Liberal and Professional Studies | School of Arts and Sciences | University of Pennsylvania
Online Credit Courses
Take Online Credit Undergraduate and Graduate Level Courses from The School of Arts & Sciences!
Penn Summer and the College of Liberal and Professional Studies offer over 15 full credit courses during the Summer 2012. Courses are offered via the Arts & Sciences Learning Commons and are open to undergraduate, graduate, and continuing education students. To register for these course you must be enrolled at the University of Pennsylvania through a degree or non-degree program. Students not currently enrolled, may use the Penn Summer Open Enrollment process for visiting students. For information on how to enroll and register for courses this summer please visit Penn Summer.
Online Non-Credit Courses
Take Free Courses via Coursera!
The University of Pennsylvania is partnering with Coursera, an online education platform, to make Web-based courses available free. These courses include video lectures with interactive quizzes, mastery-building interactive assignments and collaborative online forums. Penn faculty will provide courses in medicine, business, music, literature, and mathematics and computer science, among others. Courses will begin in the fall and students will not receive University of Pennsylvania academic credit. For more information and registration please visit: www.coursera.org
What is The Commons?
The Arts & Sciences Learning Commons combines three distinct elements:
- Online Courses
- Online Communities of Practice
- Penn's Ivy League Quality Education
The Learning Commons is the Arts & Sciences portal for online learning. Faculty and students interact & collaborate through multimedia tools, course sites with discussion, and synchronous sessions. More
Summer 2013
New to online learning?
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Summer 2013 Course Sites Open May 20, 2013 |
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12-Week Courses: 5/20-8/9 History of Sexuality: GSWS 422-936 Is Climate Changing: ENVS 626-960
Summer Session 1: 5/20-6/28 Algebra & Trigonometry: MATH 101- Chinese for Business 1: CHIN 081 Electronic Literature: ENGL 074-935 Greek & Roman Mythology: CLST 100 Intro to Philosophy: PHIL 001-936 World Music & Culture: MUSC 50
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Summer Session 2: 7/1-8/9
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Communities
Penn Online Learning also hosts program communities:


