The Department of Interdisciplinary Studies offers all core courses online, face to face, and in accelerated (8 week) sessions.
Student Requirements
- Students should enroll at Norfolk State University (NSU) or any other college that is a member of the Tidewater consortium and register for an NSU course.
- Students must have access to a computer (at home, work, school, etc.), Internet connection, and a web browser (Netscape Communicator 4.7 or higher or Microsoft Explorer 5.5 or higher). For further information on the minimum computer requirements go to e-Learning at the NSU website, click on Student Support, and then click on “What are the minimum system requirements?”
- Upon enrollment, students receive a Norfolk State email account. Students must access their Norfolk State email accounts by doing the following:
Go to the NSU web-site (www.nsu.edu);
Click on E-Learning; then click on Student Support; click on email login information. - Students registered for online classes should use their Blackboard (Bb) login and access Blackboard. Once in Blackboard, the students should transmit an email to the class instructor to ensure that they can access the class and that their email is functioning properly.
- E-Learning courses require students to possess basic computer skills. Students should be comfortable using a computer to word process documents, surf the Internet via web browser, send and receive email, and send and receive attachments.
- For the most up-to-date information on e-learning courses, instructor email addresses, and qualities that contribute to a successful learning experience, contact the School of Extended Learning.
B.S. in Interdisciplinary Studies
1) Reclamation Program at Virginia Beach Higher Education Center
(Please see NSU Website, http://www.nsu.edu/vbhec/reclamation.)
2) Norfolk Naval Base
(Please see NSU Website, http://www.nsu.edu/vbhec/navalclasses.)