Click here for a listing of our current distance education courses and to get details about meeting times and requirements.

Registration for online courses is the same as for face-to-face courses.  To register, or for registration information, visit the Registration page through Enrollment Services.

Technology considerations for online courses at ESU:

Most class work will be completed online however, some on-campus meetings may be required. Please note that many online courses have synchronous meeting times (you must be online on certain days and times). Check the current schedule for details about individual courses.

For assistance with WebCT, Moodle, or ESU email, please visit Academic Computing.

Students registering for Distance Education (online courses) are required to have daily access to a PC or Mac using Microsoft 2000, Vista or Windows XP and a high speed internet connection.

Other requirements/suggestions:
At minimum, we suggest installing Word and PowerPoint reader (free from Microsoft). You also might need (depending on the course):

• Adobe reader
• Macromedia Flash or Shockwave
• Quicktime (needed for courses using Live Classroom)
• Java (also needed for courses using Live Classroom)

Browser (any of the following will work):

• Microsoft IE 5.0 or greater
• Netscape 6.2.x or greater
• AOL 7.0 or greater
• Mozilla 1.5 or greater
• Firefox

Click here to see if your browser supports ESU's version of WebCT

Course Numbers
Course descriptions are arranged by departments or by program.

The course numbers are used to indicate the year in which courses are usually taken by students and/or the minimum number of prerequisite course(s) the student ought to have completed to gain admission in to the course.

The student should read the catalog description of each course for more detailed information regarding the prerequisite(s) for that course.

• Below 100 level remedial courses do not carry credits toward graduation
• 100-199 Freshman level courses; typically no prerequisites
• 200-299 Sophomore level courses; probably has one prerequisite
• 300-399 Junior level courses; at least one prerequisite
• 400-499 Senior level courses; at least two prerequisites
• 500-600 graduate courses, cannot be taken by undergraduates without advance approval

In cases where students have not completed the prerequisites for a particular course, they may request a waiver of the prerequisites from the course instructor. If you have any questions about Distance Education, please contact Jennifer Serowick at 570-422-2859 or email jserowick@po-box.esu.edu.