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• Distance
  Learning
  • The UA Distance Learning program works with other departments and units on campus to develop and deliver specialized certificates, degree programs, and individual courses using video, CD-ROM/DVD, and Web technology.
• Independent Study
  through Correspondence
  • Independent Study through Correspondence credit courses are available to students anytime, anywhere. Students from high school to graduate school can set their own pace and take up to nine months to complete a course. Any class offered for credit at UA Correspondence may also be taken for personal development or enrichment, for no credit.
• Professional
  Development
  • Professional Development offers programs that train and prepare organizations and individuals in IT and business skills. Programs are delivered on campus or in customized courses at a company or workplace.
• Credit
  Outreach
  • Credit Outreach offers a variety of flexibly-scheduled degree and certificate courses and programs for University of Arizona academic credit – both on and off the UA campus.
• UA Evening &
  Weekend
  • UA Evening & Weekend is specifically designed to serve working adults, and addresses the educational needs of students who wish to earn a bachelor's degree, but can only attend classes in the evenings and on weekends. B.A. degrees in Interdisciplinary Studies (IDS), Communication, Political Science, and Psychology are offered.
• Youth
  Programs
  • Youth Programs - Students in grades 3-12 are introduced to the excitement of a college environment through specialty summer camps offered through UA academic units, including the College of Law, the College of Optical Sciences, the School of Music, and the College of Nursing.
• Seniors' Programs
  • Seniors' Programs includes two programs specifically designed for Active Adults: Exploritas and the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (OLLI). Exploritas offers participants the opportunity to explore Tucson, Nogales, and Mexico through educational travel and programs. OLLI is a member-led organization featuring stimulating, noncredit learning on a university level.

Exploritas Adventures

Travel into Old Mexico

From Tucson, explore northern Mexico's culture and natural history. With knowledgeable instructors, see the Sonoran Desert’s tropical forests, flowering trees, and columnar cacti. Visit Magdalena, the burial place of Padre Kino.

Continue to Guaymas, then Alamos to tour haciendas, gardens, and cobblestone streets. Visit Aduana and then proceed to Navojoa and a boat tour of the Bay of Yavaros Wildlife Preserve. Meander mangrove inlets with several bird species. Eat seafood on the beach and enjoy Spanish songs. More >>

OLLI Membership

Because you'll never outgrow your love of learning

If you have a passion for knowledge, want to meet interesting people, and love engaging in lively conversations about music, art, science, current events, history, and much more, consider joining OLLI at The University of Arizona.

OLLI membership costs $280 per year ($130 per year in Green Valley), which includes free registration in all OLLI classes. Our complete schedule is online now.

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