skip to main contentCollege of Extended Learning
Check out our latest course offerings and register online:
Browse Catalog

CSUSB

Palm Desert Campus

Find Us On Facebook



Online Programs

The College of Extended Learning offers online continuing education programs and courses designed to provide you with the workforce skills necessary to acquire professional calibre positions in many in-demand occupations. Through our online education partners, several options are available in the areas of allied health, casino gaming, education, green industry, health science, history and TESOL.


ALLIED HEALTH

(Offered through our partnership with Career Step)
• Medical Coding and Billing Online Certificate
This program helps students prepare for careers in outpatient medical coding and billing. Students focus on medical terminology, coding standards, and specific outpatient code sets and spend a large portion of the course gaining hands-on experience designed to help them easily transition to the workplace after graduation. The program’s unique online platform provides access to all program material and interactive learning tools whenever is most convenient for the student, allowing them to study on their own schedules and at their own pace. Though certification is not required for employment, the program also prepares students for the appropriate national certification exams. Learn more about the Medical Coding and Billing Online Certificate.

• Medical Transcription Online Certificate
his course teaches students to understand and spell medical terms with a word building approach. Instead of requiring students to memorize the spelling, meaning, and pronunciation of thousands of complex words, this course focuses on helping them learn the spelling, meaning, and pronunciation of the various word parts that make up medical terms. Students will learn the root words, prefixes, suffixes, and combining forms that make up medical terminology. By learning these individual pieces, students will have the tools they need to understand the basic meaning of any medical word, even those they are unfamiliar with. Read more about the Medical Transcription Online Certificate.

EDUCATION

• Online Learning/Teaching Strategies
These courses are offered in partnership with the Professional Development Institute and are available each quarter as 4-unit courses. For a listing of courses or to register, see our current course catalog or call Dennis Robertson or Andrew German at (909) 537-5976.
(Offered through our partnership with PDI) • Online Certificate in Technology Integration (K–12)
The focus of this online certificate programs is on strategies and activities you can use immediately in the classroom to improve student’s skills through the use of technology. For more information about this certificate program or to register for courses, see our current course catalog or call Dennis Robertson at (909) 537-5976.
(Offered through our partnership with VESi) • Stand-Alone Online and Computer-Based Courses for Educators
These self-paced professional development courses are written by top educators and provide relevant and interactive instruction on a wide variety of subjects and provide the learner with skills and techniques that can be immediately applied to the classroom. Courses can be conveniently accessed online or from your computer's CD-ROM. For a listing of courses or to register, see our current course catalog or call Dennis Robertson or Andrew German at (909) 537-5976.
(Offered through our partnership with VESi) • Online Certificate in Reading Fundamentals
The focus of this certificate is Reading First, a federally supported program based on the latest scientific research as it applies to reading instruction. You’ll learn a phonetically-based approach to reading assessment, instruction, evaluation and remediation. The courses were written according to the research and practices included in the Reading First legislation. For a listing of courses or to register, see our current course catalog or call Dennis Robertson or Andrew German at (909) 537-5976.

GREEN INDUSTRY

(Offered through our partnership with Cal State San Diego)
• Online Green Industry Professional Certificate Programs
The College of Extended Learning has partnered with San Diego State University's College of Extended Studies to provide three totally online professional certificate programs in Green Building, Green Energy Management and Sustainable Practices, offering practical training in key growth areas of the green industry. Learn more about the Green Industry Professional Certificate Programs.

HEALTH SCIENCE • Basic Audiometry and Hearing Problems
The course leads to the certificate of registration as a school audiometrist, granted by the California Department of Health Services, upon successful completion (4 units, quarter system). For the complete course description or to register, see our current course catalog or call Dennis Robertson at (909) 537-5976.


GATLIN EDUCATION SERVICES

Through its partnership with Gatlin Education Servicese, the College of Extended Learning offers two types of online learning experiences: complete certificate programs or individual self-study courses. The programs are designed to develop expertise in desired fields and/or prepare you for industry certification exams. Each program has specific learning outcomes related to industry standards. The programs are all open enrollment and interactive and can be completed generally in less than three months.

Gatlin Certificate Programs

 

Gatlin Individual Self-Study Courses

Our certificate programs provide the most effective Web-based learning experience available today. Instructors are actively involved in your online learning experience, responding to questions or concerns, as well as encouraging and motivating you to succeed. Each program includes a set of lessons and evaluations; grades are a combination of the instructor's evaluation of students' work and computer-graded tests. We offer over 60 online certificate programs in such areas as:

 
  • Casino Gaming
  • Health Care
  • Business
  • Internet, Design and Technical Programs
  • Networking and CompTIA Certification
  • Microsoft Certification
  • Construction/Automotive Technology
  • Video Game Design and Development

For a complete listing of online certificate programs offered and to register online, go to Gatlin's Web site.

Link to CSUSB-Gatlin Certificate Programs

Not seeking a full certificate program? Through our eLearning Center, we offer more than 5,000 individual online personal enrichment, skill building and training courses with open enrollment in nearly every subject imaginable:

  1. Business
  2. Composition and Design
  3. Engineering
  4. Environment
  5. Finance
  6. Healthcare
  7. Insurance
  8. Languages
  9. Law
  1. Mandatory CE
  2. Microelectronics
  3. Personal Enrichment
  4. Real Estate
  5. Service and Hospitality
  6. Skilled Trades
  7. Softtware Applications
  8. Teacher/Instructor Ed
  9. Technology

For a complete listing of individual online courses offered and to register online, go to CSUSB's eLearning center.

Link to CSUSB eLearning Center

 

 

 

To learn more about our online career training programs, contact Steve McAdams at (760) 341-2883, Ext. 14428 or E-mail mcadamss@csusb.edu
Contact Us
To learn more about our online career training programs, contact Steve McAdams at (760) 341-2883, Ext. 14428 or E-mail mcadamss@csusb.edu
California State University, San Bernardino
CSUSB College of Extended Learning
5500 University Parkway, San Bernardino, CA 92407-2393
Telephone: (909) 537-5975 • Fax (909) 537-5907 • E-mail cel@csusb.edu
Download Adobe Acrobat Reader
Updated January 23, 2011

Contact Webmaster