Links to specific program descriptions and information pages are provided in the list below for graduate programs currently offered and planned by Appalachian for off-campus delivery (both site-based and online). Program information pages contain a description of the program, a list of proposed cohorts (including scheduled information sessions, start dates, and application deadlines), distance education admission requirements, and contact information for the Distance Education Program Manager. To Get Started simply find your preferred program in the list below and click the link.

Effective July 1, 2011 federal regulations will require all institutions of higher education (including Appalachian State) that deliver online instruction (whether part of an online or site-based degree program) to have written authorization from the state in which each student resides. If you reside outside of North Carolina and intend to apply to one of Appalachian’s distance education programs, please notify the program manager (see program information page for contact info).

If you would like to receive a notification about an upcoming promotional (information session) meeting for a particular program, to express interest in a program that is not currently offered, or to ask for location or start date please complete this electronic form. Please be aware that such expressions of interest will be relayed to the academic department. The academic departments decide which programs will be offered and where to locate them.