ACADIA UNIVERSITY

Wolfville, Nova Scotia, Canada
Division of Continuing and Distance Education
http://conted.acadiau.ca

Acadia University was founded in 1838. It is provincially chartered. It first offered distance learning courses in 1968. In fall 2003, there were 1,000 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, e-mail services, library services, tutoring.

Contact Ms. Sarah Murphy, Student Services Representative, Acadia University, 38 Crowell Drive, Wolfville, NS B4P 2R6, Canada. Telephone: 800-565-6568. Fax: 902-585-1068. E-mail: sarah.murphy@acadiau.ca.

DEGREES AND AWARDS

Certificate Business Administration; Computer Science

MEd Curriculum Studies in Learning and Technology

COURSE SUBJECT AREAS OFFERED OUTSIDE OF DEGREE PROGRAMS

Undergraduate— accounting; art history; biology, general; business; chemistry; computer programming; computer science; economics; educational/instructional media design; education, general; English composition; English language and literature, general; English language and literature/letters, other; experimental psychology; foods and nutrition studies; foreign languages and literatures; geological and related sciences; gerontology; history; marketing management and research; mathematics; microbiology/bacteriology; multi/interdisciplinary studies, other; parks, recreation and leisure facilities management; philosophy; physics; political science and government; psychology; sociology; special education.

Graduate— educational/instructional media design; education, other.

Non-credit— mathematics.