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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.
Academically dismissed students wanting to take Western Online courses may be required to meet with an advisor in the Academic Advising & Student Achievement Center prior to courses being approved to register. 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 Browse Classes. Search Tip: use Delivery Method/Attributes and Keywords together to find Online and Self-Sustaining.
Please Note: this list is provided for informational purposes only. Course offerings and availability varies from academic year to academic year. Check Browse Classes for up-to-date Term-Based online class offerings.
Summer Session: Use Browse Classes 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 FallWinter Spring |
ANTH 366 | Perspectives on Africa |
5 | ACGM | Delivery Mode: Term-Based Winter |
Course Number | Course Title | Credits | GUR | Term |
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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 Winter |
Course Number | Course Title | Credits | GUR | Term |
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DNC 232 | Movements for Change |
3 | ACGM | 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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ENG 338 | Women and Literature in North America and Europe |
5 | BCGM | Delivery Mode: Self-Paced Available Anytime |
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 WinterSpring Summer |
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 FallWinter Spring |
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 |
Course Number | Course Title | Credits | GUR | Term |
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JOUR 190 | Introduction to Mass Media |
5 | SSC | Delivery Mode: Term-Based Fall |
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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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 |
2 | Delivery Mode: Term-Based FallWinter Spring |
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MUS 104 | Art of Listening to Music |
3 | HUM | Delivery Mode: Term-Based FallWinter Spring |
MUS 105 | Survey of Popular and Rock Music |
3 | HUM | Delivery Mode: Term-Based FallWinter Spring |
MUS 106 | Intro to Hip-Hop |
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 FallWinter Spring |
MUS 197K | Survey of American Music History and Culture |
3 | HUM | Delivery Mode: Term-Based WinterSpring |
MUS 205 | Survey World Musical Cultures |
3 | ACGM | 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 Winter |
SOC 326 | American Family and Household Demography |
5 | Delivery Mode: Term-Based Spring |
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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 Spring |
SOC 347 | Gender and Development |
5 | Delivery Mode: Term-Based Winter |
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SOC 356 | Law Enforcement and Society |
5 | Delivery Mode: Term-Based Fall |
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SOC 364 | 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 Winter |
SOC 369 | Sociology of Race and Ethnicity |
5 | Delivery Mode: Term-Based Fall |
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 |
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DIAD 205 | Disability, Diversity, and the Mass Media |
4 | BCGM | Delivery Mode: Term-Based FallWinter Spring |
Course Number | Course Title | Credits | GUR | Term |
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DISA 330 | Critical Disability Studies |
5 | BCGM | Delivery Mode: Term-Based FallWinter |
Course Number | Course Title | Credits | GUR | Term |
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PSEC 309 | Storytelling Oral Narrative in History, Culture, and Society |
4 | BCOM | Delivery Mode: Term-Based FallWinter Spring |