Non-Credit Courses

Life-long Learning

In harmony with the university’s mission and vision, the Office of Extension & Culture provides a diversity of life-long learning choices outside of our academic programs.

A growing variety of non-credit courses, extra-curricular and cultural events are all part of the diverse portfolio offered to the community.

Register for one or more courses and become an engaged learner today!

Students who successfully complete OEC courses will receive a Certificate of Completion.

Category	Course Name	Offerings	Course Length	Course Code
Art and Drama	Drama in the Classroom	Summer	7 days	X-DRA 01
Art and Drama	Drama in the Classroom for K to 12 Bilingual Program Teachers	Summer	6 days	X-DRA 02
Art and Drama	Drama in the Classroom for Teachers	Summer	6 days	X-DRA 03
Art and Drama	Integrative Sketching and Painting	Spring	9 weeks	X-ART 01
Cultural Studies	Classical Music Appreciation	Spring	25 hours	X-MUE 01
Cultural Studies	Indigenous Engagement and Collaboration	Winter	39 hours	X-IND 01
Cultural Studies	Introduction to Coptic Studies	Fall and Spring	12 weeks	X-SOC 03
Cultural Studies	Introduction to Popular Music	Spring	25 hours	X-MUE 03
Cultural Studies	Tai Chi	Fall and Winter	15 weeks	X-CHN 91
Cultural Studies	Yoga Beyond the Mat	Fall, Winter, Spring, Summer	5 weeks	X-HEA 51
Cultural Studies	Foundations of Human Rights	Winter	10 weeks	X-SOC 21
Cultural Studies	Theory and Practice of Human Rights	Winter	10 weeks	X-SOC 22
Cultural Studies	Contemporary Issues in Human Rights	Winter	10 weeks	X-SOC 23
Cultural Studies	Exploring Human Rights Across Cultures	Winter	10 weeks	X-SOC 24
Languages	Chinese HSK Level 1	Fall and Winter	21 hours	X-CHN 01
Languages	Chinese HSK Level 2	Fall and Winter	21 hours	X-CHN 02
Languages	Chinese HSK Level 3	Fall and Winter	30 hours	X-CHN 03
Languages	Chinese HSK Level 4	Fall and Winter	30 hours	X-CHN 04
Languages	Modern Standard Arabic 1	Summer, Fall, and Winter	26 hours	X-ARB 01
Languages	Modern Standard Arabic 2	Summer, Fall, and Winter	26 hours	X-ARB 02
Languages	Modern Standard Arabic 3	Summer, Fall, and Winter	26 hours	X-ARB 03
Languages	Modern Standard Arabic 4	Summer, Fall, and Winter	26 hours	X-ARB 04
Languages	Standard German I	Summer, Fall, Winter	13 weeks	X-GER 01
Languages	Standard German II	Winter, Summer	13 weeks	X-GER 02
Languages	German Grammar I	Spring, Fall, Winter	13 weeks	X-GER 51
Languages	Advanced German I	Fall and Winter	13 weeks	X-GER 03
Professional Development	Addiction Studies Certificate	See course page	120 hours	See course page
Professional Development	Adult Educator Seminar Series	See course page	36 hours	See course page
Professional Development	Advanced HACCP Training	Fall and Winter	35 hours	X-HEA 03
Professional Development	Business Analysis Certificate	See course page	120 hours	See course page
Professional Development	Career Transitions: Career Management & Action Planning	Fall and Spring	2 weeks (weekends only)	X-SKL 01
Professional Development	Career Transitions: Professional Communication & Branding	Fall and Spring	2 weeks (weekends only)	X-SKL 02
Professional Development	Career Transitions: Networking & Building Professional Relationships	Fall and Spring	2 weeks (weekends only)	X-SKL 03
Professional Development	Change Management	Fall and Spring	4 days	X-PSD 92
Professional Development	Children's Mental Health Certificate	See course page	135 hours	See course page
Professional Development	Chinese Society: People & Government	Fall and Winter	15 hours	X-SOC 01
Professional Development	Powering Growth with China	Fall and Winter	15 hours	X-SOC 02
Professional Development	Chinese Teaching Summer Seminar	Summer	2 days	X-CHN 51
Professional Development	Community Investment Professional Certificate	See course page	75 hours	See course page
Professional Development	Contract Management Certificate	See course page	90 hours	See course page
Professional Development	Contract Management: Business Law Certificate	See course page	75 hours	See course page
Professional Development	CUE Leadership Development (NOTE: This course is open only to CUE employees)	Fall	6 months	X-PSD 91
Professional Development	Curriculum Development and Instructional Design Certificate	See course page	90 hours	See course page
Professional Development	Ethics Training (Healthcare)	Spring and Summer	Half day	X-HEA 04
Professional Development	Ethics Training (Outreach)	Spring and Summer	Half day	X-PSD 01
Professional Development	Event Management Certificate	See course page	174 hours	See course page
