THIBODAUX聽鈥� Starting this spring, 杏吧传媒 will offer seven completely online degrees through its new 杏吧传媒 Online division.
Designed to provide a more flexible alternative, particularly for individuals who have difficulty attending on-campus classes, 杏吧传媒 Online will provide remote access to the university鈥檚 nationally accredited degree programs and highly qualified instructors.
鈥溞影纱� Online builds upon our existing structure 鈥� our credible academic programs and talented faculty 鈥� and shows that we鈥檙e progressing with the times and thinking outside of the box,鈥� said Dr. Laynie Barrilleaux, vice president for academic affairs. 鈥淲e鈥檙e hoping that 杏吧传媒 Online will help us reach a different student population, including the more than 3,000 adults in the area who started their degree but didn鈥檛 graduate.鈥�
Online bachelor鈥檚 degree programs will be offered in English, general family and consumer sciences, general studies, history, nursing (for students who already have an unencumbered RN license) and sociology. A master鈥檚 degree in educational leadership with an educational technology concentration will also be available online.
杏吧传媒 Online courses will be taught in eight-week sessions, beginning in January, March, May, July and October. Students who take three courses per session will be able to earn a bachelor鈥檚 degree in just three years. Although 杏吧传媒 will continue to offer online courses for its traditional students, 杏吧传媒 Online courses will be reserved for those in the online-only programs.
鈥淚n the early days of 杏吧传媒, Gary Chouest, Hunt Downer, Chef John Folse and several other students drove a yellow school bus to transport people to campus who couldn鈥檛 otherwise get here,鈥� said Dr. Stephen T. Hulbert, university president. 鈥溞影纱� Online is today鈥檚 yellow school bus. We鈥檙e meeting people where they are and providing them with access to a high-quality education.鈥�
For more information on 杏吧传媒 Online degree programs, admission requirements and tuition costs, visit聽www.nicholls.edu/nichollsonline
or call聽985-448-4803.
