The Division of Professional Studies (DOPS) provides access to educational resources for the people of Virginia and the extended community.
Professional Studies courses at Longwood University are for-credit classes open to individuals who may be interested in professional development, enhancing skills and knowledge, fulfilling recertification or certification requirements in their career field, or taking prerequisites before entering a degree program.
We offer courses throughout the year in a variety of formats such as fully online, hybrid (online with several in-person meetings), or fully face-to-face.
Although professional studies courses carry university credit, they do not fulfill degree requirements. Taking courses as a non-degree student does not constitute admission to a program or imply later applicability of these courses toward a program. If you later seek admission to a degree program here or at another university, courses with non-degree (professional studies) status could possibly be evaluated to determine applicability to the degree you seek.
Click here to learn about course being offered Online for the Summer 2017 term.