Atkinson Faculty of Liberal and Professional Studies (Atkinson) at York University is committed to providing students with convenient learning opportunities. Courses are offered during the day (professional programs), late afternoon/evenings, weekends, off-campus, and by correspondence and the Internet.

Atkinson offers distance credit courses in a variety of disciplines, as well as two complete degrees and a certificate via distance education. Students can earn a 90-credit Bachelor of Administrative Studies (BAS), a 90 or 120-credit Bachelor of Business Economics (BA), and a Management Certificate by combining distance offerings. Courses are also taught in a mixed-mode of delivery. These courses blend and alternate online and in-class lectures. Distance courses begin in September, January, and May and correspond to the University's on-campus schedule. Atkinson's Office of Computing Technology and e-Learning Services (OCTES) provides a web presence for every Atkinson course, along with many technology enhanced teaching and learning tools. Instructors teaching in-class courses may choose to use a course Web site and all instructors teaching Internet courses use them to their greatest potential.

  Distance learners can choose from online or correspondence courses and a mixed-mode in-class/Internet format
  Special exam sites can be arranged for students living afar
  Support available through the library, computer labs and tutoring centre
  Accommodation exam facility at York for students with disabilities

  Ontario Ministry of Training, Colleges and Universities

  Small Group Instructor
  Technical Support Team

  Correspondence
  Interactive Sites – activities, communication tools and resources
  Laboratory, hands-on, with facilities at remote site
  Streaming Video (live, podcasts)
  Videotape (CD-ROM, DVD)

  Canada's 3rd largest university attracts students from over 155 countries
  Has one of the largest concentration of professional humanists and social scientists in Canada