Distance Education, Evening, and Weekend Classses

Texas Wesleyan University is dedicated to cultivating critical thinking, analytical reasoning, and creative problem solving in its students to prepare them for careers, professional programs, and graduate schools. Texas Wesleyan University also strives to maintain undergraduate and graduate programs that are accessible to working adults. 

Distance education is central to these aspects of Texas Wesleyan's mission. In providing a high quality education to a diverse community of learners, we are also able to serve the higher education and professional needs of businesses, public schools, and the community as well as enable students to utilize current technologies for professional development.

Through distance education, on-campus and off-campus learners can access course related materials, resources, and communication via synchronous (live interactive) or asynchronous (anytime-anywhere) delivery methods using videoconferencing and/or online internet-based services. Students who are enrolled in online courses have access to the same campus resources made available to on-campus students, with some limitations depending on the student's location and program. These resources include admissions, counseling and health services, the West library, student services, career services and recreational facilities.

The University offers both individual courses and complete programs via distance education. Hybrid and online courses are offered in a variety of disciplines.

The following distance education programs are available:

Evening and Weekend classes both undergraduate and graduate are offered by various disciplines. Many students take a combination of weekend, evening, hybrid, and online courses to expedite degree completion.

The University offers various graduate degrees that may be completed through a combination of evening or night, weekend, hybrid, and/or online courses. These programs include:

• Master of Education, M.Ed.

• Doctor of Education, Ed.D.

• Master of Arts in Professional Counseling, M.A.Prof.Couns.

• Master of Science in School Counseling, M.S.Sch.Couns.

• Master of Science in Marriage & Family Therapy, M.S.M.F.T.

• Doctor of Philosophy in Marriage and Family Therapy, Ph.D. M.F.T.

SCHEDULING OF COURSES

Weekend classes may be scheduled on Track A, B, or C. Track A and B courses meet on alternate weekends, seven times per semester in four-hour sessions. Track C courses meet every weekend for two and one-half hour sessions. Track A and B meeting times are 8:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. and 1:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. unless otherwise indicated in the schedule. Track C meeting times may vary but are usually scheduled from 8:00 a.m. – 10:30 a.m., 10:30 a.m. – 1:00 p.m., 8:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m., or 1:00 p.m. – 3:30 p.m.

Most evening or night courses meet once per week for two and one-half hour sessions per week. Several evening courses meet twice weekly and these session times vary. Evening courses are considered those beginning at 4:30 p.m. or later.

Weekend and evening courses cover the same content as traditional courses but are organized in a time-intensive arrangement requiring self-direction and pacing by each student. Since these classes meet fewer times per week than most day classes, attendance is critical to the student’s success. Instructors may require assignments due the first time class meets.

We also offer various graduate degrees that are only completed during night and weekend.

These programs include:

• Masters of Education, M.Ed.

• Doctorate of Education, Ed.D.

• Master of Arts in Professional Counseling

• Master of Science in School Counseling

• Master of Science in Marriage and Family Therapy

• Ph.D. in Marriage & Family Therapy

For information about our Graduate Programs, please contact the Office of Graduate Admissions at graduate@txwes.edu or 817-531-4930.