school that offer online bachelors degree

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(fully accredited, degree-offering, and Bear-approved)

A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
American College
270 South Bryn Mawr Ave.
Bryn Mawr, PA 19010
Web site: www.amercoll.edu
Email: studentservices@amercoll.edu
Phone: (610) 526 1490 - (888) AMERCOLL
Fax: (610) 526 1465
Year established: 1927
Ownership status: Nonprofit, independent
Residency: Two weeks per year

American offers degrees and credentials for insurance professionals, employee benefit professionals, and financial consultants through distance learning plus two 1-week residency sessions in Pennsylvania. Bellevue University

1000 Galvin Road South
Bellevue, NE 68005
Web site: www.bellevue.edu
Email: online-u@scholars.bellevue.edu
Phone: (402) 291 8100 - (800) 756 7920
Fax: (402) 293 3730
Year established: 1965
Ownership status: Nonprofit, independent
Residency: None

Undergraduate and graduate programs in business, computing, and criminal justice, through an interactive online site.

Brigham Young University

315 Harman Building
P.O. Box 21515
Provo, UT 84602-1515
Web site: ce.byu.edu/bgs
Email: bgs@byu.edu
Phone: (801) 378 4351 - (888) 298 3137
Year established: 1875
Ownership status: Nonprofit, church
Residency: 11 weeks

Bachelor of General Studies through independent study.

Burlington College
95 North Ave.
Burlington, VT 05401
Web site: www.burlingtoncollege.edu
Email: admissions@burlcol.edu
Phone: (802) 862 9616 - (800) 862 9616
Fax: (802) 660 4331
Year established: 1972
Ownership status: Nonprofit, independent
Residency: Four days per semester

Bachelor's degrees in the liberal arts, almost entirely by independent study.

Caldwell College
9 Ryerson Ave.
Caldwell, NJ 07006-6195
Web site: www.caldwell.edu/adult-ed
Email: agleason@caldwell.edu
Phone: (973) 618 3385 - (888) 864 9518
Fax: (973) 618 3660
Year established: 1979
Ownership status: Nonprofit, church
Residency: First Saturday of each semester

Bachelor's degrees in a wide range of fields, with only one day per semester on campus.

California College for Health Sciences

2423 Hoover Avenue
National City, CA 91950
Web site: www.cchs.edu
Email: cchsinfo@cchs.edu
Phone: (619) 477 4800 - (800) 221 7374
Fax: (619) 477 4360
Year established: 1979
Ownership status: Proprietary
Residency: None

Associate's, bachelor's, and master's degrees in a variety of health and human service disciplines, entirely through distance learning.

California State University--Dominguez Hills
Division of Extended Education
1000 East Victoria Street
Carson, CA 90747
Web site: www.csudh.edu
Email: info@csudh.edu
Phone: (310) 243 3741
Fax: (310) 516 3971
Year established: 1960
Ownership status: Nonprofit, state
Residency: None

A variety of nonresident degrees (including an M.A. in humanities) offered through a state university.

Capella University
222 South 9th St., 20th Floor
Minneapolis, MN 55402-3389
Web site: www.capellauniversity.edu
Email: info@capella.edu
Phone: (612) 339 8650 - (888) 227 3552
Fax: (612) 337 5396
Year established: 1993
Ownership status: Proprietary
Residency: None for bachelor's and most master's programs; short residency sessions for doctorates

Online degrees, including doctorates, in business, education, human services, information technology, and psychology, from a school dedicated entirely to adult learners.

Central Michigan University
CMU-DDL
CEL-North
Mt. Pleasant, MI 48859
Web site: www.ddl.cmich.edu
Email: connie.detwiler@cmich.edu
Phone: (517) 774 3505 - (800) 688 4268
Fax: (517) 774 3491
Year established: 1892
Ownership status: Nonprofit, state
Residency: Short or no residency

Off-campus bachelor's, master's, and doctorates in various fields.

Charles Sturt University
International Division
Locked Bag 676
Wagga Wagga, NSW 2678
Australia
Web site: www.csu.edu.au
Email: inquiry@csu.edu.au
Phone: +61 (2) 6933 2666
Fax: +61 (2) 6933 2799
Year established: 1989
Ownership status: Nonprofit
Residency: No residency for most programs

Australia's largest distance-learning provider offers hundreds of rigorous, inexpensive programs to students worldwide.

Charter Oak State College

55 Paul J. Manafort Dr.
New Britian, CT 06053-2142
Web site: www.cosc.edu
Email: info@cosc.edu
Phone: (860) 832 3855
Fax: (860) 832 3999
Year established: 1973
Ownership status: Nonprofit, state
Residency: None

Associate's and bachelor's degrees through any combination of nontraditional credit-earning opportunities.

