Progress Quicker with Accelerated Eight-Week Courses

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Classes Begin Oct. 19

The University of Illinois Springfield is providing a unique opportunity to help you reach your educational goals faster with 27 accelerated eight-week courses.

Maybe you weren’t ready to start classes in August because of COVID-19, or maybe you’re kicking your educational progress into high gear. Don’t miss this opportunity to add these courses to your transcript and potentially earn your degree in a shorter period of time.

Accelerated courses begin Oct. 19 and are offered in accountancy, athletic training, business, communication, educational leadership, human development counseling, management, mathematical sciences, philosophy, teacher education and theatre.

Prospective students can sign up for the classes by applying to UIS at uis.edu/admissions/applytoday/. Current UIS students can sign up by using Student Self Service and following the instructions at uis.edu/registration/courseschedule/accelerated/. All students are eligible to apply for financial assistance.

For more information, prospective students are encouraged to contact the UIS Office of Admission at 217-206-4847 or admissions@uis.edu. Current UIS students should direct questions to the Office of Record and Registration at 217-206-6174 or registrar@uis.edu.

Accelerated Classes

 

Accountancy

Management Accounting – ACC 509

Athletic Training

Upper Quarter Assessment and Management – ATH 532

Therapeutic Interventions II – ATH 535

Advanced Techniques in Athletic Training Practice – ATH 551

Clinical Proficiency Integration III – ATH 557

Contemporary Management and Leadership in Healthcare – ATH 561

Business

ECCE: Business, Ethics, and Society – BUS 331

Managerial Finance – BUS 502

Investments – BUS 505

Marketing Management – BUS 512

Quality Systems and Lean Operations – BUS 529

Communication

Oral Communication – COM 112

Computer-Mediated Interpersonal Communication – COM 411

Educational Leadership

Education Technology Leadership – EDL 517

Survey of Exceptional Children – EDL 573

Human Development Counseling

Comprehensive Examination Registration – HDC 585

Management

ECCE: Work, Family and Community: A U. S. Perspective – MGT 444

Acquiring and Developing Talent – MGT 531

Mathematical Sciences

Applied Statistics – MAT 121

Philosophy

Ethics – PHI 341

Teacher Education

Wellness for Elementary Teachers – TEP 211

Overview of Online Instruction – TEP 501

Instructional Design for Online Course Development – TEP 503

Student Assessment in Online Courses – TEP 505

Encouraging Communication in Online Courses – TEP 506

Blended Learning Instruction and Design – TEP 507

Practicum – TEP 508

Theatre

Introduction to Theatre – THE 274

Accelerated Course Schedule Information

UIS offers accelerated courses outside of our traditional full semester dates to provide flexibility to students as they work toward the completion of a UIS program.  These courses are termed “First Half” or “Last (Second) Half” because they are offered during a portion of the semester.  To view these courses (including specific dates, etc.), see below.  

 

First Half Courses

Viewing First Half Course Schedule Information via Student Self-Service:

  1. Visit the Dynamic Course Schedule,
  2. Select the current semester from the pull-down list,
  3. Select one or more “Subject” (use the Shift key to select consecutive subjects or the Control key to select non-consecutive subjects),
  4. Select the “First Half” part of term, and
  5. Click “Class Search” to view all first half course sections offered.

Last (Second) Half Courses

Viewing Second Half Course Schedule Information via Student Self-Service:

  1. Visit the Dynamic Course Schedule,
  2. Select the current semester from the pull-down list,
  3. Select one or more “Subject” (use the Shift key to select consecutive subjects or the Control key to select non-consecutive subjects),
  4. Select the “Second Half” part of term, and
  5. Click “Class Search” to view all second half course sections offered.