Side Hustle

The Side Hustle micro-courses are quick, one-half credit courses that you can complete in 8-10 hours. They are taken asynchronously, and after you sign up via SIS, can be taken any time during the semester.

Courses in the “Side Hustle Stack” (as the courses are called) are for students in any year, any school, and any major who want to up their modern business skills.

It will take 8-10 hours to complete a Side Hustle course. They are designed so that they can even be taken on a long flight or train ride.

The courses are included in your already-paid tuition, and you can take as many as you like as long as your total course load is under the credit cap.

As of now, you need to sign up for a micro-course during the normal signup period (i.e., before the “Add/Drop” deadline for fall 2022, which is Sept. 6 for most UVA schools).

After you sign up, you can take a micro-course anytime during the semester (for fall 2022, until early December). You’ll need to complete the course before finals so that your work can be graded.

Completion of a micro-course will be on a credit/no credit basis.

Assessments for the courses will consist of some homework activities and a final multiple-choice test to complete the course.

This is a brand new initiative by the McIntire School of Commerce and the University of Virginia. We will assess the response to the courses this fall and adjust accordingly based on the feedback we receive.