Nondegree Study Options
SUNY Empire State University offers courses that lead towards your goal to satisfy prerequisites or coursework needed for credentials or certifications. An example of some of these study options available are as follows.
EARLY CHILDHOOD
- CDA Credential
- Childcare Administrator coursework
- Childcare certification
EMPLOYMENT ADVANCEMENT
- Accounting
- CPA Licensure Additional Accounting or Business Pathway
- Business (certificate)
- Human Resources (SHRM)
- Courses in sociology, psychology, accounting
PREREQUISITES AND COURSES TO TRANSFER
- Prerequisites to obtain a higher-level degree
- Credits to transfer
- Pre-med/pre-nursing undergraduate requirements for graduate school admissions (ie: bio-chem, biology, chemistry, physics, anatomy and physiology)
Key Terms
- Synchronously: student participation required at scheduled date and time.
- Asynchronously: students learn independently, under the guidance of an instructor, and do not meet for scheduled classes.
- Term Guide: A complete list of courses to be offered in the current or upcoming term. Available to students here.
Ways to Study
SUNY Empire offers online courses, study groups, independent studies and residencies.
Study Groups meet onsite and virtually and are small by design so you can connect with and benefit from peers and professors in a personal, supportive setting.
Browse the Term Guide to view course offerings. Choose a term, then select/enter your search criteria. For study groups, in "Mode of Study" choose "Study Group."