The University began its distance education programmes in 1983. The educational level of the programmes offered is Degree (Licenciatura en Educacion).

Subjects taught include humanities; history; philosophy; languages, literature and area studies; English and Spanish languages; linguistics; literature; education and teaching; curriculum development; educational policy and management; educational psychology; humanities education; language, reading and communication; mathematics education; open and distance learning; science education; mathematical sciences; statistics; physics; economics; geography; psychology; social sciences; sociology.