UW System Academic Programs through Distance Learning
If you aren't able to attend classes on a campus, there are distance learning opportunities available. Browse a list of distance learning programs offered from University of Wisconsin campuses. There are undergraduate and graduate degree programs, as well as individual distance learning courses.
Undergraduate Degrees
Graduate Degrees
Non-Degree Certificate Programs
Other Learning Opportunities
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The UW Flexible Option path for obtaining a degree lets you take full advantage of free educational resources available online and elsewhere, and then demonstrate your knowledge through robust, reliable assessments.
Search for UW System courses offered through distance learning.
Undergraduate Major/Degree Programs through Distance Education
- American Studies (UW-Stevens Point)
- Art History and Criticism (UW-Milwaukee)
- Associate of Arts and Science (UW Colleges)
- Business Administration (UW-Platteville)
- Business Administration (UW-Stevens Point) - Collaborative Degree Program
- BSN-LINC (UW-Green Bay)
- BSN at Home (UW-Eau Claire, UW-Green Bay, UW-Madison, UW-Milwaukee, UW-Oshkosh, and UW-Stevens Point)
- Career, Technical Education and Training, BS (UW-Stout)
- Communicating Arts (UW-Superior)
- Communication (UW-Milwaukee)
- Community Engagement and Education (UW-Milwaukee)
- Criminal Justice (UW-Platteville)
- Elementary Education (UW-Superior)
- Fire and Emergency Response Management (UW-Oshkosh)
- General Business (UW-Whitewater)
- Golf Enterprise Management (UW-Stout)
- Health and Wellness Management (UW-La Crosse, UW-River Falls, UW-Stevens Point, UW-Superior)
- Health Information, Management & Technology (UW-Green Bay, UW-Parkside, and UW-Stevens Point)
- History (UW-Milwaukee)
- Human Development and Family Studies (UW-Stout)
- Human Services Leadership Program (UW-Oshkosh)
- Information and Communication Technologies (UW-Stout)
- Information Science & Technology (UW-Milwaukee)
- Interdisciplinary Studies (UW-Green Bay)
- Interdisciplinary Studies (UW-Superior)
- Leadership & Organizational Studies (UW-Oshkosh)
- Liberal Studies (UW-Oshkosh)
- Liberal Studies (UW-Whitewater)
- Liberal Studies: Organizational Administration (UW-Oshkosh)
- Management (UW-Stout)
- Nursing Accelerated Online Program (UW-Oshkosh)
- Organizational Leadership and Communication (UW-Eau Claire)
- Political Science (UW-Milwaukee)
- Political Science (UW-Whitewater)
- Psychology (UW-Milwaukee)
- Sociology (UW-Milwaukee)
- Sustainable Management (UW-Parkside, UW-River Falls, UW-Stout, and UW-Superior)
Graduate Degree Programs through Distance Education
- Administrative Leadership, MS (UW-Milwaukee)
- Business Administration, Consortial Degree (UW-Eau Claire)
- Business Administration, MBA (UW-Whitewater)
- Career and Technical Education, MS (UW-Stout)
- Communication Sciences and Disorders, MS (UW-Eau Claire)
- Construction Management, MS (UW-Stout)
- Criminal Justice, MS (UW-Platteville)
- Cultural Foundations of Education, MS (UW-Milwaukee)
- Distance Education Leadership, MS (UW-Platteville)
- Education, MS (UW-Stout)
- Education, General, MSE (UW-Stevens Point)
- Electrical and Computer Engineering (Power Engineering), MS (UW-Madison)
- Engineering, MS (UW-Platteville)
- Information and Communication Technologies, MS (UW-Stout)
- Integrated Supply Chain Management, MS (UW-Platteville)
- Leadership and Management in Health Systems, MSN (UW-Green Bay)
- Library and Information Studies, MA (UW-Madison)
- Library & Information Science, MLIS (UW-Milwaukee)
- Manufacturing Engineering, MS (UW-Stout)
- Master of Engineering in Engine Systems, ME (UW-Madison)
- Master of Engineering in Professional Practice, MEPP (UW-Madison)
- Master of Engineering in Sustainable Systems Engineering (UW-Madison)
- Master of Engineering in Technical Japanese, METJ (UW-Madison)
- Mechanical Engineering (Controls), MS (UW-Madison)
- Mechanical Engineering (Polymer Science and Engineering), ME (UW-Madison)
- Medical Dosimetry, MS (UW-La Crosse)
- Natural Resources, MS (UW-Stevens Point)