City University


335 116th Ave. SE
Bellevue, WA 98004
Web site: www.cityu.edu
Email: info@cityu.edu
Phone: (425) 637 1010 - (800) 426 5596
Fax: (425) 277 2437
Year established: 1973
Ownership status: Nonprofit, independent
Residency: None

Nonresident bachelor's and master's degrees through online study or traditional correspondence.

Clarkson College

101 South 42nd St.
Omaha, NE 68131
Web site: www.clarksoncollege.edu
Email: admiss@clrkcol.crhsnet.edu
Phone: (402) 552 3041 - (800) 647 5500
Fax: (402) 552 6057
Year established: 1888
Ownership status: Nonprofit, independent
Residency: None for bachelor's; some for master's

Nonresident bachelor's degrees in health care fields, as well as a low-residency master's degree in nursing.

Colorado State University
Division of Educational Outreach
Spruce Hall
Fort Collins, CO 80523-1040
Web site: www.colostate.edu
Email: questions@learn.colostate.edu
Phone: (970) 491 5288 - (800) 525 4950
Fax: (970) 491 7885
Year established: 1870
Ownership status: Nonprofit, state
Residency: None for master's programs; variable for doctorates

Graduate programs in scientific, business, education, engineering, and computer fields through Internet study or videocassette-based classes.

De Montfort University

Centre for Independent Study
The Gateway
Leicester LE1 9BH
United Kingdom
Web site: www.dmu.ac.uk
Email: enquiry@dmu.ac.uk
Phone: +44 (116) 255 1551
Fax: +44 (116) 257 7533
Year established: 1897
Ownership status: Nonprofit, state
Residency: Short or no residency

Degrees at all levels from a British university, with minimal time required on campus in England.

Deakin University
Deakin International
336 Glenferrie Rd.
Malvern, Victoria 3144
Australia
Web site: www.deakin.edu.au
Phone: +61 (3) 9244 5095
Fax: +61 (3) 9244 5094
Year established: 1974
Ownership status: Nonprofit
Residency: Short or no residency


Nonresidential and low-residency degrees at all levels from one of Australia's top universities.

Eastern Illinois University

School of Adult and Continuing Education
600 Lincoln Ave
Charleston, IL 61920
Web site: www.eiu.edu/~adulted
Email: lkwoodward@eiu.edu
Phone: (217) 581 5618
Year established: 1895
Ownership status: Nonprofit, state
Residency: None

Bachelor of Arts that can be earned completely through distance-learning methods.

Eastern Oregon University

Division of Distance Education (DDE)
1 University Blvd.
La Grande, OR 97850-2889
Web site: www2.eou.edu/dde
Email: jhart@eou.edu
Phone: (541) 962 3614 - (800) 452 8639
Fax: (541) 962 3627
Year established: 1929
Ownership status: Nonprofit, state
Residency: None for bachelor's programs; short residencies for master's

A number of wholly nonresident undergraduate degrees for students anywhere, as well as two low-residency master's programs for Oregon residents.

Edith Cowan University

International Students Office
Claremont, Western Australia 6010
Australia
Web site: www.cowan.edu.au
Email: extstudi@echidna.cowan.edu.au
Phone: +61 (9) 273 8681
Year established: 1990
Ownership status: Nonprofit, state
Residency: Short or no residency

Many nonresidential degrees from a major university named after the first woman to serve in Australia's parliament.

Empire State College

Center for Distance Learning
3 Union Ave.
Saratoga Springs, NY 12866-4391
Web site: www.esc.edu
Email: cdl@esc.edu
Phone: (518) 587 2100 - (800) 847 3000
Fax: (518) 587 2660
Year established: 1971
Ownership status: Nonprofit, state
Residency: None for bachelor's degrees; some for master's degrees

Associate's, bachelor's, and master's degrees from a longtime leader in individualized academic programs.

Excelsior College

7 Columbia Circle
Albany, NY 12203-5159
Web site: www.excelsiorcollege.edu
Email: info@excelsiorcollege.edu
Phone: (518) 464 8500 - (888) 647 2388
Fax: (518) 464 8777
Year established: 1971
Ownership status: Nonprofit, independent
Residency: None

Undergraduate and graduate degrees from a pioneer in nontraditional education.

Fielding Institute

2122 Santa Barbara St.
Santa Barbara, CA 93105
Web site: www.fielding.edu
Email: admissions@fielding.edu
Phone: (805) 687 1099 - (800) 340 1099
Year established: 1974
Ownership status: Nonprofit, independent
Residency: Short residency

Offers a variety of social science-oriented master's and doctoral programs, including the only APA-approved distance learning Ph.D. in clinical psychology.

