Online Learning Blog

In December 2019, Michelle Hunt strode into the Cajundome clad in a black cap and gown, smiling and waving as her family cheered from their seats.

Earning a degree online can be a great way to advance your career while maintaining a full-time job. 

Online learning has opened the doors of higher education to students from all walks of life, but it can still seem mysterious if you haven’t seen up close how it works. 

Returning to school, whether it has been a few months or a few years, can be daunting for working professionals.

As a military service member, you might be contending with changing schedules and unexpected travel. Earning a degree online can provide flexibility by allowing service members or veterans to complete coursework without having to attend classes at a set time.

As an online student at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette, you'll find accelerated 8-week and traditional 16-week courses as you make your scheduling choices.

Taking an online course — or enrolling in an online degree program — requires a lot of self-motivation and time management to complete assignments and tasks, meet deadlines, and plan for exams.

As an online student, you get used to fitting coursework or study sessions in between everything else.

But when the end of the term is approaching, having a definitive study strategy can have big payoffs for your sanity and your degree plan.

As an online student at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette, you have a support team to help navigate your academic degree program as well as University processes.

One of your star players will be your academic advisor.