UT Austin offers many educational programs and services for people other than degree-seeking students. These programs include classroom instruction and instruction delivered to remote locations, both credit and non-credit. The level of instruction ranges from postgraduate to collegiate to secondary school. Certificates, credit towards baccalaureate degrees, and certain master's degrees as well as high school diplomas may be earned through these programs.

The Division of Continuing Education was established by the Board of Regents in 1909 "to increase the usefulness of the University to the people of Texas." Today, Continuing Education serves the needs of more than 300,000 people annually, from kindergarten students to retired adults, across the campus, throughout the state, and around the world. Continuing Education offers a broad range of programs and services.

What We Offer

• College Credit
• Certificate Programs
• International Study
• K-12 Education Options
• Professional Development
• Personal Enrichment (includes retiree programs)

Continuing Education Administrative Units

• Continuing and Innovative Education Dean's Office
• K-16 Education Center
• Petroleum Extension Service (PETEX)
• Professional Development Center
• Third Age University
• Thompson Conference Center
• University Extension Evening Classes

Continuing Education Programs at UT Austin

• Office of Professional Development at the Lyndon B. Johnson School of Public Affairs
• Center for Lifelong Engineering Education at the College of Engineering
• Continuing Legal Education at The School of Law
• Executive Education at McCombs School of Business
• Pharmacy Continuing Education at the College of Pharmacy
• M.S. in Technology Commercialization at IC² Institute
• Continuing Education Programs at IC² Institute
• Continuing Education Program at the School of Social Work
• Software Quality Institute at the College of Engineering

The Texas Union offers fun, educational, and dynamic informal classes. The short-course format allows you to try out a variety of classes without a large time commitment.

The UT TeleCampus (UTTC) is the support center for online learning within The University of Texas System's fifteen component campuses.

Other Resources

• Distance Education Clearinghouse
  from University of Wisconsin-Extension
• Distance Education and Training Council
  a non-profit educational association located in Washington, D.C.
• The Chronicle of Higher Education Distance Education Daily Updates
  the No. 1 news source for college and university faculty members and administrators and
• University Continuing Education Association
  which is among the oldest college and university associations in the United States.