George Washington University

GWTV - Distance Learning
801 22nd St. NW, Suite 350
Washington, DC 20052
Web site: www.gwu.edu/~distance
Email: webmaster@gwtv.gwu.edu
Phone: (202) 994 8233
Fax: (202) 994 5048
Year established: 1821
Ownership status: Nonprofit, independent
Residency: Short or no residency

Nonresidential and low-residency programs in educational technology, health sciences, and project management.

Governors State University

BOG Program
University Park, IL 60466
Web site: www.govst.edu/bog
Email: gsubog@govst.edu
Phone: (708) 534 4092 - (800) 478 8478
Fax: (708) 534 1645
Year established: 1969
Ownership status: Nonprofit, state
Residency: None

Bachelor of Arts tailored to the individual interests of students, earned entirely through distance-learning methods.

Henley Management College

Greenlands
Henley-on-Thames
Oxfordshire RG9 3AU
United Kingdom
Web site: www.henleymc.ac.uk
Email: enquiries@henleymc.ac.uk
Phone: +44 (1491) 571 454
Fax: +44 (1491) 571 635
Year established: 1945
Ownership status: Nonprofit, independent
Residency: Periodic weekend residencies

Largely nonresident graduate degrees in business administration and project management geared to experienced managers, from a respected British school.

Heriot-Watt University

MBA Student Services
Pearson Plc
1330 Avenue of the Americas, New York NY 10019
Web site: www.hw.ac.uk
Email: info@ebamba.edu
Phone: (212) 390 5030 - (800) 622 9661
Fax: (212) 344 3469
Year established: 1821
Ownership status: Nonprofit, state
Residency: None
International MBA from a respected British university entirely through home study and proctored examinations--no entrance exams or bachelor's degree required. Also offers a bachelor's in management.

Indiana University
School of Continuing Studies
Owen Hall 001
Bloomington, IN 47405
Web site: scs.indiana.edu/guest/degree.html
Email: scs@indiana.edu
Phone: (812) 855 2292 - (800) 334 1011
Fax: (812) 855 8680
Year established: 1820
Ownership status: Nonprofit, state
Residency: None

An Associate of Arts in General Studies and a Bachelor of General Studies available at a distance. Students can earn both degrees entirely online.

ISIM University
501 South Cherry St.
Room 350--Admissions Office
Denver, CO 80246
Web site: www.isimu.edu
Email: admissions@isim.edu
Phone: (303) 333 4224 - (800) 441 4746
Fax: (303) 336 1144
Year established: 1987
Ownership status: Proprietary
Residency: None

Master's degrees in business administration (MBA), information management, and information technology, earned entirely over the Internet.

Jones International University
9697 East Mineral Ave.
Englewood, CO 80112
Web site: www.international.edu
Email: info@international.edu
Phone: (303) 784 8045 - (800) 811 5663
Fax: (303) 784 8547
Year established: 1995
Ownership status: Proprietary
Residency: None

Nonresidential bachelor's and master's programs from the first virtual university to gain U.S. regional accreditation.

Judson College

302 Bibb St.
Marion, AL 36756
Web site: www.judson.edu
Email: adultstudies@future.judson.edu
Phone: (334) 683 5169 - (800) 447 9472
Fax: (334) 683 5147
Year established: 1838
Ownership status: Nonprofit, church
Residency: None

Nonresidential bachelor's degrees in a dozen different fields from a venerable Southern women's college.

Kansas State University

13 College Court
Manhattan, KS 66506
Web site: www.dce.ksu.edu
Email: info@dce.ksu.edu
Phone: (785) 532 5575 - (800) 622 2578
Fax: (785) 532 5637
Year established: 1863
Ownership status: Nonprofit, state
Residency: None for most programs.

Totally nonresident bachelor's and master's programs from a large state university.

Laurentian University

Centre for Continuing Education
935 Ramsey Lake Road
Sudbury, Ontario P3E 2C6
Canada
Web site: www.laurentian.ca
Email: cce_l@nickel.laurentian.ca
Phone: +1 (705) 673 6569
Fax: +1 (705) 675 4897
Year established: 1913
Ownership status: Nonprofit
Residency: None

Canada's largest bilingual distance-education provider offers nonresidential bachelor's degrees, an M.A. in humanities, and certificate programs in a variety of fields.

