At Colorado Mesa University, we understand the challenge of attending college while balancing work, family and personal commitments. While online education is not an easier path to your degree, it offers the flexibility you may need to reach your educational goals. CMU is authorized to offer online courses and programs in designated states. Please see our State Authorization Map to determine whether we operate in your state.
At CMU, quality matters. A rigorous program is in place to ensure that our online offerings are delivered with the same quality as our traditional, site-based programs. Staff and faculty at CMU are invested in student success and ensuring top-quality course design, learning experiences and student services for our online learners.
Online Degree Programs
Colorado Mesa University is proud to offer not only a variety of online courses but also a selection of fully online degree programs:
Certificates
The graduate certificate in Rhetoric and Literary Studies prepares those who already have a BA in English and need advanced expertise to teach composition and literature at a higher education institution. The program also allows students to explore particular fields in greater depth, test aptitude for graduate school, and even take steps towards an MA in English or education.
The program focuses on key expertise that forms a well-rounded teacher in an English program:
- Rhetoric and Composition
- Literature
- Literary Theory
- Creative writing
- Linguistics
The curriculum invites a deep examination of the texts, contexts, and theories of language, literature, and writing. Students gain a better sense of the field and contribute their own scholarly voice to the conversation. They become close readers, critical thinkers, and creative and insightful writers.
For more information, contact the Languages, Literature and Mass Communication Department at 970.248.1687, or email [email protected].
This graduate certificate is designed for high school teachers who already have a B.A. and need the credentials required by the Higher Learning Commission to teach history and political science courses for lower-division college-level credit.
Students in this certificate program will acquire 18 credit hours of graduate coursework in the fields of history and political science. The courses are spread over a two-year period, as shown in the schedule below.
In addition, the program allows students to explore history and political science in greater depth, and to prepare themselves for masters-level graduate degrees in these fields. The transferability of these courses towards a specific master's degree is not guaranteed and would depend on the individual masters programs.
For more information, contact the Social and Behavioral Sciences Department at 970.248.1696, or email Dr. Jessica Herrick at [email protected].
Undergraduate
The Associate of Arts degree provides an excellent path towards a future bachelors degree program. The online Associate degree program listed below contains the Colorado General Education Core and meets the lower-division general education requirements at most Colorado public colleges and universities.
For more information, contact the Social and Behavioral Sciences Department at 970.248.1696, or email Cathy Rickley at [email protected].
Associate of Arts, Liberal Arts, emphasis Social Science Program
The Associate of Arts (AA) in University Studies, Liberal Arts is designed for students who intend to continue their education and obtain a baccalaureate degree. It offers a broad range of flexibility in elective courses and provides an opportunity for students who may be potentially exploring their career and major options without regard to a particular disciplinary track. The program includes the Colorado Statewide General Education Core and meets the lower-division general education requirements at most public institutions in Colorado.
For more information, contact the Office of Academic Affairs at 970.248.1984, or email Jeremy Hawkins at [email protected].
Associate of Arts in University Studies, Liberal Arts Program
The Center for Teacher Education at Colorado Mesa University offers an opportunity for students living in Colorado to pursue a career as an elementary education teacher while continuing to live in their communities. The program provides students access to a Bachelor of Arts degree with elementary education licensure.
More About Elementary Education
For more information about this successful program, contact the Center for Teacher Education at 970.248.1786, or email Mary Keinietz at [email protected]
BA in Liberal Arts / Elementary Education Licensure - English Emphasis Program
BA in Liberal Arts / Elementary Education Licensure - Social Science Emphasis Program
The RN-BSN nursing program enrolls Registered Nurses with current RN licenses from associate degree and diploma programs to the baccalaureate program with advanced standing. The RN may complete the professional component of the program by attending college full time or part-time online. The RN to BSN program offers an accelerated model of instruction. Courses will be offered in a 7-week online format.
The Bachelor of Science in Sport Management serves students in their chosen profession so they will be better prepared to enter the world of sport business or pursue a graduate degree. Opportunities for college graduates with sport management education and experience are very diverse and challenging.
For more information, contact the Kinesiology Department at 970.248.1635, or email Krista Bonino at [email protected].
The Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA) with a concentration in Management is designed to prepare students for the challenges of today’s organizations, as well as the business world of tomorrow. The program provides students with the knowledge, skills, and abilities to compete in both the local and global business environments.
For more information, contact the Business Department at 970.248.1778, or email Annie Shoberg at [email protected].
Graduate
The Masters of Science in Nursing (MSN) program prepares nurses for roles as family nurse practitioners (FNPs) and nurse educators (NE) in healthcare or academic settings. MSN graduates formulate clinical, administrative or policy decisions to promote health among patients, families or communities along the continuum of wellness and illness.
Graduates may advance to higher levels of education through doctoral programs. Students choose one of two cognates as their substantive area of study: NE or FNP. The courses are delivered via an online format, allowing students to reside in their home communities. However, students may choose to travel for clinical rotations, objective structured clinical exams (OSCEs), or graduate program student intensives (GPSIs).
CMU anticipates the launch of this degree program beginning in January of 2019 pending Higher Learning Commission (HLC) approval. The Online Masters of Science in Sport Management provides specialized education in sport management for those individuals interested in professional management or administrative opportunities in professional sports, interscholastic and intercollegiate athletics administration, sports facilities, sports media, and sports marketing and management agencies.
For more information, contact the Kinesiology Department at 970.248.1635, or email Krista Bonino at [email protected].
The Colorado Mesa University Master of Business Administration degree is a challenging program designed to prepare graduates for the ever-changing business world. The degree is awarded after the successful completion of 36 semester hours of rigorous study and a business-related practicum project.
Students will acquire knowledge of management operations; an appreciation of the interrelationships involved in business; an understanding of the economic, political and social environment in which businesses function; accounting and financial practices; and leadership behavioral skills that are essential in a manager's role in the implementation of business decisions.
The Criminal Justice Leadership and Policy program is a graduate academic program offered in the Department of Social and Behavioral Sciences, leading to a Master of Arts in Criminal Justice Leadership and Policy (MACJLP) degree.
Criminal Justice practitioners and scholars are highly qualified, multi-skilled public safety professionals who collaborate with other entities in the American criminal justice system as well as the general public to prevent and control crime, ensure due process, rehabilitate convicted offenders, and implement evidence-based practices.
The MACJLP program is a six term (including summers) academic program. Admission into the program is competitive. The MACJLP program ensures the highest quality of education by offering collective learning experiences that emphasize leadership, policy, and administration, which enable students to pursue numerous career paths and promotional advancement within the criminal justice field. Graduates of the MACJLP program are well positioned to secure employment and promotional opportunities in policing, the courts system, corrections, or continuing graduate studies.
Doctoral
The Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) degree is designed for those nurses who are interested in assuming an advanced practice nursing role as a Family Nurse Practitioner (FNP). DNP graduates are prepared as clinical experts in the delivery of primary care, with a focus on critical thinking, leadership, and political policy skills needed to advocate and create changes in healthcare practice at all levels.
The program is a hybrid format, providing flexibility for students to remain in their current work positions and home communities in western Colorado using online course delivery methods. Opportunities for personal interaction are included with faculty and peers in focused intensive sessions at selected points during each semester.