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DIVISION OF EXTENDED LEARNING SERVICES 4111
Scholarships
Several scholarship opportunities are available for
students attending IU classes in Elkhart or for students
who live in Elkhart County. For additional scholarship
information contact scholar1@iusb.edu or (574) 520-
4483 or toll free at (877) 462-4872, extension 4483.
Professional Development and
Lifelong Learning
Administration Building 128
(574) 520-4261
extendsb@iusb.edu
www.iusb.edu/~cted
General Information
Professional Development and Lifelong Learning
provides credit and noncredit programs for professional
development and short-term training both on and off
campus. Most programs do not require formal admission
to IU South Bend. Programs include credit and noncredit
short-term classes, workshops, conferences, online
classes, and customized training and consulting offered
throughout the year with new programs starting weekly.
Most classes and workshops carry nationally recognized
continuing education units (CEUs). These units
document both new skill development for the workplace,
and work completed to meet professional licensure
requirements.
Noncredit professional development classes and
certificates can be found on the professional development
and lifelong learning website. These classes and
certificates do not require admission to the university
and may be started at any time.
Noncredit Certificate Programs
Noncredit certificate programs offer individuals a guided
course of study for professional growth and advancement.
The following programs may be completed in one or
more years of part-time study:
• Human Resource Practitioner
• Non-profit Management
• Computers (Microsoft Office, Adobe Creative Suite,
Web language)
• Production and Inventory Management—offered in
cooperation with the Michiana Chapter of APICS
• Quality Management—offered in cooperation with the
American Society for Quality (ASQ), Michiana Section
1005
• Supervisory Management
Courses and Workshops
Public courses and workshops are offered in the following
areas:
• Communications
• College preparation
• Computer training
• Health professions (continuing education for
nurses, dental hygienists and assistants, pharmacy
technician training, medical terminology, coding and
transcription)
• Languages
• Professional certificate examination prep courses
(CPIM, CSPC, SPHR, PHR, ASQ, CMA)
• Real estate prelicensing
• Test preparation (SAT, GMAT, GRE, LSAT)
• Institute of Reading Development
Conferences
Each spring, the Division of Extended Learning Services
co-sponsors the Early Childhood Conference at IU South
Bend in partnership with the School of Education and
other community-based partners.
Business and Industry Services
Continuing education provides training and consulting
services for business, industry, and other communitybased
organizations. Principal program areas are:
• Business communication
• Supervision and management
• Computers
• Quality management
• Spanish/English for speakers of other languages
Contact conted@iusb.edu for information about other
programs for business and industry.
Credit Certificate Programs
Paralegal Studies Program
The Paralegal Studies Program was developed in 1980
by continuing education with the assistance of IU
South Bend faculty members and an advisory board of
area attorneys. This part-time, evening, 25 credit hour
interdisciplinary program incorporates courses from the
School of Business and Economics and the College of
Liberal Arts and Sciences. Students begin the program in
the fall semester. Courses are arranged sequentially and
are offered only once each year. The program is usually
completed in two and one-half years. Contact conted@
iusb.edu for further information.