Murdoch University

External Studies Unit
90 South Street
Murdoch, WA 6150
Australia
Web site: www.murdoch.edu.au
Email: p_martin@cleo.murdoch.edu.au
Phone: +61 (8) 9360 2498
Year established: 1973
Ownership status: Nonprofit, state
Residency: Short or no residency

This large Australian university offers nonresidential bachelor's and master's programs to students worldwide.

Murray State University

P.O. Box 9
Murray, KY 42071
Web site: www.mursuky.edu
Email: marla.poyner@murraystate.edu
Phone: (270) 762 5322 - (800) 669 7654
Year established: 1922
Ownership status: Nonprofit, state
Residency: Minimum of one day for bachelor's program

Bachelor of Independent Studies with one day of residency, and a master's for registered nurses through satellite programs.

Naropa University

2130 Arapahoe Avenue
Boulder, CO 80302
Web site: www.ecampus.naropa.edu
Email: admissions@naropa.edu
Phone: (303) 444 0202
Fax: (303) 444 0410
Year established:
Ownership status: Nonprofit, independent
Residency: 10-14 day annual summer residency

Low-residency master's programs in contemplative education and transpersonal studies, a certificate in ecopsychology, and a variety of online graduate-level courses in creative writing from an established university with a strong progressive history.

National Technological University

700 Centre Ave.
Fort Collins, CO 80526
Web site: www.ntu.edu
Email: admissions@mail.ntu.edu
Phone: (970) 495 6400 - (800) 582 9976
Fax: (970) 484 0668
Year established: 1984
Ownership status: Nonprofit, independent
Residency: None

Nonresidential master's programs in many technology-related and management-related fields, earned entirely through online study or televised courses.

New Jersey Institute of Technology

Office of Distance Learning
University Heights, NJ 07102
Web site: www.njit.edu
Email: dl@njit.edu
Phone: (973) 596 3177 - (800) 624 9850
Fax: (973) 596 3203
Year established: 1881
Ownership status: Nonprofit, state
Residency: None

Bachelor's and master's programs in IT fields entirely through distance learning.

Northwood University
University College
4000 Whiting Drive
Midland, MI 48640
Web site: www.northwood.edu
Email: uc@northwood.edu
Phone: (517) 837 4411 - (800) 445 5873
Fax: (517) 837 4600
Year established: 1959
Ownership status: Nonprofit, independent
Residency: Six days total

Bachelor's in management with several concentrations, with only two 3-day seminars required on campus.

Norwich University
Vermont College
College St.
Montpelier, VT 05602
Web site: www.norwich.edu/vermontcollege
Email: vcadmis@norwich.edu
Phone: (802) 828 8500 - (800) 336 6794
Fax: (802) 828 8855
Year established: 1834
Ownership status: Nonprofit, independent
Residency: Short residency

Mentor-based degrees from one of the oldest nontraditional programs in North America.
Nova Southeastern University
3301 College Ave.
Fort Lauderdale, FL 33314
Web site: www.nova.edu
Email: cwis@nova.edu
Phone: (954) 262 8500 - (800) 541 6682
Year established: 1964
Ownership status: Nonprofit, independent
Residency: Varies by program

Nontraditional bachelor's, master's, and doctorates in a wide range of fields, designed for working adults.

Ohio University
External Student Program
301 Tupper Hall
Athens, OH 45701
Web site: www.cats.ohiou.edu
Email: external.student@ohio.edu
Phone: (740) 593 2150 - (800) 444 2420
Fax: (740) 593 0452
Year established: 1804
Ownership status: Nonprofit, state
Residency: None

A quite inexpensive Bachelor of Specialized Studies entirely through home study.

Open University (England)

Walton Hall
Milton Keynes MK7 6AA
United Kingdom
Web site: www.open.ac.uk
Email: ces-gen@open.ac.uk
Phone: +44 (1908) 274 066
Fax: +44 (1908) 653 744
Year established: 1969
Ownership status: Nonprofit, state
Residency: None

Nonresident degrees at all levels from one of the largest nontraditional programs in the world.

Open University and Open College

Open Learning Agency
4355 Mathissi Place
Burnaby, British Columbia V5G 4S8
Canada
Web site: www.ola.bc.ca
Email: olainfo@ola.bc.ca
Phone: +1 (604) 431 3000 - (800) 663 1663
Fax: +1 (604) 431 3333
Year established: 1978
Ownership status: Nonprofit
Residency: None

Associate's, bachelor's, and certificate programs available worldwide through British Columbias Open Learning Agency.
Prescott College
220 Grove Avenue
Prescott, AZ 86301
Web site: www.prescott.edu
Email: admissions@prescott.edu
Phone: (520) 778 2090 - (800) 628 6364
Fax: (613) 533 6805
Year established: 1966
Ownership status: Nonprofit, independent
Residency: Occasional weekends

Low-residency bachelor's and master's programs in many fields through individualized, mentored study.