Professional Development	Full Stack Development Bootcamp	4 times per year	11 weeks	X-ISS 01
Professional Development	Fundamentals of Cybersecurity (online course)	Once a month	Online (10-20 hours)	X-ISS 11
Professional Development	Human Resource Management Certificate	See course page	150 hours	See course page
Professional Development	Interior Decorating Certificate	See course page	145 hours	See course page
Professional Development	Leadership Development Certificate	See course page	60 hours	See course page
Professional Development	Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence Bootcamp	4 times per year	11 weeks	X-ISS 02
Professional Development	Machine Learning (ML) for Business Strategy – Business Mapping	Fall	7 weeks	X-ISS 21
Professional Development	Management Development Certificate	See course page	120 hours	See course page
Professional Development	Marketing and Strategic Communications Certificate	See course page	102 hours	See course page
Professional Development	Mediation and Conflict Resolution Certificate	See course page	165 hours	See course page
Professional Development	Medical Terminology Certificate	See course page	65 hours	See course page
Professional Development	Neonatal Nursing Certificate	See course page	402 hours	See course page
Professional Development	Nonprofit Management Certificate	See course page	150 hours	See course page
Professional Development	Perinatal Nursing Certificate	See course page	402 hours	See course page
Professional Development	Phytochemical Extraction Methods and the Canadian Cannabis Industry	Fall and Winter	25 hours	X-HEA 02
Professional Development	Pillars of Management Certificate	See course page	60 hours	See course page
Professional Development	Police Studies Certificate	See course page	288 hours	See course page
Professional Development	Professional Editing Certificate	See course page	100 hours	See course page
Professional Development	Program Evaluation for Professionals	Fall	8 weeks	X-PSD 93
Professional Development	Project Management Certificate	See course page	136 hours	See course page
Professional Development	Project Management in Construction Certificate	See course page	90 hours	See course page
Professional Development	Public Relations and Communication Management Certificate	See course page	105 hours	See course page
Professional Development	Renewable and Sustainable Energy Management	See course page	8 weeks	X-MGT 51
Professional Development	Renewable Energy: Getting It Right On Renewables	Spring, Fall, Winter	16 hours	X-MGT 52
Professional Development	Skills for Professional Success	Fall and Spring	4 weeks (weekends only)	X-SKL 11
Professional Development	Social Media for Business Certificate	See course page	51 hours	See course page
Professional Development	Strategic Management Certificate	See course page	75 hours	See course page
Professional Development	Supply Chain Management Certificate	See course page	198 hours	See course page
Professional Development	Systems Leadership	Fall and Winter	8 weeks	X-PSD 94
Professional Development	Technical Writing Certificate	See course page	140 hours	See course page
Professional Development	Understanding Conflict Certificate	See course page	42 hours	See course page
Professional Development	Writing and Editing for Business Certificate	See course page	50 hours	See course page
Science	Speak Science Simply: Persuasive Science Storytelling Techniques	Winter	3 weeks	X-SSS 81
Science	Speak Science Simply: Science Interview Toolkit	Winter	3 weeks	X-SSS 82
Science	Speak Science Simply: Navigating Scientific Controversy	Spring	3 weeks	X-SSS 83
Science	Speak Science Simply: Writing Science Simply & Succinctly	Spring	3 weeks	X-SSS 84
Science	Speak Science Simply: Communicating Data and Statistics to the Public	Spring	2 weeks	X-SSS 85
Science	Speak Science Simply: Communicating Science for Policy	Spring	1 week	X-SSS 86
Science	Speak Science Simply: Leveraging Social Media for Science	Summer	2 weeks	X-SSS 87
Science	Speak Science Simply: Science to Business Communication	Summer	4 weeks	X-SSS 88
Test prep	CELPIP Preparation Program –Reading	Fall and Winter	4 days	X-CPP 01
Test prep	CELPIP Preparation Program –Writing	Fall and Winter	4 days	X-CPP 02
Test prep	CELPIP Preparation Program –Speaking	Fall and Winter	4 days	X-CPP 03
Test prep	CELPIP Preparation Program –Listening	Fall and Winter	4 days	X-CPP 04

Visit the Office of Extension & Culture for further information.

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