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
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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
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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
