Washington State University (WSU) Center for Distance and Professional Education (CDPE), established in 1922, through the division of Distance Degree Programs (DDP) currently meets the needs of over 3,000 distance learners enrolled in eight undergraduate degree and several distance education master's programs. DDP also offers certificates in such areas as organic agriculture, gerontology, early childhood development, and professional writing. Fourteen undergraduate minors programs from accounting, aging to women's studies are also offered. Online courses are taught by the same faculty who teach on campus. Those faculty members work with DDP instructional designers to put the courses online, using discussion boards, threaded chats, and streaming media - all the multimedia capabilities of the Internet. Students interact with professors and other students, and can become involved in learning projects in their own communities. Students have access to University resources, but also have their own support network, a university within a university. That includes financial aid counselling, academic advising, library services, tech support, and career services. Students can participate in their own online student government, which arranges seminars, social gatherings, graduation parties, campus tours, and sporting events.
Highlights
4 undergraduate certificates, 9 bachelor's degrees, and 3 master's degrees Undergraduate minors by distance education in accounting, aging, business, criminal justice, economic sciences, entrepreneurship, history, human development, human resources personnel, management information systems, political science, psychology, sociology and women's studies Online students are taught by the same faculty who teach on the WSU campus
Regional Accreditation
Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities
Student Support
Online Library and Resource Centre Program Manager Small Group Instructor Technical Support Team
Delivery Method
Correspondence Interactive Sites – activities, communication tools and resources Streaming Video (live, podcasts) Videotape (CD-ROM, DVD)
Ranking and Reputation
One of the top 60 public research universities, U.S. News and World Report, 2008 Ranked among the top 100 universities for its research library system and for computer access and Internet connections, among some 2,000 colleges and universities nationwide
Campus Gallery
Washington State University Van Doren Hall
PO Box 645220
Pullman, Washington 99164-5220
Early Childhood Development and Care Gerontology Certificate Organic Agriculture Professional Writing
Bachelor’s Degrees
Business Administration - Accounting Business Administration - Entrepreneurship Business Administration - Management and Operations Business Administration - Management Information Systems Criminal Justice Human Development Humanities Nursing Social Sciences
