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Ways to Take Online Classes
WesternOnline offers two delivery methods for you to access online education: Term-Based and Self-Paced courses. Both options require internet access to receive course information using Canvas.
Term-Based online courses follow a quarterly schedule and have weekly interaction among instructors and other students. Much like a traditional face-to-face course, you will follow a designated schedule, completing the course during the quarter.
Self-Paced courses are available on your schedule and start anytime. These courses are designed for completion in 10-12 weeks, with a maximum completion time allowed of 6 months. You access self-paced courses through Canvas, but consistent interaction is not required.
Courses in the departments of Accounting, Finance and Marketing, Decision Science, Management, Management Information Systems (MIS) and Operations Management are not available to academically dismissed students.
Search for courses below. You can also search for Term-based and Summer Session online courses in ClassFinder
Please Note: this list is provided for informational purposes only. Course offerings and availability varies from academic year to academic year. Check ClassFinder for up-to-date Term-Based online class offerings.
Summer Session: Use Classfinder to search for a wide variety of online classes being offered.
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Course Number | Course Title | Credits | GUR | Term |
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ANTH 102 | Introduction to Human Origins |
5 | SSC | Delivery Mode: Term-Based FallWinter Spring |
ANTH 201 | Introduction to Cultural Anthropology |
5 | SSC | Delivery Mode: Term-Based FallWinter Spring |
ANTH 353 | Sex and Gender in Culture |
5 | BCGM | Delivery Mode: Term-Based Spring |
ANTH 366 | Anth Perspectives on Africa |
5 | ACGM | Delivery Mode: Term-Based Fall |
Course Number | Course Title | Credits | GUR | Term |
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ART 111 | Drawing for Non-Majors |
5 | Delivery Mode: Term-Based FallWinter Spring |
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ART 170 | Beginning Photo & Image Culture |
5 | Delivery Mode: Term-Based FallWinter Spring |
Course Number | Course Title | Credits | GUR | Term |
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COMM 220 | Communication Theory |
5 | HUM | Delivery Mode: Term-Based WinterSpring |
Course Number | Course Title | Credits | GUR | Term |
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DNC 232 | Movement and Culture |
3 | ACGM | Delivery Mode: Term-Based Winter |
DNC 397H | Dance in Popular Cultures |
2 | HUM | Delivery Mode: Term-Based FallWinter Spring |
Course Number | Course Title | Credits | GUR | Term |
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DSCI 205 | Business Statistics |
4 | Delivery Mode: Self-Paced Available Anytime |
Course Number | Course Title | Credits | GUR | Term |
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EDUC 309 | Storytelling: Oral Narrative in History, Culture, and Society |
4 | BCOM | Delivery Mode: Term-Based FallWinter Spring |
Course Number | Course Title | Credits | GUR | Term |
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ENRG 350 | Energy Policy and Politics |
4 | Delivery Mode: Term-Based Fall |
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ENRG 360 | Energy Efficient Design |
4 | Delivery Mode: Term-Based Fall |
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ENRG 380 | Energy and Environment |
4 | Delivery Mode: Term-Based Fall |
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ENRG 459 | Advanced Energy Policy |
4 | WP 2 | Delivery Mode: Term-Based Winter |
ENRG 482 | Greenhouse Gas Mitigation |
4 | Delivery Mode: Term-Based Winter |
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ENRG 484 | Alternative Energy Economics |
4 | WP 1 | Delivery Mode: Term-Based FallWinter |
Course Number | Course Title | Credits | GUR | Term |
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ENG 338 | Women and Literature in North America and Europe |
5 | BCGM | Delivery Mode: Self-Paced Available Anytime |
ENG 350 | Introduction to Creative Writing |
5 | Delivery Mode: Self-Paced Fall |
Course Number | Course Title | Credits | GUR | Term |
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ESCI 101 | Environmental Studies: A Scientific Approach |
3 | SCI | Delivery Mode: Term-Based FallWinter Spring |
Course Number | Course Title | Credits | GUR | Term |
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ENVS 308 | National Parks: History of an American Innovation |
4 | WP 3 | Delivery Mode: Self-Paced Available Anytime |
ENVS 484 | The Literature of Nature and Place |
4 | WP 3 | Delivery Mode: Self-Paced Available Anytime |
Course Number | Course Title | Credits | GUR | Term |
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EUS 201 | Russian Civilization |
5 | BCGM | Delivery Mode: Term-Based Winter |
EUS 210 | Nomads of Eurasia |
5 | ACGM | Delivery Mode: Term-Based FallSpring |
Course Number | Course Title | Credits | GUR | Term |
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FIN 215 | Personal Finance |
4 | SSC | Delivery Mode: Term-Based FallWinter Spring |
