Over $1,000 Value!
Lamar University offers a variety of courses designed to meet you where you are professionally and personally.
Whether you're looking to sharpen your skills or explore a new subject we make learning accessible and meaningful. Many offerings are ideal for professional growth, licensure or continuing education.
This is an opportunity for non-degree seeking individuals that are interested in professional development or continuing education for the Fall 2026 semester.
If you completed a LUPEN course in Fall 2025 and want to keep building your skills, we offer additional courses to help you stay on track. While these courses are not offered at no cost, they provide a valuable opportunity to continue your professional or academic progress and move closer to your educational goals. Reach out and let our team guide you!
Starts: 8/18/26 | Format: Online
Degree Program Alignment: BBA Suite, Data Analytics Undergraduate Certificate
This hands-on course will teach students the art of modeling to build, refine and analyze problems for decision-making. Students will use industry standard spreadsheet software for creation and analysis. Topics include forecasting, linear and nonlinear optimizations, and decision analysis. Projects from all business fields will be used for extensive practice and real-world applications.
Starts: 8/18/26 | Format: Online
Degree Program Alignment: MS in Strategic Communications
Introduction to the professional expectations and opportunities in the study of strategic communication. An overview of the field and an introduction into graduate studies will be included.
Starts: 10/12/26 | Format: Online
Degree Program Alignment: MS in Professional Accounting, MS in MIS, MBA/MS in MIS, Business Analytics Certificate, ERP Certificate, MBA in Business Analytics (Elective), MS in Healthcare Analytics (Elective)
This course introduces Business Intelligence, analytics, data science, and artificial intelligence for managerial applications. Students learn descriptive, predictive, and prescriptive analytics, machine learning, conversational AI, and ethical AI use. Hands-on tools and real-world cases prepare students to design AI-enhanced solutions that improve business decision-making and competitive advantage.
Starts: 8/18/26 | Format: Online
Degree Program Alignment: MS in Professional Accounting, MS in MIS, MBA/MS in MIS, Business Analytics Certificate, ERP Certificate, MBA in Business Analytics (Elective), MS in Healthcare Analytics (Elective)
This course examines how businesses can leverage generative AI technologies to optimize a wide range of practices. Students will explore the key principles of generative AI and learn how these technologies can be effectively deployed in business contexts.
Starts: 10/12/26 | Format: Online
Degree Program Alignment: MS in Criminal Justice
This course seeks to examine the history of terrorism and its manifestations in the contemporary world. It examines issues of nationalistic terrorism, religious terrorism, domestic terrorism, and special interest group terrorism. The course concludes with an examination of the political and ethical implications of the "global war on terror" and homeland security.
Starts: 8/18/26 | Format: Online
Degree Program Alignment: MS in Port & Terminal Management, Graduate Certificate in Port and Marine Terminal Development and Operations
This course will provide an overview of all aspects and considerations involved in the management of port authorities and marine terminals across a wide array of publicly and privately owned and operated facilities. The course will also address governance and organizational structure options and implications.
Starts: 8/18/26 | Format: Online
Degree Program Alignment: MBA Leadership, Leadership Certificate, MS in Port and Terminal Management
Stephen Covey's book, The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People, serves as the foundation for this highly interactive course. Participants are provided a strong understanding of the 7 Habits content. The course fosters personal and professional growth, empowers more meaningful relationships and productive collaboration, increases productivity, and results in a healthy work/life balance.
Starts: 10/12/26 | Format: Online
Degree Program Alignment: MBA Leadership, MBA General, Leadership Certificate, MS in Healthcare Management
A behavioral approach to the management of the human resource in business enterprise. The fundamentals of human relations and organizational behavior will be used to structure an understanding of the managerial problems of recruitment, selection, training, promotion, and termination of personnel. Supervision of the workforce will be considered through an examination of theories of motivation, communication, and leadership.
Starts: 8/18/26 | Format: Online
Degree Program Alignment: M.Ed. in Education Administration, M.Ed. in Education Technology Leadership, Principal Certificate
Techniques of improving instruction through application of research on effective schools and models of instruction.
Starts: 8/18/26 | Format: Online
Degree Program Alignment: M.Ed. in Applied Digital Learning
Explore current leadership theories and practices for leading digital transformation and change in school systems. By becoming self-differentiated peer leaders, professional educators learn to address the resistance to change that occurs when launching innovative digital educational improvement initiatives in North American educational culture.
To be eligible for LUPEN, you must not be currently enrolled or have been enrolled in a degree seeking program the past academic year.
You must not be a first time in college degree seeking student.
Yes, This is a real, credit-bearing Lamar University course. You'll receive an official letter grade just as you would in any other course.
Yes. Because LUPEN courses are official Lamar University courses, your completed coursework will appear on your official transcript if you later apply to a degree program.
In order to qualify for the free course, you must not owe a previous balance of $1,000 or greater.
Each faculty member will provide a syllabus that lists the required course materials. Students enrolled in this program are responsible for the cost of the course materials. The cost of course materials is NOT included with the free course.
You must complete an application to Lamar University via applytexas.org
Unfortunately, no. Only one free course per person.
The full amount for a course(s) will show up on your student account along with a credit for the one free course.
This program is limited based on course availability. First come first serve. If courses become full you will be added to a waiting list for a following term.
No. All students choosing a graduate level course are required to submit a transcript.
NOTE: If you are registering for a graduate level course, you will be asked to upload an unofficial bachelor’s level transcript through the registration form. If you received your degree from LU, you will NOT need to submit a transcript.