The University of North Dakota is a member of the North Dakota University System and serves the state, the country, and the world community through teaching, research, creative activities, and service. The University shares a distinctive responsibility for the discovery, development, preservation, and dissemination of knowledge.

The University of North Dakota is a great provider of distance and online learning. It offers courses, graduate certificates, and degree programs in an online or other distance format, including correspondence by mail, videoconferencing, and off-campus sites in Fargo, Bismarck, or other locations.

Moreover, it also offers an array of non-college courses for individuals seeking career or personal development, including online courses for professional certifications or continuing education opportunities for K-12 educators.

The University promotes lifelong learning, economic development, and offers quality educational opportunities, programming, and services by extending the resources of the University.

We strive for integrity and quality in all that we do and treat everyone with dignity and respect. As a leader in education, the University respects tradition, learns from experience, strives for improvement, recognizes the importance and contributions of a strong team and each member's talents, abilities, and opinions.

As a distance student at the University of North Dakota, you are a part of a growing population of learners who have discovered the benefits of online and distance education. Our University annually serves more than 7,000 individuals who take part in our credit and non-credit offerings, including college courses, career and personal development courses, certificates, and degree programs.

With Online & Distance Education from the University of North Dakota, you can take a course or earn your degree from a major American university without needing to live on campus! It allows you to interact with your instructors through a virtual classroom; complete your assignments from anywhere—at the time and place of your choice. But many online courses do not require a set class meeting day, time, or location. Our online students experience the same quality learning experience as traditional courses.