FIN 216 | Personal Investing |
4 | QSR | Delivery Mode: Term-Based WinterSpring |
FIN 341 | Principles of Finance |
4 | Delivery Mode: Term-Based FallSpring |
Course Number | Course Title | Credits | GUR | Term |
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GEOL 204 | Geology and Society: The Science of Monsters |
3 | SCI | Delivery Mode: Self-Paced Available Anytime |
GEOL 204 | Geology and Society: The Science of Monsters |
3 | SCI | Delivery Mode: Term-Based FallSpring |
GEOL 303 | Dinosaurs and Their Environment |
3 | SCI | Delivery Mode: Term-Based FallWinter Spring |
GEOL 303 | Dinosaurs and Their Environment |
3 | SCI | Delivery Mode: Self-Paced Available Anytime |
GEOL 315 | Minerals, Energy/Society |
4 | SCI | Delivery Mode: Term-Based Fall |
Course Number | Course Title | Credits | GUR | Term |
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JOUR 190 | Introduction to Mass Media |
5 | SSC | Delivery Mode: Term-Based Winter |
Course Number | Course Title | Credits | GUR | Term |
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MIS 220 | Introduction to Business Computer Systems |
2 | Delivery Mode: Self-Paced Available Anytime |
Course Number | Course Title | Credits | GUR | Term |
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MKTG 380 | Principles of Marketing |
4 | Delivery Mode: Term-Based FallWinter |
Course Number | Course Title | Credits | GUR | Term |
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MATH 107 | Mathematical Reasoning and Its Applications |
4 | QSR | Delivery Mode: Self-Paced Available Anytime |
MATH 240 | Introduction to Statistics |
4 | QSR | Delivery Mode: Self-Paced Available Anytime |
Course Number | Course Title | Credits | GUR | Term |
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MUS 101 | Fundamentals of Music |
3 | HUM | Delivery Mode: Term-Based Spring |
MUS 104 | Art of Listening to Music |
3 | HUM | Delivery Mode: Term-Based FallWinter Spring |
MUS 105 | Pop and Rock Music Survey |
3 | HUM | Delivery Mode: Term-Based FallWinter Spring |
MUS 106 | Intro to Hip-Hop |
3 | HUM | Delivery Mode: Term-Based FallWinter Spring |
MUS 107 | Introduction to Country Music |
3 | HUM | Delivery Mode: Term-Based FallWinter Spring |
MUS 108 | Survey of Video Game Music |
3 | HUM | Delivery Mode: Term-Based FallWinter Spring |
MUS 109 | Iconic Music in Iconic Films |
3 | HUM | Delivery Mode: Term-Based FallSpring |
MUS 110 | Electronic Music and Tech |
3 | HUM | Delivery Mode: Term-Based FallWinter Spring |
MUS 205 | Survey World Musical Cultures |
3 | HUM | Delivery Mode: Term-Based FallWinter Spring |
Course Number | Course Title | Credits | GUR | Term |
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PSY 119 | Psychology of Gender |
4 | BCGM | Delivery Mode: Term-Based FallWinter Spring |
Course Number | Course Title | Credits | GUR | Term |
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SOC 255 | Social Organization of Criminal Justice |
5 | SSC | Delivery Mode: Term-Based WinterSpring |
SOC 269 | Race and Ethnic Relations |
5 | BCGM | Delivery Mode: Term-Based Spring |
SOC 330 | Self, Emotions, and Society |
5 | Delivery Mode: Term-Based Fall |
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SOC 339 | Women, Sexuality and Society |
5 | BCGM | Delivery Mode: Term-Based Winter |
SOC 347 | Gender and Development |
5 | Delivery Mode: Term-Based Winter |
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SOC 354 | Domestic Violence and the Criminal Justice System |
5 | Delivery Mode: Term-Based Spring |
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SOC 356 | Law Enforcement and Society |
5 | Delivery Mode: Term-Based Fall |
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SOC 361 | Social Stratification |
5 | Delivery Mode: Term-Based Winter |
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SOC 366 | Colonialism, Slavery, and Links to Contemporary Racism |
5 | ACGM | Delivery Mode: Term-Based Spring |
SOC 369 | Sociology of Race and Ethnicity |
5 | Delivery Mode: Term-Based Fall |
Course Number | Course Title | Credits | GUR | Term |
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WGSS 211 | Introduction to Women, Gender, Sexuality Studies |
5 | BCGM | Delivery Mode: Term-Based FallSpring |
WGSS 212 | Introduction to Feminist Theory |
5 | BCGM | Delivery Mode: Term-Based Winter |
WGSS 213 | Introduction to Sexuality Studies |
5 | ACGM | Delivery Mode: Term-Based Fall |
WGSS 314 | Gender Across Borders |
5 | ACGM | Delivery Mode: Term-Based Spring |
WGSS 320 | Topics in Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies: Gender and Media |
5 | BCGM | Delivery Mode: Term-Based Winter |
Course Number | Course Title | Credits | GUR | Term |
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MDS 410 | Capstone Experience: MDS 410 |
4 | WP 3 | Delivery Mode: Self-Paced Available Anytime |
Course Number | Course Title | Credits | GUR | Term |
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LDST 341 | Practicum in Applied Leadership |
1-6 | Delivery Mode: Term-Based Fall |
Course Number | Course Title | Credits | GUR | Term |
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DSGN 397D | Fundamentals of Presentation Design |
5 | Delivery Mode: Term-Based Spring |