The first, or core, provides training required for certification of reserve officers, corrections, or special function officers. Through WSU Online, students can be admitted, enroll, take courses, buy books, use the library and other campus services, and participate in extracurricular activities on computers at home, work or school. WSU Online opened in the fall of 1997 with 20 courses, expanded to 80 in 1998, and adds and new courses and activities each academic term. Over 2,000 students enroll in this self-paced individualized mode of study each year, choosing from over 70 courses in more than two dozen disciplines. In addition to board registry preparation courses in respiratory therapy and the radiologic sciences, distance learning programs are available at the associate level in two areas of respiratory therapy and at the baccalaureate level in advanced respiratory therapy, clinical laboratory science, health information management, health promotion, health services administration, and in four areas within the radiologic sciences.
Staff also provide support services for distance learning students.
Continuing Education Support Services Administrative Support Clayton Anderson, Director 626-6600 Nancy Critchlow Continuing education administrative support staff provide registration and accounting services for CE courses, conferences, workshops and travel. Continuing education marketing and publications staff use marketing tools to assess what WSU students will need to know to excel in graduate and professional schools and in their careers. They use this marketing information to create marketing and promotional materials to inform the public about university offerings. The Mission of Continuing Education Continuing education serves the mission of Weber State University through learning partnerships with the institution's non-traditional constituencies. Continuing education primarily addresses regional needs, but also expands Weber State University's influence by matching university and community resources with the needs of national and global partners.