Welcome to the School of Graduate, Continuing, and Online Education — a dynamic hub where learning knows no bounds. Advancing the mission of Winthrop University, our School is committed to innovation, accessibility, and student success; we thus provide the highest quality of academic programs to adult learners in South Carolina and the surrounding region. Whether you're seeking advanced knowledge in your field through our graduate programs, looking to complete your bachelor’s degree through flexible online offerings, or wanting to enhance your skills and credentials with our continuing education options, we are here to help you level-up and meet your professional and lifelong aspirations.
The Graduate Studies Office serves students seeking to earn a graduate degree, which is any degree above a bachelor’s degree. Explore Our Graduate Degree Options.
We recruit graduate students, support them through the application process, manage graduate assistantship and scholarship applications, organize graduate commencements, maintain graduate student records, and more. Click here to learn more.
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The Office of Continuing and Professional Education exists to help adult learners and professionals attain the credential that they seek to achieve their academic, career and personal goals.
We support and facilitate the offering of continuing and professional education programs and courses, both for-credit and non-credit, to meet the unique needs of adult learners and professionals. Click here to learn more.
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The Office of Online Learning serves faculty, staff and student users of the Blackboard learning management system.
We support course design, delivery and the use of the Blackboard learning management system. Click here to learn more.
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We are now offering Competency Based Education (CBE) through Winthrop Elevate! Winthrop’s Bachelor of Professional Studies (BPS) is the first degree to debut as part of the Winthrop Elevate suite of CBE programs, and CBE students can start as early as January 2025. Learn more about Winthrop Elevate.