At Athabasca University, your previous education counts. Recognition of prior learning could mean taking fewer courses to get your degree, saving you time and money. You may be able to get transfer ...

Graduate programs require an undergraduate degree. Doctorate programs require a master’s degree. If you meet the non-program student criteria, you can take certain graduate courses without being ...

At Athabasca University, we find inspiration in our students' journeys toward reaching their highest contribution so they can help transform the communities in which they live and serve. We are ...

Artificial intelligence technologies are quickly changing the way we teach and learn… and may also be changing something much more fundamental: who we are as humans. Early in his career, this included ...

Individualized study online. Delivered via Brightspace. Under special circumstances, when a listed online elective is not being offered due to an insufficient number of enrollments, a student may ...

Athabasca University is celebrating Black History Month by sharing stories and perspectives and amplifying the voices of Black Canadians and members of a university community like no other. “Black ...

Nominations are open for Athabasca University’s 2025 Alumni Awards! AU is a university like no other, improving the lives of learners through our teaching, research, and impact, from local to global, ...

Athabasca University has always been different—a disruptor among universities. From its founding and roots in distance learning in the 1970s to the present day as Canada’s Open University where access ...

AU researcher Dr. Oscar Lin uses AI to explore adaptive learning and delivering a more personalized education experience for online learners Educators have long understood that different students have ...

Are you interested in learning more about the experts and professionals that make up AU’s Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences? View the diverse and broad backgrounds that our team members bring ...

Knowledge in a high-level programming language, such as C, C++, or Java. You must demonstrate such knowledge through either successful completion of or exemption from COMP 501; or successful ...

Review the criteria for each award and explain in a supporting statement how the nominee’s accomplishments meet the criteria and why they should be chosen. Please provide as much information as you ...