What are Telecourses?

Dr. Ronald Plummer, Adult Learning Manager & Director of Ready to Earn, receives a 30-year service award from UNC System President Erskine Bowles.

Because you found your way to UNC-TV's telecourse section, we know you have some interest in college level courses. Whether that interest includes taking a course for credit toward a degree, improving your skills to get that promotion at work, or simply exploring a subject you want to know more about, UNC-TV telecourses are the right place to start.

UNC-TV's telecourses are brought to you by PBS, UNC-TV and North Carolina's college system. PBS provides the course materials - whether television programs or online lessons - and the colleges provide the instructors, register the students, and award the credit. You don't actually take a course from PBS; you must register through your local college.

There are dozens of colleges participating in the telecourse program - and one of them is right for you. Many of the courses they offer can be taken entirely at a distance - meaning you can learn at a time and place that's convenient for you. To find a college offering telecourses, click on the link above for participating institutions. To find out how to sign up for a telecourse, click on student information .