Primarily for Delaware residents, the University of Delaware Parallel Program is made up of three satellite campuses of the University located in Delaware Technical and Community College buildings in Dover, in Georgetown, and in Wilmington. The program is the responsibility of the Associate Dean for Outreach in the College of Arts and Science. For information, call (302) 831-6075.
Parallel students are full citizens of the University:
Students enter the Parallel Program in a variety of ways:
The Division of Continuing Education extends the University of Delaware's academic resources to citizens throughout the state through credit courses, certificate programs, nondegree short courses, public lectures, art exhibits and other cultural events, summer institutes, travel programs and conferences. Programs are taught or conducted by University faculty members and by outstanding professionals in the community.
The Division offers the following certificate programs:
Undergraduate students are classified as part-time if they register for fewer than 12 credit hours in the fall or spring semester. Part-time students may be either matriculated (i.e., accepted into a specific degree program) or non-matriculated. Non-matriculated students may enroll through the Division of Continuing Education for credit courses to provide personal enrichment, or to keep up-to-date in their fields. Both daytime and evening courses are available to Continuing Education students.
Matriculated students can earn degrees through part-time study, by completing classes that fit their schedules. In Wilmington and in Newark, degrees available through part-time study include: Accounting, Chemistry, Computer and Information Sciences, Criminal Justice, Engineering Technology, English, History, Human Resources/Interdisciplinary Studies, Nursing, Psychology, Sociology, and Women's Studies. In southern Delaware, part-time students can earn Bachelor's degrees in Liberal Studies/Humanities, Liberal Studies/Social Sciences, Criminal Justice, Engineering Technology, and General Agriculture. Distance learning students may complete a degree in Hotel, Restaurant, and Institutional Management or a Baccalaureate for Registered Nurses. Students must apply for admission to these programs through the Office of Admissions.
For more information on degree programs for part-time students, contact
the Credit Programs Office in the Division of Continuing Education, (302)
831-1114.
FOCUS/Distance Learning (Flexible Options for Continued University Study) provides non-traditional students with greater access to credit and noncredit courses at the University, through instructional television and the Internet.
Each semester, selected courses are videotaped in the University's instructional television classrooms. Videotapes are then mailed to students registered as individuals or as work-site participants throughout the region. Examinations are proctored at designated work-sites and various University locations.
Live, interactive courses are also available via a two-way video and audio link between the Newark campus and the William A. Carter Partnership Center on the Delaware Technical & Community College campus in Georgetown. In addition, selected graduate engineering courses are available via satellite through the National Technological University (NTU).
Core courses in the Baccalaureate for Registered Nurses (BRN) major are available through the FOCUS/Distance Learning system, with enrollment limited to students who have been accepted in that major. FOCUS/Distance Learning courses also cover the core curriculum in the Hotel, Restaurant and Institutional Management (HRIM) program, as well as many elective and support courses that fulfill requirements for this and other degree programs. Each semester a number of the courses required for the HRIM program also are available through the JEC College Connection, a nationally distributed cable television education network.
A toll-free telephone number-1-800-UD-FOCUS-is the distance student's
link to the University's administrative and academic departments.
The Academy of Lifelong Learning, sponsored by the Division of
Continuing Education, provides more than 100 college-level, noncredit courses
each semester, as well as seminars, travel, cultural and social events,
and other learning and enrichment activities for retired individuals 50
and over. Academy activities are planned and taught by Academy members.
The northern Academy is located in Arsht Hall on the Wilmington Campus,
the southern Academy in the Virden Center on the Sharp Campus in Lewes,
Del.
The College Enrollment Program and Advanced Pre-College Students allows academically advanced and highly motivated students to pursue college-level course work on a part-time basis before graduating from high school. After obtaining approval from their guidance counselors, students may enroll in University classes during fall, spring or summer session. Concurrent enrollment allows students to supplement high school work with more advanced material, pursue interests, or build on special talents. Credits become part of the student's permanent record at the University and may be applied toward a university degree. For more information, call the ACCESS Center at (302) 831-2741.
The Forum to Advance Minorities in Engineering/UNITE/ MERIT/University of Delaware (FAME/UNITE/MERIT/UD) is a pre-college initiative to increase the effective participation of underrepresented minority (African American, Hispanic, Native American) high-school students (post 10th & 11th graders) in the applied sciences and engineering professions. The College of Engineering, with support from FAME Inc. and other organizations, offers a five-week academic enrichment program in the summer for talented minority high school students with demonstrated potential for success in applied science and mathematics areas. The curriculum includes, but is not limited to, course work in mathematics, science, English, computers and engineering design. For further information, call (302) 831-6315.
The Governor's School for Excellence is a one-week summer program that brings together academically and artistically talented Delaware high school students who have completed their sophomore year. Students live in residence halls on the Newark campus and attend either the academic program-consisting of discussions, lectures, debates, and films revolving around a specific theme-or the visual and performing arts program, which provides tutorial instruction with a noted artist and culminates in a performance or public display of work. Information is available through Delaware's secondary schools or by calling the Division of Continuing Education at (302) 831-8837.
UD Summer College allows motivated high school students who have completed their junior year to expand their educational experience through college-level study at the University. During the five-week program, students live in supervised dormitories, take freshman-level courses taught by University faculty, and participate in a variety of social and cultural extracurricular activities, including out-of-town trips. Students select two classes from a curriculum of traditional and innovative courses. On successful completion of the courses, they earn regular University credit, which many colleges and universities accept as transfer credit. Apply by April 15. For more information, call the Summer College Office at (302) 831-6560 (mornings).
The Upward Bound Program at the University of Delaware, housed within the Academic Services Center, is a year-round program designed to serve 45 eligible high school students who reside in New Castle County, Delaware. This program provides students with a variety of academic enrichment and academic support services. Through participation in the University of Delaware Upward Bound Program, students will learn the necessary academic skills needed to enroll in a college or university. Upward Bound is a comprehensive program divided into two phases - academic year and summer residential. This program is free of cost to selected participants. For more information, please contact the Academic Services Center for Pre-College Programs, George Evans House, 5 West Main Street, Newark, DE 19716, (302) 831-4102.
The Upward Bound Math/Science Regional Center for Science and Mathematics at the University of Delaware, housed within the Academic Services Center, is designed to serve 40 eligible high school students who are U.S. citizens or permanent residents. Students who have completed the 9th grade, from Delaware, Maryland, and Pennsylvania, are invited to participate in this residential summer program, and continue with monthly workshops during the academic year. Participants live on the University of Delaware campus for six weeks, studying various topics in science, mathematics, composition and Latin. This program is funded by the federal government for students who are from low-income or first-generation college backgrounds, and is free of cost to eligible applicants. Call (302) 831-6373 for more information.
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