Online Classes at Franciscan University
Welcome from the Dean

Welcome to Franciscan University Online Programming! Franciscan Online provides a unique educational experience that prepares you to: integrate faith and reason in your personal and professional life; live your vocation of service, evangelization, and leadership within your family, career, and the Church; and lead with excellence and virtue to advance to the next level in your career. In sum, Franciscan’s online programs strive to equip you to follow God’s plan for your life, whatever that may be.

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Our Vision

Franciscan University’s Online Programs extend the University’s mission to serve and rebuild Christ’s Church across the United States and around the world by providing an academically excellent and passionately Catholic online education centered in the Catholic, Franciscan Tradition, which equips students to integrate faith and reason in their personal and professional lives and to live their vocations of service, evangelization, and leadership within their families, careers, and the Church.

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Undergraduate Degree Programs Online
Franciscan Advantage for Current High School Students
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Associate in Philosophy
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Associate in Theology
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Bachelor of Management
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Bachelor of Psychology - Clinical
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Bachelor in Philosophy
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Bachelor in Theology
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Bachelor in Criminal Justice
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Graduate Degree Programs Online
Master of Arts in Catechetics and Evangelization
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Master of Arts in Theology and Christian Ministry
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Master of Business Administration
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Master of Arts in Catholic Studies
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Master of Science in Criminal Justice
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The Franciscan Difference

What sets Franciscan’s Online Programming apart?

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How do Franciscan Online courses work?

Our online courses are powered by Canvas, which functions as a virtual classroom for each of our online courses and features a variety of interactive tools. You will collaborate with professors, other class members, and study partners.

Weekly course content includes recorded, professional lectures from our distinguished professors—the same ones who teach on campus here in Steubenville—as well as guest speakers. Also, live webinars, wikis, podcasts and vodcasts, video/audio emails, blogs, and other tools facilitate one-on-one interaction with professors and fellow students on the material being discussed.

Dedicated technical and academic support is always a phone call away to answer questions or assist with any issues not covered in the comprehensive Online Orientation Course designed to prepare students for this online educational experience.

Franciscan’s Online Programs are Fully Accredited

Operating with the approval of the Ohio Department of Higher Education, Franciscan online courses and programs adhere to the same rigorous academic standards as Franciscan University’s campus-based courses and programs. The University is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission, one of the regional accreditors in the United States.

Costs and Aid

Costs and fees vary among our online programs, and financial aid may be available. For undergraduate online programs please visit the Costs & Fees page. For graduate online programs, please see your preferred program’s page for full details and be sure to speak with an Admissions Counselor if you have any questions.