Upper Iowa U To Offer Flexible Distance Learning College Credit Courses

  • By Sharleen Nelson
  • 05/30/13

In a partnership with higher education course provider StraighterLine, Upper Iowa University students will be able to access and complete online, self-paced or professor-led accredited courses at their own pace. The program is aimed at working adults, veterans, and active military personnel.

Entry-level college courses in a variety of subject areas, including science, the humanities, English, math, business, college preparation, and foreign language, will be available for students at low cost through StraighterLine's subscription pricing plans. Students can also take advantage of alternative options such as credit-by-examination (CBE) that allow students to earn college credit based on test scores, as well as through prior learning assessments, in which students earn credit for accumulated knowledge and life experience.

"For more than 150 years, Upper Iowa University has had an outstanding history of meeting the educational needs of students through innovation, quality and service," said UIU President William R. Duffy II in a prepared statement. "We are focused on creating flexible education that helps change students' lives forever, whether they are pursuing their degree on campus, through a distance education program, or in their community at one of our centers. As the largest, private, independent not-for-profit educational institution in Iowa, we have the expertise to provide the same high-quality excellent academic programs to all our students. We are pleased to partner with StraighterLine in developing another effective tool for students to increase access to affordable higher education."

Upper Iowa University, a private, non-profit university in northeast Iowa, offers undergraduate and graduate degrees, and leadership development programs to approximately 900 students enrolled at its Fayette campus and approximately 6,200 students worldwide through its distance education programs that include 15 centers in the United States, an online program, and independent study program, and centers in Hong Kong, Singapore and Malaysia. For more information, visit uiu.edu.

For information about StraighterLine courses, visit straighterline.com.

About the Author

Sharleen Nelson is a freelance journalist based in Springfield, Oregon. She can be reached at [email protected].

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