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Welcome to Distance Education at Iowa State University

Iowa State offers many graduate degree and certificate programs off-campus. The Bachelor of Liberal Studies program is the only undergraduate program.

At Iowa State University, a graduate certificate may be earned either before, after, or concurrently with the master's or doctoral degree. A graduate certificate provides formal recognition of study in a specialized area. A graduate certificate is a minimum of 12 graduate credits. More information.

Each description link includes upcoming courses for the program.

• Agriculture, Master
  
• Agricultural Education, Master of Science
• Agronomy, Master of Science
  
• Business Administration, Master's Degree
  
• Community Development specialization, Master of Science in Interdisciplinary Studies (GPIDEA)
• Civil Engineering with an emphasis in Construction Engineering and Management, Master of Science
  
• Computer Engineering or Electrical Engineering, Master of Science
  
• Education, Master of
• Environmental Engineering, Graduate Certificate
  
• Family and Consumer Sciences, Master's Degree
• Family Financial Planning, Graduate Certificate, Master of Family and Consumer Sciences with specialization in Family Financial Planning
• Food Safety and Defense, Graduate Certificate (GPIDEA)
  
• Gerontology, Graduate Certificate, Master of Family and Consumer Sciences with specialization in Gerontology
• Human Computer Interaction, Graduate Certificate
  
• Industrial Engineering, Master of Science
  
• Information Assurance, Graduate Certificate, Master of Science
• Mechanical Engineering, Master of Science
  
• Power Systems Engineering, Graduate Certificate
  
• Seed Technology and Business, Master of Science
  
• Systems Engineering, Graduate Certificate
  
• Systems Engineering, Master's Degree

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