Queens University

99 University Avenue
Kingston, Ontario K7L 3N6
Canada
Web site: www.queensu.ca/pts
Email: cds@post.queensu.ca
Phone: +1 (613) 533 2471
Fax: +1 (613) 533 6805
Year established: 1841
Ownership status: Nonprofit, state
Residency: None

Bachelor of Arts in quite a few fields through a major Canadian university, based entirely on correspondence and online study.

Regent University
Distance Education Program
1000 Regent University Drive
Virginia Beach, VA 23464-9800
Web site: www.regent.edu
Email: admissions@regent.edu
Phone: (757) 226 4127 - (800) 373 5504
Fax: (757) 424 7051
Year established: 1977
Ownership status: Nonprofit, independent
Residency: Short or no residency

Master's and doctoral programs through online study and short residencies.

Regis University

3333 Regis Boulevard
Denver, CO 80221
Web site: www.regis.edu
Email: regisadm@regis.edu
Phone: (303) 458 4900
Year established: 1877
Ownership status: Nonprofit, church
Residency: None

This Jesuit school offers several bachelor's and master's programs entirely through online study, including an M.S. in computer information systems that was designed in consultation with Sun Microsystems.

Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

Professional and Distance Education
CII Suite 4011
110 8th St.
Troy, NY 12180-3590
Web site: www.rsvp.rpi.edu
Email: rsvp@rpi.edu
Phone: (518) 276 7787
Fax: (518) 276 8026
Year established: 1824
Ownership status: Nonprofit, independent
Residency: None

Master's and certificate programs in many business, engineering, and technology fields, available online and through video-based study.

Rochester Institute of Technology

91 Lomb Memorial Drive
Rochester, NY 14623-5603
Web site: http://online.rit.edu
Email: online@rit.edu
Phone: (585) 475 5089 - (800) 225 5748
Fax: (585) 475 5077
Year established: 1829
Ownership status: Nonprofit, independent
Residency: None or short

Nonresident bachelor's, master's, and certificate programs in professional, technical, and health-related fields from a 172-year-old school.

Saint Joseph's College

278 Whites Bridge Road
Standish, ME 04084-5263
Web site: www.sjcme.edu
Email: admiss@sjcme.edu
Phone: (800) 752 4723
Year established: 1912
Ownership status: Nonprofit, church
Residency: Two weeks

Bachelor's and master's degrees in a range of fields through a program requiring only two weeks on campus.

Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College

Saint Mary-of-the-Woods, IN 47876
Web site: www.smwc.edu
Email: adm-smwc@smwc.edu
Phone: (812) 535 5106 - (800) 926 7692
Year established: 1840
Ownership status: Nonprofit, church
Residency: Short residencies

For women only, low-residency bachelor's degrees in 24 fields; students of both sexes are eligible for SMWC's innovative masters programs in art therapy, earth literacy, music therapy, and pastoral theology.

Salve Regina University

100 Ochre Point Avenue
Newport, RI 02840-4192
Web site: www.salve.edu
Email: sruadmis@salve.edu
Phone: (401) 847 6650 - (800) 637 0002
Fax: (401) 341 2938
Year established: 1934
Ownership status: Nonprofit, independent
Residency: Five days

Bachelor's and master's degrees almost entirely by distance learning, with only five days required on campus.
Saybrook Graduate School
450 Pacific, 3rd Floor
San Francisco, CA 94133
Web site: www.saybrook.edu
Email: saybrook@saybrook.edu
Phone: (415) 433 9200 - (800) 825 4480
Fax: (415) 433 9271
Year established: 1971
Ownership status: Nonprofit, independent
Residency: Short yearly residencies

Master's and doctoral degrees in human science, organizational systems inquiry, and psychology through distance learning, with two weeks per year in San Francisco.

Skidmore College

University Without Walls
815 North Broadway
Saratoga Springs, NY 12866
Web site: www.skidmore.edu
Email: uww@skidmore.edu
Phone: (518) 580 5450
Fax: (518) 580 5449
Year established: 1911
Ownership status: Nonprofit, independent
Residency: Three days for the bachelor's; eight days for the master's

Its University Without Walls program, founded in 1971, offers individualized bachelor's and master's degrees almost entirely by home study.

Southwestern Adventist University

Adult Degree Program
Keene, TX 76059
Web site: www.swau.edu
Email: admissions@swau.edu
Phone: (817) 556 4705 - (800) 433 2240
Fax: (817) 556 4742
Year established: 1893
Ownership status: Nonprofit, church
Residency: Six days at the beginning of the program

Bachelor's degrees in 20 different fields, with only six days required on campus.

