NORTHERN ARIZONA UNIVERSITY

Flagstaff, Arizona
NAU Distance Learning
http://www.distance.nau.edu

Northern Arizona University was founded in 1899. It is accredited by North Central Association of Colleges and Schools. It first offered distance learning courses in 1977. In fall 2003, there were 5,950 students enrolled in distance learning courses. Institutionally administered financial aid is available to distance learners.

Services Distance learners have accessibility to academic advising, bookstore, campus computer network, career placement assistance, e-mail services, library services, tutoring.

Contact Distance Learning Service Center, Northern Arizona University, PO Box 4117, Flagstaff, AZ 86011-4117. Telephone: 800-426-8315. Fax: 928-523-1169. E-mail: [email protected].

DEGREES AND AWARDS

BA Psychology; Spanish

BEd Career and Technical Education (BS Ed.); Elementary Education (BS Ed.); Secondary Education (BS Ed.); Special and Elementary Education (BS Ed.)

BLS BAILS Arts and Letters; BAILS Criminal Justice; BAILS Enterprise in Society; BAILS Learning and Pedagogy; BAILS Mathematics/Statistics; BAILS Organizational Communication; BAILS Parks and Recreation Management; BAILS Psychology; BAILS Sociology; Environmental Sciences

BS BAILS Environmental Sciences; Criminal Justice; Dental Hygiene Completion Program; Health Promotion; Hotel and Restaurant Management; Interior Design; Management (BSBA); Nursing–Accelerated Option; Nursing; Parks and Recreation Management

BSAST Computer Technology (BAS); Early Childhood (BAS); Health Promotion (BAS); Justice Systems and Policy Planning (BAS); Public Agency Services (BAS)

BSN Nursing–RN to BSN

BSW Social Work

Certificate Educational Technology; Elementary Education Postdegree; International Tourism Management; Parks and Recreation Management; Restaurant Management; Secondary Education Postdegree; Special Education Postdegree

Certification Principalship; Professional Writing; Superintendency; Supervisory

Endorsement Bilingual Education Endorsement; English as a Second Language; Gifted Education; Middle School Education; Reading

Graduate Certificate Public Management

MA Applied Communication; Counseling; English

MAT Mathematics; Teaching English as a Second Language

MEd Bilingual/Multicultural Education; Career and Technical Education; Counseling/Human Relations; Counseling/School Counseling; Early Childhood Education; Educational Leadership; Educational Technology; Elementary Education; Secondary Education with Certification Emphasis; Secondary Education; Special Education

MEngr Engineering

MS Nursing

EdD Educational Leadership

COURSE SUBJECT AREAS OFFERED OUTSIDE OF DEGREE PROGRAMS

Undergraduate— art history; biology, general; business marketing and marketing management; chemistry; communication disorders sciences and services; communications, other; computer and information sciences, general; computer and information sciences, other; construction management; criminal justice and corrections; curriculum and instruction; dental services; engineering, general; English language and literature, general; English language and literature/letters, other; English technical and business writing; environmental engineering; environmental science; forestry and related sciences; geography; geological and related sciences; health and medical assistants; health and medical preparatory programs; health professions and related sciences, other; history; hospitality services management; liberal arts and sciences, general studies and humanities; marketing management and research; miscellaneous health professions; music; natural resources conservation; natural resources management and protective services; nursing; parks, recreation and leisure facilities management; philosophy; philosophy and religion; political science and government; social sciences, general; social work; sociology; special education.

Graduate— bilingual/bicultural education; business administration and management; community health services; curriculum and instruction; education administration and supervision; educational evaluation, research and statistics; educational/instructional media design; educational psychology; education, other; electrical and electronic engineering-related technology; health and medical administrative services; human resources management; mathematical statistics; physical therapy; public administration; public administration and services, other; public health; vocational home economics, other.

Special Message

Northern Arizona University (NAU) is an accredited state university that has expanded its distance learning opportunities to include Web-based degree programs. A leader in distance education for more than 25 years, NAU has tried to meet the needs of place-bound students pursuing a degree. Serving more than 20,000 students, including more than 6,000 off campus, NAU is home to award-winning degree programs in hotel and restaurant management and ecosystem science management, and it continues to be a leader in teacher education with more than a century of experience and dedication to the training and advancement of America's educators.

NAU provides a learner-centered approach to education with small class sizes and qualified instructors. NAU students benefit from the knowledge and experience of professors continually involved in their field of expertise. Whether attending classes at one of the statewide campuses or taking classes via distance learning, including interactive television or online, each student receives personal attention and class interaction. NAU continues to be a quality-assured and dynamically driven institution with a dedication to being a premier residential campus as well as a leader in technologically advanced distance education.

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