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NAU winter term 2024

Get ahead, catch up, or stay on track

NAU offers many courses during winter term to help you make progress toward earning your degree. Class begins on December 16.

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Lighten your load

Enroll in winter term to stay on track, keep your momentum going, or get ahead with more than 100 options to meet your liberal studies requirements. Most winter term courses are available online. While the current course list is subject to change, you can find the most up-to-date course information in LOUIE.

To enroll in for-credit winter courses, you must apply and be admitted to NAU.

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Explore Northern Arizona University winter courses



Art History

ARH 143 – introduction to the arts of asia

English

ENG 121 – the story of english
ENG 270 – introduction to creative writing: fiction
ENG 301W – language and literacy
ENG 305W – writing in disciplinary communities
ENG 530 – professional environmental writing

History

HIS 392 – the civil war: union in crisis

Humanities

HUM 101 – introduction to humanities

Music

MUS 294 – birth and development of rock music: 1940s to 1970s

Philosophy

PHI 223 – argument analysis
PHI 332 – health care ethics

Religious Studies

REL 150 – religions of the world

Career and Technical Education

CTE 300 – contexts of career and technical education

Educational Foundations

EDF 677 – educational sociology

Educational Psychology

EPS 606 – applied behavior management
EPS 610 – child psychology

Educational Research

EDR 610 – introduction to research

Special Education

ESE 280 – introduction to children with exceptional needs
ESE 548 – survey of special education

Communication Sciences and Disorders

CSD 191 – communication disorders in society

Advertising

ADV 310 – advertising media selection

Anthropology

ANT 101 – humankind emerging
ANT 102 – exploring cultures
ANT 103 – culture in communication
ANT 104 – lost tribes and buried cities
ANT 280 – shamans, surgeons, and syndromes: global health and healing

Applied Indigenous Studies

AIS 202 – roots of federal american indian policy

Communication

COM 150 – environmental communication
COM 200 – communication theory
COM 400 – mass communication regulation and responsibility

Communication Studies

CST 151 – interpersonal communication
CST 301 – race, gender, and media

Creative Media and Film

CMF 106 – introduction to documentary studies
CMF 122 – introduction to media studies
CMF 382 – the art of cinema

Criminology & Criminal Justice

CCJ 101 – introduction to crime and justice
CCJ 325 – drug issues and the law
CCJ 350 – violent crime
CCJ 360 – women, crime, and justice
CCJ 380 – law in america

Ethnic Studies

ES 100 – introduction to ethnic studies
ES 150 – introduction to african american studies
ES 160 – introduction to latino(a)/chicano(a) studies
ES 200 – race, identity and film

Geographic Science and Community Planning

GSP 148 – foods of the us
GSP 241 – world geography east

Parks and Recreation Management

PRM 300 – ecotourism

Photography

PHO 100 – introduction to photography

Political Science

POS 100 – introduction to politics
POS 220 – federal and arizona constitution
POS 359 – environmental policy

Psychology

PSY 101 – introduction to psychology
PSY 215 – abnormal psychology
PSY 230 – introduction to statistics in psychology
PSY 240 – developmental psychology
PSY 250 – social psychology
PSY 290 – research methods in psychology
PSY 326 – group behavior
PSY 344 – adult development and aging

Public Administration

PADM 411 – ethics, policy and administration

Sociology

SOC 101 – introduction to sociology
SOC 215 – race and ethnic relations
SOC 301 – topics in contemporary social issues
SOC 316 – sociology of sexuality
SOC 339 – crime, law and society
SOC 356 – the sociology of popular culture

Women’s and Gender Studies

WGS 180 – feminist media studies
WGS 191 – women, gender identity and ethnicity
WGS 360 – topics in global feminisms

Astronomy

AST 180 – introduction to astronomy
AST 201 – introduction to indigenous astronomy

Biological Sciences

BIO 181 – unity of life i: life of the cell
BIO 181L – unity of life i laboratory
BIO 182L – unity of life ii laboratory
BIO 182 – unity of life ii: lives of multicellular organisms
BIO 300 – human biology
BIO 303 – this is your brain: an introduction to neuroscience
BIO 373 – marine biology

Chemistry

CHM 360 – fundamental biochemistry

Forestry

FOR 425 – forest management applications in gis

Mathematics

MAT 100 – mathematics pathway
MAT 108 – algebra for precalculus

Physical Science

PHS 101 – physical science in everyday life

Physics

PHY 111 – general physics i
PHY 112 – general physics ii
PHY 161 – university physics i

Accounting

ACC 205 – introduction to business law
ACC 255 – financial accounting for business
ACC 256 – managerial accounting for business

Business Analytics

BAN 540 – applied business intelligence
BAN 542 – descriptive analytics, visualization and decision modeling for business analytics
BAN 545 – data warehousing for business analytics

Economics

ECO 201 – introduction to business statistics
ECO 280 – introduction to economics
ECO 284 – principles of economics: micro

Finance

FIN 303 – investment concepts
FIN 311 – principles of finance
FIN 558 – financial analytics

Hospitality Administration

HA 208 – fieldwork experience – internship

Information Systems

ISM 120 – intro to computer information systems
ISM 360 – management information systems
ISM 590 – advanced management of information assurance and security

Management

MGT 300 – managing, organizing and leading
MGT 303 – concepts in management
MGT 340 – business ethics
MGT 490C – strategic management

Learn more about winter term

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Tuition and payment

Find information about tuition, fees, and more with the Office of Scholarships and Financial Aid. Although winter term courses are not covered by scholarship funds, you might qualify to defer winter term charges until spring semester, based on your spring financial aid award.

Check if you qualify for deferment

Winter tuition and fees
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Dates and deadlines

Winter session begins December 16. The last day to add courses is December 17.

Important dates and deadlines
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Advising and course scheduling

Make the most of your winter term experience with support from an academic advisor. Your advisor will help you choose a course that best fits your schedule, program prerequisites, and long-term goals.

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Staying in Flagstaff

Housing on the Flagstaff campus is available during winter term. Check out flexible housing options.

Winter housing and fall closure
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Academic support resources

As an NAU student, you have access to virtual tutoring, Supplemental Instruction, and other academic resources. Connect with the Academic Success Centers to get the tools for a successful winter term.

Find academic support
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Stay healthy this winter

Campus Health Services offers medical in-person and telehealth appointments, urgent care services, mental health resources, health promotion programs, and counseling services. Campus Recreation offers innovative programs and facilities that will help you put your life in motion and stay physically healthy over the break.

Campus Health Services

Campus Recreation

Holiday closures

University offices will be closed from December 25–January 1 and will reopen on January 2.