Online and Distance Education
Online and Distance Education Credit Options-UW System
Many adult students look for alternative ways to take classes outside of the regular classroom setting. While UWEC offers limited online courses, other alternatives are available for students to access classes “on their own time.”
The two-year associate's degree is available on-line through the UW Colleges. See their website: www.online.uwc.edu for up-to-date information on their general education offerings for any given semester. Check out http://learn.wisconsin.edu/programs.asp to see all the on-line options available through UW-System.
UW-Extension also offers undergraduate distance education courses through their Independent Learning Program. (These are traditional independent learning courses, or online courses). Visit them at: http://learn.wisconsin.edu/il.
If you plan to take a course through one of these sister institutions and transfer it back to UW-Eau Claire, check on the Transfer Information System (TIS) to see how a specific course will transfer to Eau Claire. The Transfer Information System website is very user-friendly and can be accessed at: http://www.uwsa.edu/tis/index.htm.
Be sure that courses taken through another institution will transfer to your degree program at UWEC. If you have questions about transferability, your academic adviser or the NSS adviser can also help you with this or you can contact the Registrar's Office at 836-4524.
For other questions and more information on the UW-System see www.uwhelp.wisconsin.edu.
