Open Studies
Open Studies may be available to applicants who do not wish to enter a degree program at this time or who do not meet the admission requirements of a degree program. Students in Open Studies are not admitted to or committed to a degree program. However, they are admitted to the university to take degree-level courses for credit. They may choose full-time or part-time study and may take courses on-campus, off-campus and through distance education formats.
Open Studies gives applicants an opportunity to complete available selected courses and work toward meeting the competitive admission transfer average to a degree program. Courses may be chosen from selections offered by several colleges, including Agriculture and Bioresources, Arts & Science, Edwards School of Business, Education, Pharmacy and Nutrition, and Kinesiology. All courses taken in Open Studies are included on students' University transcripts and, if selected in accordance with specific program requirements, have potential transferability to a degree program.