TSUD Outreach and Distance Learning

Continuing Education Center

The Continuing Education Center offers classes for professional development, business advancement, and special interests and needs. Classes are scheduled for student convenience during the day, at night and on weekends.

The Continuing Education Center schedules classes, conducts seminars, presents workshops, hosts conferences and teleconferences, and awards continuing education units (CEU's), Continuing Legal Education Hours (CLE’s) or contact hours as needed for professional license renewals. The Continuing Education Center serves the civic, business, and educational communities by responding to requests for training and cooperating with area organizations and agencies to provide joint educational opportunities.

A listing of the Continuing Education Center courses, seminars, workshops and conference offerings is published each term. Additional classes or workshops are made available upon request for either on-campus or on-site and tailored to a specific business, industrial or personal need. Contact the Continuing Education Center for listing by email or traditional delivery.

Computer courses are scheduled for personal and business applications. Courses range from the basics of computer to advanced use and applications. The CEC offers a certificate program in computers that will provide a documented training in computer use that will enhance current job opportunities or provide opportunity for advancement. Also certification training in Internet Webmaster, Certified Systems Engineer, Core Hardware, PC Hardware, and Fiber Optic Technical Certification is offered.

Professional Development: Management programs; computer training; pre-license courses for auctioneering, real estate, and insurance; and license renewal in many areas including: counseling, nursing, nursing home administration, real estate, social work, and others are provided for professionals. The CEC can develop a license renewal class as needed for a group needing same course. CLE’s are also offered by the CEC.

Customized Business and Industry Training: Programs are tailored to the specified needs of business and industry clients, provided at locations preferred by the clients, and designed to complement personnel training and development programs.

The CEC has satellite receiving capabilities to access state, national, and international programming for use in workshops, seminars and classes. TSUD also serves as a host site for interactive videoconferencing for community agencies interested in staff training and development.

The University Partnership for Alabama Continuing Education (UPACE): A three university partnership provides management level training for public agencies, associations, businesses and industries at locations throughout the state. The University partnership includes: TSUD, Jacksonville State University and the University of North Alabama.

Small Business Development Center (SBDC): This center is administered by the Center for Business and Economic Services (CBES), a component of the TSU Sorrell College of Business. The purpose of the SBDC is to advise persons interested in starting small businesses, reduce the probability of failure and increase the profitability of small firms. Educational and consulting services are provided at no charge to clients. The SBDC also provides access to the Alabama Small Business Procurement Systems service, assisting small businesses in the region in securing government contracts. The Small Business Institute (SBI): Administered by CBES, this program links local small businesses to the resources and management expertise of the Schools of Business at Troy State University Dothan and the Troy campus.

Continuing Education Units (CEU's) and Continuing Legal Education Units (CLE’s) are awarded to each individual who satisfactorily completes a non-credit activity. One CEU or CLE corresponds to ten contact hours of participation in a qualifying Continuing Education activity. Permanent records of CEU and CLE participation are maintained in the Continuing Education Office, and a transcript of units earned at TSUD may be obtained upon request.

To obtain a course brochure, to register, or for more information contact the TSUD Continuing Education Center, second floor, Adams Hall. Telephone (334) 983-0005, or e-mail at continuinged@troyst.edu.

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Ft. Rucker Location

Located twenty miles from the Dothan campus, TSUD offers associate, bachelor’s, and master’s degree programs at Ft. Rucker, Alabama. This site, the original location for TSUD, provides classes on post for active duty military, their families, and civilian populations. Courses are offered predominantly in the evenings, with weekend and interim session options also available.

Student services, including advisement, admission, registration, and financial aid counseling (including VA) are available at the TSUD Ft. Rucker Location. Courses are taught by full-time TSUD faculty and experienced, credentialed adjunct instructors. Students may complete degree programs entirely at the Ft. Rucker Location, or they may combine courses with those taken at other TSUD campuses. TSUD Ft. Rucker Location is a full participant in SOCAD-2 and SOCAD-4.

For more information about TSUD at Ft. Rucker, call (334) 598-2443.

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Innovative Scheduling

TSUD is dedicated to program accessibility. Courses are offered in a variety of formats and schedules to maximize flexibility while maintaining quality. The University offers programs and courses on Saturdays and Sundays and at both the Dothan and Ft. Rucker locations. This option is perfect for busy students who need to spend less time on campus, but who exhibit a mature, self-disciplined approach to education.

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Distance Learning

Advanced communications technology makes it possible for TSUD to serve students for whom distance, limited time, work and family commitments are barriers to education. Through Distance Learning, TSUD provides a variety of scheduling options. The primary difference between traditional instruction and distance education is the way instruction is delivered.

The TSUD Online Courses are designed to cover the same material as the classroom-based courses but offer the convenience of flexible scheduling and location by using the Internet, E-mail, Chat Room and Bulletin Board to deliver the instruction. Campus presence varies according to course. Some courses require exams that are given on campus. Registration for these courses is completed in the same manner as for on-campus courses, except that the student must attend an orientation session in order to receive course information. Troy State University Dothan is offering an online degree program in Master of Business Administration (MBA).

Telecourses are either commercial or TSUD original audio-video productions linked with wrap-around sessions led by TSUD faculty. Traditional class settings require that students attend classes on campus several times a week. In contrast, telecourses provide more scheduling flexibility since students may view televised programs and read print materials at locations and times convenient to them. However, for testing and course content reinforcement, students are required to attend a limited number of sessions with faculty. Because of the accelerated format, successful telecourse students must be highly motivated and self disciplined. TSUD has two modes of full audio/video interaction using rooms 138 and 160 in the Library Technology building.

The T1 link with the Alabama State Video Network in Montgomery allows for interaction with schools through Alabama and access to any site in the world.

For more information about any of the Distance Learning delivery formats, contact the office of Distance Learning at (334) 983-6556, ext. 1326.

Students are encouraged to consider the full range of TSUD instructional options when planning their programs of study. Business, industry, and organizations are likewise encouraged to contact TSUD for their specific education and training needs.

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