Great Plains Interactive Distance Education Alliance

Colorado State University, Iowa State University, Kansas State University, Texas Tech University
Michigan State University, University of Missouri, Montana State University, University of Nebraska
North Dakota State University, Oklahoma State University, South Dakota State University

A multi-state alliance offering fully online graduate programs

Prospective Students

Are you looking for a graduate degree or graduate certificate in community development, dietetics, family and consumer sciences education, family financial planning, food safety & defense, gerontology, merchandising or youth development?

In a multi-institution degree program, you apply and are admitted at one university; enroll in all your courses at that university; and graduate or receive a certificate from that university. Your online courses are taught by the best faculty in the discipline from several universities.

Are you seeking certification/licensure in family and consumer sciences education?

The Family and Consumer Sciences Education Program Consortium universities collaborate to help you find online courses to meet teacher certification/licensure requirements. Click on the Course Catalog link to your left. Select "family and consumer sciences teacher education" from the drop-down box to view course titles and descriptions. If you are working towards a degree you may also find courses that would fulfill some of the content area requirements for your state.

Are you looking for an online course?

Search our Course Catalog. If you don't find what you're looking for, let us know.

Higher Education Faculty and Administrators

Find out when and how to build, maintain and sustain an inter-institutional program alliance at the Collaboration Resource Center.

Acknowledgement of Funding Sources

Contact Great Plains IDEA
Last Updated August 16, 2007
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