Stanford University

Stanford Center for Professional Development
496 Lomita Mall, Durand Building, Room 401
Stanford, CA 94305-4036
Web site: stanford-online.stanford.edu
Email: sitn-registration@stanford.edu
Phone: (650) 725 3000
Fax: (650) 725 2868
Year established: 1885
Ownership status: Nonprofit, independent
Residency: None

An online master's in electrical engineering from one of the most prominent research universities in the United States.

Stephens College
Columbia, MO 65215
Web site: www.stephens.edu
Email: sce@wc.stephens.edu
Phone: (573) 876 7125 - (800) 388 7579
Fax: (573) 876 7248
Year established: 1833
Ownership status: Nonprofit, independent
Residency: Six to seven days

Bachelor's and master's degrees in a number of fields, with six to seven days required on campus.

Syracuse University
Independent Study Degree Programs
700 University Avenue
Syracuse, NY 13244-2530
Web site: www.yesu.syr.edu/distance
Email: gradsch@uc.syr.edu
Phone: (315) 443 3480 - (800) 442 0501
Fax: (315) 443 4174
Year established: 1870
Ownership status: Nonprofit, independent
Residency: Varies with degree from none to three weeks per year.

Associate's, bachelor's, and master's degrees in a number of fields, with as little as one week or less per year on campus. Fully online programs now available!

Texas Tech University

Outreach and Extended Studies
6901 Quaker Avenue
Lubbock, TX 79413
Web site: www.ttu.edu
Email: distlearn@ttu.edu
Phone: (806) 742 7200 - (800) 692 6877
Fax: (806) 742 7222
Year established: 1923
Ownership status: Nonprofit, state
Residency: None

A nonresidential bachelor's in general studies and several nonresidential master's degrees in technical fields.

Thomas Edison State College
101 West State Street
Trenton, NJ 08608-1176
Web site: www.tesc.edu
Email: info@tesc.edu
Phone: (888) 442 8372
Fax: (609) 984 8447
Year established: 1972
Ownership status: Nonprofit, public
Residency: None for bachelor's, brief for one of the master's

Associate and baccalaureate degrees in more than 100 areas of study entirely through distance learning and assessment, and two online master's degrees: the Master of Arts in Professional Studies (MAPS) and the Master of Science in Management (MSM). The MSM requires only a brief residency.

Touro University International
10542 Calle Lee, Suite 102
Los Alamitos, CA 90720
Web site: www.tourouniversity.edu
Email: info@tourou.edu
Phone: (714) 816 0366
Fax: (714) 816 0367
Year established: 1988
Ownership status: Nonprofit, independent
Residency: None

As a branch campus of New York's Touro College, TUI offers the first 100% online Ph.D. programs to achieve U.S. regional accreditation.

Union Institute & University

440 East McMillan Street
Cincinnati, OH 45206-1925
Web site: www.tui.edu
Email: admission@tui.edu
Phone: (513) 861 6400 - (800) 486 3116
Fax: (513) 861 0779
Year established: 1964
Ownership status: Nonprofit, independent
Residency: Short; varies by program

Individualized bachelor's and master's through guided independent study, with short seminar residencies; a Ph.D. in Interdisciplinary Studies is also available.

University of Alabama

Tuscaloosa, AL 35487-0001
Web site: bama.ua.edu/~exd
Email: info@exd.ccs.ua.edu
Phone: (205) 348 3019
Year established: 1831
Ownership status: Nonprofit, state
Residency: Three days at beginning of program

Bachelor's in interdisciplinary studies, with only three days of residency.

University of Bradford
Student Registry, Postgraduate
Richmond Road
Bradford BD7 1DP
United Kingdom
Web site: www.brad.ac.uk
Email: pg-admissions@bradford.ac.uk
Phone: +44 (1274) 233 042
Fax: +44 (1274) 235 810
Year established: 1957
Ownership status: Nonprofit, state
Residency: Variable

Research M.Phil. and Ph.D. programs in 26 fields, with as little as two weeks per year of residency.

University of Idaho

Engineering Outreach Program
P.O. Box 441014
Moscow, ID 83844-1014
Web site: www.uidaho.edu/evo
Email: outreach@uidaho.edu
Phone: (800) 824 2889
Year established: 1889
Ownership status: Nonprofit, state
Residency: None or brief, depending on program

Master's degrees in 12 fields almost entirely through home study; some majors require two days on campus at the end of the program.

