The University of Wisconsin at Madison offers Independent Learning Courses. Through Independent Learning you can continue your education via distance education courses without having to attend classes or workshops. Such courses are comfortable as you can complete assignments at your leisure and send to instructors for evaluation and critique. Distance education courses are open for university credit that you transfer to your degree program.

The University offers distance courses in History, among them:

The Ancient Mediterranean – 3 credit hours
Modern European History: 1815 to the present – 3 credit hours
English History: England to 1688 – 3 credit hours
History of Africa since 1870 – 4 credit hours
The Civil War Era, 1848–1877 – 4 credit hours
Independent Reading (Ancient, Medieval, Renaissance) – 1-3 credit hours
Independent Reading in Wisconsin Native American History – 1-3 credit hours

Tuition fees per 1 credit hour – $260 per credit hour, plus a $75.00 administrative fee per course.