Weekend Workshops & Open Courses
Whitworth's adult education programs offer a selection of weekend workshops and six-week courses to community members who are not admitted students. You can even earn college credit! Choose to apply as a non-degree-seeking student to earn undergraduate credits or audit the course without receiving credit for a discounted price.
How to Apply
- Complete the application form below. If you plan to audit the course, please complete both forms.
- Email the form(s) and a copy of your state ID card to csadmissions@whitworth.edu or bring the documents to the School of Continuing Studies office in Hawthorne Hall (on Whitworth's main campus).
- Call our office at 509.777.3222 to speak with an advisor who can register you!
Supplemental Audit Form (For Non-Credit)
Weekend Workshops – Summer 2025
Cultivating Faith at Your Friends Farm: Integrating Ecotheology Through Joy & Nourishment
Join us for a transformative workshop that explores the intersection of spirituality and the earth. This workshop will delve into how ecotheology can inform and enrich the soil and the creatures that grow from it; emphasizing the sacredness of the land and our role as stewards of creation. Through shared discussions, hands-on activities and personal reflection, students will gain insights into harmonized faith with environmental stewardship, fostering a deeper connection to the earth and its natural rhythms.
- Friday, June 28 | 6-9:30 p.m. Virtual
- Saturday, June 29 | 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. at Your Friends Farm
Open Courses – Summer Session I, 2025 (May 19-June 27)
American Political Process
Explore Western political theory and its intersection with public administration. Particular focus will be placed on issues related to social services.
- Tuesdays | 6-10 p.m.
- On campus (Hawthorne Hall) or online via Teams
Open Courses – Summer Session II, 2025 (June 30-Aug. 8)
Applied Cross-Cultural Communication
Explore the importance of competent communication in the international arena. Study of how elements such as ritual, status, symbolism, concepts of time and use of space create our world view. Enhance both your professional and interpersonal skills in the area of communicating effectively across cultures.
- Tuesdays | 6-10 p.m.
- On campus (Hawthorne Hall) or online via Teams
Climate Change: Past, Present & Future
Climate change is a global problem that requires understanding, a sense of concern and then action to be solved. Understanding will be accomplished by learning about mechanisms that have produced changes in global climate over the past millions of years, what is presently occurring and what can be accurately predicted for the future. Through this understanding, students will develop a stronger sense of caring for our planet and, from caring, create openings for action.
- Thursdays | 6-10 p.m.
- On campus (Hawthorne Hall) or online via Teams
Race & Ethnicity
Examine racial and ethnic relations around the world, with emphasis on the United States. Explore race as a social construct and its intersections with class, gender and immigrant status. Emphasis is put on racism within social institutions along with analysis of beliefs and privilege at the individual level.
- Tuesdays | 6-10 p.m.
- On campus (Hawthorne Hall) or online via Teams
A Biblical Introduction to God
Discover a Christian view of the nature and character of God based on the Bible. Our goal: to bring students' perspectives on God into conversation with the biblical view, as we learn to think, speak and write theologically.
- Thursdays | 6-10 p.m.
- U-District or online via Teams