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Urbana, IL 61801
Web site: www.continuinged.uiuc.edu/outreach/
Email: outreachinfo@uiuc.edu
Phone: (217) 333 1000
Fax: (217) 333 9758
Year established: 1867
Ownership status: Nonprofit, state
Residency: None

Master's programs in a variety of fields over the Internet, from one of the most respected public universities in the United States.

University of Iowa
Division of Continuing Education
116 International Center
Iowa City, IA 52242-1802
Web site: www.uiowa.edu
Email: credit-programs@uiowa.edu
Phone: (319) 335 2575 - (800) 272 6430
Fax: (319) 335 2740
Year established: 1847
Ownership status: Nonprofit, state
Residency: None

Interdisciplinary Bachelor of Liberal Studies entirely through home study.

University of Kent at Canterbury

The Registry
Canterbury, Kent CT2 7NZ
United Kingdom
Web site: www.ukc.ac.uk
Email: graduate-office@ukc.ac.uk
Phone: +44 (1227) 824 040
Fax: +44 (1227) 452 196
Year established: 1965
Ownership status: Nonprofit, state
Residency: Variable

M.Phil., LL.M., and Ph.D. programs in 65 fields through external research arrangements, with six weeks or less on campus each year.

University of Leicester

University Road
Leicester LE1 7RH
United Kingdom
Web site: www.leicester.ac.uk
Email: higherdegrees@le.ac.uk
Phone: +44 (116) 252 2298
Fax: +44 (116) 252 2200
Year established: 1921
Ownership status: Nonprofit, state
Residency: None

Nonresidential master's degrees in 19 fields from an 80-year-old British school.

University of London

The External Programme
Senate House, Malet Street
London WC1E 7HU
United Kingdom
Web site: www.londonexternal.ac.uk
Email: enquiries@external.lon.ac.uk
Phone: +44 (20) 7862 8360
Fax: +44 (20) 7862 8358
Year established: 1836
Ownership status: Nonprofit, state
Residency: None

Nonresident bachelor's, master's, and law degrees in a variety of fields from the school that invented the whole concept of external study.

University of Maryland University College

University College
3501 University Boulevard East
Adelphi, MD 20783
Web site: www.umuc.edu
Email: umucinfo@umuc.edu
Phone: (301) 985 7000 - (800) 888 8682
Fax: (301) 454 0399
Year established: 1856
Ownership status: Nonprofit, state
Residency: None

The University of Maryland University College offers 15 bachelor's programs, 18 master's programs, and dozens of certificate programs entirely through online study.

University of Melbourne

Victoria 3010
Australia
Web site: www.unimelb.edu.au/resear
ch
Email: j.gilbert@sgs.unimelb.edu.au
Phone: +61 (3) 8344 8670
Year established: 1989
Ownership status: Nonprofit, state
Residency: Special

Off-campus research M.Phil. and Ph.D. programs in 155 fields from one of Australias most highly regarded universities.

University of New England
Armidale
New South Wales 2351
Australia
Web site: www.une.edu.au
Email: ipo@metz.une.edu.au
Phone: +61 (2) 6773 3333
Fax: +61 (2) 6773 3122
Year established: 1938
Ownership status: Nonprofit, state
Residency: None for most programs; variable for research doctorates

Degrees at all levels in an impressive array of fields, from Australia's oldest distance-education provider.

University of Northern Iowa

1227 West 27th Street
Cedar Falls, IA 50614
Web site: www.uni.edu
Email: contined@uni.edu
Phone: (319) 273 2121 - (800) 772 1746
Year established: 1847
Ownership status: Nonprofit, state
Residency: Usually none

Bachelor's and master's programs in a broad range of fields, with little or no required residency.

University of Oklahoma

College of Liberal Studies
1700 Asp Avenue, Suite 226
Norman, OK 73072-6400
Web site: www.ou.edu/cls
Email: cls@ou.edu
Phone: (405) 325 1061 - (800) 522 4389
Fax: (405) 325 7132
Year established: 1890
Ownership status: Nonprofit, state
Residency: Two to four weeks

Bachelor's and master's degrees in liberal studies, with a negotiable amount of time on campus.

University of Phoenix

4615 East Elwood Street
Phoenix, AZ 85072
Web site: www.uofphx2.quinstreet.com
Phone: (480) 966 9577 - (800) 742 4742
Fax: (480) 829 9030
Year established: 1976
Ownership status: Proprietary
Residency: None for bachelor's and master's; brief residencies for doctorate

Bachelor's and master's degrees entirely through online study, from the largest private university in the U.S.