- Nursing, MSN (UW-Oshkosh)
- Nursing, PhD (UW-Milwaukee)
- Operations and Supply Management, MS (UW-Stout)
- Organizational Change Leadership, MS (UW-Platteville)
- Professional Educators, MS (UW-Madison)
- Project Management, MS (UW-Platteville)
- Special Education, MSE (UW-Superior)
- Student Affairs Administration in Higher Education, MSE (UW-La Crosse)
- Sustainable Management, MS (UW-Green Bay, UW-Oshkosh, UW-Parkside, UW-Stout, UW-Superior)
- Vocational Rehabilitation, MS (UW-Stout)
Non-Degree Certificate Programs through Distance Education
- Advanced Project Management Graduate Certificate (UW-Platteville)
- Advanced Study Graduate Certificate (UW-Milwaukee)
- Alternative Education Graduate Certificate (UW-River Falls)
- Autism Specialist Graduate Certificate (UW-Whitewater)
- Business Analytics Graduate Certificate (UW-Milwaukee)
- Career and Technical Education Coordinator Graduate Certification (UW-Stout)
- Child Advocacy Studies Graduate Certificate (UW-Platteville)
- Child Care Administration Undergraduate Certificate (UW-Milwaukee)
- Children’s Mental Health Graduate Certificate for School Professionals (UW-Milwaukee)
- Criminal Justice Graduate Diploma (UW–Platteville)
- Early Childhood-Special Education Certification
- Early Childhood—Middle Childhood Graduate Certification (UW–Stout)
- e-Learning and Online Teaching Graduate Certificate (UW-Stout)
- Engineering Management Graduate Certificate (UW-Platteville)
- Entrepreneurship and Innovation Graduate Certificate (UW-Stout)
- Event and Meeting Management Graduate Certificate (UW-Stout)
- Evaluation Studies Graduate Certificate (UW-Stout)
- Fire and Emergency Undergraduate Leadership Certificate (UW-Oshkosh)
- Gaming Management Undergraduate Certificate (UW–Stout)
- Geotechnical Engineering Graduate Certificate (UW-Platteville)
- Human Resource Management Undergraduate Certificate (UW-Platteville)
- Human Resource Management Undergraduate or Graduate Certificate (UW-Stout)
- Instructional Design Graduate Certificate (UW–Stout)
- Instructional Technology Graduate Coordinator Certification (UW–Stout)
- International Business Undergraduate Certificate (UW-Platteville)
- Leadership and Human Performance Undergraduate Certificate (UW-Platteville)
- Library Media Specialist Graduate Certification (UW–Milwaukee)
- Library Media Specialist Graduate Certification (UW System School Library Education Consortium)
- Marketing Undergraduate Certificate (UW-Platteville)
- Medical Dosimetry Undergraduate Certificate (UW-La Crosse)
- Multicultural Knowledge of Mental Health Practices Graduate Certificate (UW-Milwaukee)
- Organizational Change Leadership Graduate Certificate (UW-Platteville)
- Professional Writing and Communication Graduate Certificate (UW–Milwaukee)
- Project Management Undergraduate Certificate (UW-Parkside)
- Project Management Graduate Certificate (UW-Platteville)
- Quality Management Undergraduate or Graduate Certificate (UW-Stout)
- Reading Teacher Graduate Certification (UW-Stout)
- State and Local Taxation Graduate Certificate (UW–Milwaukee)
- Structural/Geotechnical Engineering Graduate Certificate (UW-Platteville)
- Sustainable Management Undergraduate Certificate (Collaborative Degree)
- Teaching and Learning in Higher Education Graduate Certificate (UW-Milwaukee)
- Teaching in Alternative Education Graduate Certification (UW-Whitewater)
- Technical Japanese Studies Graduate Certificate (UW-Madison)
- Therapeutic Recreation Undergraduate Certificate (UW-Milwaukee)
- Traffic Safety Education Undergraduate Certification (UW-Stout)
- Transition Specialist Graduate Certificate (UW-Whitewater)
- Youth Work Undergraduate Certificate (UW–Milwaukee)
Other Learning Opportunities through Distance Education
- Business Administration Training (UW-Platteville)
- Criminal Justice Professionals Training (UW-Platteville)
- DistanceLearning.Wisconsin.edu
- Engineering Professional Development Program (UW-Madison)
- Engineering Training (UW-Platteville)
- Online Learning for Educators (UW-River Falls)
- Project Management Training (UW-Platteville)
- UW-Extension Independent Learning
