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Applications Open for Course Proposals for 2025-2026
Deadline: March 7, 2025
We are pleased to invite proposals for Online Courses for Summer and Fall 2025, and for Network Collaborative Courses for Fall 2025 and Spring 2026.Online Courses are offered by a single institution to students from multiple partner institutions. They take place entirely online and include students from the host institution. Students register through a centralized application portal and are then enrolled at the institution that offers the course and receive course credit transferred from that institution. (Staff at participating institutions are eligible to register for Online courses, subject to their home institution's approval.)
Network Collaborative Courses (NCCs) are co-created by faculty across partner institutions and are taught in collaboration at two or more partner campuses. These courses expose students to diverse perspectives through a wide range of cross-network readings, assignments and activities. NCCs may entail longer (full-semester) or shorter, more modular (4-6 weeks) cross-network collaboration. (All lead faculty and co-faculty involved with planning proposed network collaborative courses must be registered in the Network Portal by the time of the proposal submission.)
Faculty are asked to secure approval from their home institution to offer their proposed courses prior to submitting the form.
In reviewing proposals, priority will be given to courses that contribute to the following Academic Certificates. The certificate committees will review course applications and if the course is approved, they will work with faculty to align the courses to meet the certificate criteria.
Civic Engagement* Courses that connect students to local or international communities and incorporate civic engagement activity.
Human Rights* Courses that focus on human rights questions within disciplines other than law and politics or offer opportunities to work hands-on with local practitioners
Climate Change and Sustainability** Courses that focus on sustainability and climate solutions in the arts, natural and social sciences, humanities, engineering, business, and law.
Democracy*** Social sciences courses focused on authoritarian resurgence, democratic erosion, and democratic resilience.
Global Humanities*** Courses that explore human culture and experience from the perspectives of the arts, the humanities, and literature.
Global Studies*** Courses that explore the crisis in global democracy, international security, social change in complex environments, impacts of AI. Regional focuses on the Middle East, Central and Eastern Europe, and South America are especially encouraged.
Technology and Society*** Courses that explore the creation, development, uses, and impacts of science and technology in historical, cultural, or social contexts.
* Currently open for student applications.
** Expected to launch in spring 2025.
*** Expected to launch in fall 2025.
REGISTRATION
- Register in the Portal by clicking HERE.
- Click on the Not registered? link below the Log in button to create your account. Please use your institutional email.
- Once logged in for the first time you will see the Registration form.
- Fill in the fields and click the next button at the bottom of the form to complete your registration.
- If you are not sure you are registered or if you have any technical questions, please email [email protected].
As you prepare your proposal, please consult the following:
Online Courses Course Proposal Questions
Network Collaborative Courses Lead Faculty Course Proposal Questions
Network Collaborative Courses Co-Faculty Course Proposal Questions
Network Collaborative Course Design Essentials
Connected and Blended Learning Toolkit
For more information about NCCs, contact NCC Program Managers Anita Tarnai or Eva Egensteiner. For more information about Online Courses, contact us at: [email protected].
The deadline to apply is Friday, March 7
Cross Reference: Call for Proposals,Opportunities,Network Collaborative Course, OSUN Course