General Management)
B.S., Communications Media

Loading...
Loading...
  • Distance Education
  • Room 100 Keith Hall
    Indiana, PA 15705
  • Phone: 724-357-2292
  • Toll Free: 800-640-7421
Loading...
  • Office Hours
  • Monday through Friday
  • 8:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
  • 1:00 p.m. – 4:30 p.m.