Distance Learning classes are designed to help students earn a degree from the University of Great Falls from their homes. We offer several complete degrees and over one hundred courses every year via distance learning.

 

Undergraduate degrees offered through Distance Learning:

Associate Degrees

• Addictions Counseling
• Criminal Justice
• Paralegal Studies

Bachelor Degrees

• Criminal Justice (with Addictions Counseling Concentration)
• Paralegal Studies*
• Psychology (with Counseling or Addictions Counseling Concentrations)

Minors/Concentrations

• Addictions Counseling
• Criminal Justice
• Psychology

Army Paralegal Program

• Army Paralegal Program 

*Individual programs may require on-campus courses. For instance, students admitted to the paralegal program are required to complete 10 credits of legal specialty courses in a traditional classroom setting. 

 

 

 

Graduate degrees offered through Distance Learning 

 

 

There are currently two main ways of participating in Distance Learning courses at the University of Great Falls. One method is based on attending regularly scheduled live, interactive LearnLinc discussion sessions.

 

The other method uses a course management system called Moodle, an internationally respected Learning Platform currently being used by over 70,000 different institutions in over 220 countries.  Moodle enables students to participate in class "asynchronously" (not at the same time). In other words, they log in whenever their busy schedules allow.

 

Courses based on the live LearnLinc discussion sessions are designated with a section of "D," while Moodle courses are listed with a section of "ASY" (for "ASYnchronous").

 

All University of Great Falls Distance Learning students are assigned an on-campus academic advisor who assists with class scheduling and program planning. Students may be eligible for a dual-enrollment consortium tuition option if:

• They are eligible for a full Pell Grant, and
• Have completed an Associate Degree or equivalent, and
• Are dually enrolled at the University of Great Falls and another participating college or university

 

 

Distance Learning Technical Questions

 

Name and Position	Phone Number	Email Address
Jim Gretch Production Manager	406-791-5320	jgretch@ugf.edu
Marne Lindhorst Technician	406-791-5324	mlindhorst@ugf.edu
Timothy MacGowan Technician	406-791-5325	tmacgowan@ugf.edu

 

800-342-9824
Fax: 406-791-5394