Northern Star Online offers the same rigorous, student-centered experience as our on-campus courses--only the environment is different. In NSO courses, you'll find student-focused faculty, innovative instruction, and online learning that is flexible and allows students to work at their own pace, place and time. Although it's not for everyone, some students like online course work that offers a unique opportunity to build community, to learn in a new setting, and to learn in a new way. The availability of online learning to students anywhere creates the sense of a "school without borders.