UWF State Authorization Status

UWF offers many unique fully online degree programs and certificates. Our undergraduate degrees consist of the 60 semester hours of online upper division course work. While UWF offers most of the lower division courses online, we also partner with state and community colleges to help meet any other online lower division course requirements so students can complete their degrees at UWF. Online graduate degrees are normally 36 semester hours and certificate programs vary from 12-18 credit hours in length. To request additional information about any of the UWF Online Campus programs, please complete and submit the Online Program Information Request.

If you are admitted to one of our 29 degree or certificate programs and reside outside the state of Florida, you may be eligible for a tuition waiver that reduces the out-of-state portion of your tuition anywhere from 100% - 75%. Please review the Tuition Waiver Availability information to determine if you qualify.

Our undergraduate degree programs include:

• Engineering Technology, B.S.
  • Information Engineering Technology
• Exceptional Student Education, B.A.
• Health Sciences, B.S.
  • Allied Health
  • Health Care Administration
  • Health Care Professional
  • Medical Information Technology
  • Public Health
• Information Technology, Interdisciplinary, B.S.
  • Networking and Telecommunications
• Maritime Studies, B.A.
• Nursing: RN-BSN
• Workforce and Program Development, B.S.

Our graduate degree programs include:

• Curriculum & Instruction, Ed.D.
  • Instructional Technology
• Administration, M.S.A.
• Acquisition & Contract Management
• Database Administration
• Health Care Administration
• Human Performance Technology
• Leadership
• Public Administration
• Software Engineering Administration
• Computer Science, M.S.
  • Database Systems
  • Software Engineering
• Curriculum & Instruction, M. Ed.
• Career and Technical Studies Cognate
• Elementary Education Comprehensive
• Instructional Technology Cognate
• Middle Level Comprehensive
• Primary Education Comprehensive
• Secondary Education Comprehensive
• Educational Leadership, M.Ed.
• Educational Leadership Certification Specialization
• Education and Training Management (ETMS)
• Education and Training Management (ETMS-HPT)
  • Human Performance Technology
• Education and Training Management (ETMS-IT)
  • Instructional Technology
• Exceptional Student Education, M.A.
  • Exceptional Student Education Comprehensive
• Instructional Technology, M.Ed.
• Mathematics, M.S.
• Nursing, M.S.
• Public Health, M.P.H.
  Named Top 20 Online Master of Public Health by "The Best Schools.org"
• Reading, M.Ed.

In addition, the University of West Florida offers these credit-earning certificate programs:

• Arabic Language and Culture
• Database Systems
• Geographic Information Science (GIS)
• Human Performance Technology
• Medical Informatics
• Not-For-Profit Administration
• Professional Accountancy
• Public Health
• Emergency Management
• Environmental Health
• Infection Control
• Occupational Safety and Health
• Readiness and Response
• Teacher Ready
• Technology System Support
• Workforce and Program Development

These certificates can stand alone or provide a great foundation for an undergraduate or masters degree.

Additional fully online courses and programs are available from other Florida Universities and Community Colleges through the Florida Virtual Campus' online course and program catalog.

You can find even more distance learning courses and programs through the SREB’s Electronic Campus.