Self-paced Courses

Through Self-paced Courses, part-time students can earn college credit by taking correspondence or online courses at their own pace. All courses are taught from a distance—no class attendance is required. The courses can be started at any time and are not tied to a semester schedule. Students have nine months to complete the course work.

The institutions offering courses are accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools. Courses originate and credit is granted from eight institutions in the University of North Carolina system:

• Appalachian State University (ASU)
• East Carolina University (ECU)
• Elizabeth City State University (ECSU)
• North Carolina State University (NCSU)
• The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (UNC-Chapel Hill)
• The University of North Carolina at Greensboro (UNCG)
• Western Carolina University (WCU)
• Winston-Salem State University (WSSU)

All courses have been reviewed and approved by the department offering the course. To locate courses from a particular institution, consult the Institutional Course Index.

Self-paced Courses is administered by Credit Programs for Part-time Students in the William and Ida Friday Center for Continuing Education at UNC-Chapel Hill. Disclosure of information on students is governed by the Family Education Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA).