University of North Carolina - Friday Center

Continue Your Education

Sharpen your skills, broaden your knowledge, or earn credit toward a college degree. The Friday Center for Continuing Education serves lifelong learners across North Carolina and around the world.

Through Carolina Courses Online , students earn college credit by taking courses electronically. Carolina Courses Online are offered on a semester schedule in the spring, fall, and over one summer session. Class attendance is not required, but students communicate with classmates and their instructor via e-mail and discussion forums. Courses originate and credit is granted from UNC-Chapel Hill.

Students can also earn academic credit from a distance through Self-paced Courses, a distance education program offering courses from eight institutions of the University of North Carolina and administered by the Friday Center. These print-based and online courses are open to anyone who wishes to enroll; there are no admission requirements. You can enroll in a Self-paced Course at any time and begin work on your course immediately after enrolling. You will have up to nine months from the date of enrollment to complete the course.