University of Sarasota

5250 17th Street
Sarasota, FL 34235
Web site: www.sarasota.edu
Email:
Phone: (941) 379 0404 - (800) 331 5995
Fax: (941) 379 9464
Year established: 1969
Ownership status: Proprietary
Residency: Eight weeks

Bachelor's, master's, specialist, and doctoral degrees in a range of fields focusing primarily on business, education, and psychology.

University of South Africa

P.O. Box 392
Unisa 0003
South Africa
Web site: www.unisa.ac.za
Email: study-info@alpha.unisa.ac.za
Phone: +27 (12) 429 3111
Fax: +27 (12) 429 3221
Year established: 1873
Ownership status: Nonprofit, state
Residency: None

Nonresidential bachelor's, master's, doctoral, and law degrees in many fields from one of the largest distance-education universities in the English-speaking world.

University of South Australia

G.P.O. Box 2471
Adelaide, SA 5001
Australia
Web site: www.unisa.edu.au
Email: international.office@unisa.edu.au
Phone: +61 (8) 8302 0114
Fax: +61 (8) 8302 0233
Year established: 1991
Ownership status: Nonprofit, state
Residency: None for most programs; variable for research doctorates

Nonresidential degrees at all levels through correspondence, online coursework, and guided research.

University of Southern Queensland

International Office
Toowoomba Qld
Queensland 4350
Australia
Web site: www.usqonline.com.au
Email: international@usq.edu.au
Phone: +61 (74) 631 2362
Fax: +61 (74) 636 2211
Year established: 1967
Ownership status: Nonprofit, state
Residency: None

Many, many online and correspondence-based bachelor's, master's, and doctoral programs through this Australian "University of the Year."

University of Texas

UT Telecampus
210 West Sixth Street, Suite 2.100
Austin, TX 78701
Web site: www.telecampus.utsystem.edu
Email: telecampus@utsystem.edu
Phone: (512) 499 4207 - (888) TEXAS-16
Year established: 1973
Ownership status: Nonprofit, state
Residency: None

Several online master's degrees (including an MBA) from one of the largest state-funded university systems in the United States.

University of Wales--Lampeter

Ceredigion, Wales SA48 7ED
United Kingdom
Web site: www.lamp.ac.uk
Email: pg-office@lampeter.ac.uk
Phone: +44 (1570) 424 748
Fax: +44 (1570) 422 840
Year established: 1822
Ownership status: Nonprofit, state
Residency: None for taught master's programs; variable for research programs

Nonresidential correspondence-based master's degrees and research-based doctorates from an 179-year-old Welsh university.

University of Waterloo

Web site: dce.uwaterloo.ca
Email: distance@admmail.uwaterloo.ca
Phone: +1 (519) 888 4050
Fax: +1 (519) 746 6393
Year established: 1957
Ownership status: Nonprofit, state
Residency: None

Nonresidential bachelor's degrees in a number of fields for people in Canada and the United States, and a nonresidential master's degree in technology management available to students worldwide.

University of Wisconsin Superior
Extended Degree Program
Erlanson 105
P.O. Box 2000
Superior, WI 54880
Web site: edp.uwsuper.edu
Email: extdegree@uwsuperior.edu
Phone: (715) 394 8487
Fax: (715) 394 8139
Year established: 1893
Ownership status: Nonprofit, state
Residency: Negotiable

An individualized Bachelor of Science degree completed through off-campus study assignments with occasional student-faculty meetings.

Walden University
155 Fifth Avenue South
Minneapolis, MN 55401
Web site: www.waldenu.edu
Email: info@waldenu.edu
Phone: (612) 338 7224 - (800) 925 3368
Fax: (612) 338 5092
Year established: 1970
Ownership status: Independent
Residency: No residency for master's programs; some residency for doctorates

Master's and doctorates in many fields by guided independent study.

Washington State University

Extended Degree Programs
Van Doren Hall 204
P.O. Box 645220
Pullman, WA 99164-5220
Web site: www.eus.wsu.edu/edp
Email: edp@wsu.edu
Phone: (509) 335 3557 - (800) 222 4978
Fax: (509) 335 4850
Year established: 1890
Ownership status: Nonprofit, state
Residency: None (except for Pharm.D.)

Bachelor's and master's programs available to students everywhere by distance learning.

Western Illinois University
Non-Traditional Programs
5 Horrabin Hall
1 University Circle
Macomb, IL 61455
Web site: www.wiu.edu/users/mintp
Email: np-bot@wiu.edu
Phone: (309) 298 1929
Fax: (309) 298 2226
Year established: 1899
Ownership status: Nonprofit, state
Residency: None

An individualized, student-centered B.A. with no required on-campus residency.