QUICK LINKS: COVID-19 Policy | Steps To Register | View Osher Course Catalog
Want to take Osher courses next semester? Our spring course schedule will be available for review in January!
We’ll be offering a limited amount of in person courses.
Osher Office Hours
Osher Office Hours are an informational hour held weekly throughout the semester on Mondays by Osher Staff. Each hour is an opportunity for students to ask questions on a variety of topics including, courses, registration, membership, and what's new.
Osher Office Hours is open to members and held weekly on Zoom. You may RSVP your attendance (required) by signing up below.
Osher Opening Relaunch
Click here to watch our latest video of our Fall 2021 Relaunch Event. We look forward to reconnecting!
Updates to Our COVID-19 Policy
To help keep our community safe and healthy, all Osher members are required to submit proof of COVID-19 vaccination or request an exemption via the HealtheConnect portal. This requirement applies to our online students as well. Please note that you’ll need to upload this information this semester before you can participate in classes, visit campus, or take advantage of the other resources offered through your Osher membership.
You’ll need to use your activated SDSUid (SDSU account or portal) to access HealtheConnect. To do this, please complete the following steps
- Join Osher Membership
- Register for Classes (can do 1 and 2 simultaneously)
- Activate your SDSUid by reviewing the donotreplytosdsuid@sdsu.edu email you should receive within 24 hours after registering
- Login into your SDSU portal and upload your HealtheConnect information
- Take a picture of your Green Medallion to show when asked on campus
For questions about activating your SDSUid or to get the activation email re-sent, please call (619) 594-7343 during normal University working hours, or email hub@sdsu.edu.
If you need assistance, we’ll be hosting weekly Office Hours to help you through the process. You can also contact us for assistance.
The Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at San Diego State University offers intellectually stimulating, university-quality courses for students age 50 and better. There are no tests or grades, just the thrill of learning with like-minded peers. Free campus parking is included.
Steps to Register for Membership and Courses:
- If you have an account, please log in
- Go to the Shop for Osher Memberships;
- Decide what membership option is best for you;
- Add your membership to the cart;
- Review the online “live” catalog below;
- Add your course selections to the cart;
- Click on "Check out";
- Log in or If you don’t have an account, select “Create a New account” (Whether you’ve forgotten your RedID number or need to get one, please enter your Name, DOB and SSN on your account and profile page to automatically create or retrieve your RedID number during the checkout process.);
- Complete the checkout process and pay.*
*Please note that you’ll need to sign up for membership first or you’ll be paying non-member rates for our courses. You can sign up for membership anytime and how many classes you wish, but you need to register for a class in order to receive our membership benefits. Visit the membership page for more information about our membership.
How to Create Your RedID
Fall 2021 Osher Offerings
Osher @ SDSU will continue to work to get us back to the classroom in some capacity as soon as it is safe to do so and, in the meanwhile, our priority is to provide the same excellent quality of content via zoom.
QUICK LINKS: Aging, Finance and Retirement | Arts and Humanities | Personal Development & Special Interest | Politics & Current Events | Religious Studies | Sanford Burnham Prebys Discovery Series | Sciences | Special Events
| Courses | Date(s) | Day(s) | Time | Schedule |
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| Aging Finance & Retirement | ||||
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Free Lecture: Guiding Women Toward Achieving and Retaining Financially Independence |
9/30 | Thursday | 1-3 pm | 99800 |
| Courses | Date(s) | Day(s) | Time | Schedule |
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| Arts & Humanities | ||||
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Lecture: History Talks! Empire Builder: John D. Spreckels and the Making of San Diego |
9/14 | Tuesday | 10 am-12 pm | 99823 |
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2-Week: Shakespeare's Macbeth: Play Analysis |
9/27-10/4 | Monday | 3:30-5:30 pm | 99818 |
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4-Week: Keeping Score: Film Noir and Neo-Noir with Jazz/other soundtracks |
10/1-10/22 | Friday | 1-3 pm | 99809 |
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Lecture: Archaeology and the Bible: Their Sometimes Contentious Relationship |
10/5 | Tuesday | 9-11 am | 99820 |
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4-Week: Women saints: Can we learn something from them in the 21st century? |
10/20-11/10 | Wednesday | 1-3 pm | 99811 |
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Lecture: The Development of Transportation in San Diego: A Community Perspective |
11/2 | Tuesday | 9-11 am | 99824 |
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4-Week: World War II in the Pacific |
11/2-11/23 | Tuesday | 1-3 pm | 99812 |
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2-Week: Boogie Woogie to Electric Slide: Dancing in the Street in Popular Culture |
12/2-12/9 | Thursday | 2-4 pm | 99815 |
| Courses | Date(s) | Day(s) | Time | Schedule |
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| Personal Development & Special Interest | ||||
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2-Week: Mindfulness Self Compassion (MSC) |
9/17-9/24 | Friday | 10-12 pm | 99817 |
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Free Lecture: Zoom Training |
9/21 | Tuesday | 10-11 am | 99819 |
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4-Week: The Practice of Qi Gong, an ancient Chinese technique for Energy Enhancement |
10/28-11/18 | Thursday | 9-11 am | 99808 |
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Lecture: The Bonding Power of Social Distancing |
12/3 | Friday | 1-3 pm | 99825 |
| Courses | Date(s) | Day(s) | Time | Schedule |
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| Politics & Current Events | ||||
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6-Week: The Supreme Court's LANDMARK CASES: Their Context and Enduring Legacy |
10/8-11/12 | Friday | 10-12 pm | 99804 |
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6-Week: Equality, Fairness Liberty, and the Constitution |
10/20-11/24 | Wednesday | 10-12 pm | 99803 |
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Lecture: The Failure of U.S. Policy toward Regime Change |
11/30 | Tuesday | 10-12 pm | 99827 |
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2-Week: World Happiness Report; What's Changed from 2019 to 2021 |
11/29-12/6 | Monday | 10-12 pm | 99806 |
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Lecture: The Politics of Social Media: How Twitter and Other Platforms Have Revolutionized Political Speech |
12/10 | Friday | 1-3 pm | 99826 |
| Courses | Date(s) | Day(s) | Time | Schedule |
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| Religious Studies | ||||
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4-Week: Great Debates in Jewish History |
9/30-10/21 | Thursday | 9:30-11:30 am | 99807 |
| Courses | Date(s) | Day(s) | Time | Schedule |
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| Sanford Burnham Prebys Discovery Series | ||||
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Lecture: Learn how new drug guides stem cells to desired location, improving ability to heal |
11/19 | Friday | 1-3 pm | 99831 |
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Lecture: How experiments with fruit flies at the International Space Station are helping human cardiovascular treatment |
12/1 | Wednesday | 10-12 pm | 99830 |
| Courses | Date(s) | Day(s) | Time | Schedule |
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| Sciences | ||||
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Monthly Series: The Story of Food |
9/8, 10/6, 11/10, 12/8 | Wednesday | 2-4 pm | 99805 |
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Lecture: Tectonics of Western USA and Associated Hazards: the silent San Andreas Fault |
9/10 | Friday | 1-3 pm | 99829 |
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2-Week: The Immortal Microbe: Germs Are Forever |
9/16-9/23 | Thursday | 10-12 pm | 99813 |
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Lecture: Well Hearing is Well Being |
10/6 | Wednesday | 10-12 pm | 99838 |
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2-Week: Charles Darwin and The Origins of All Life Forms |
10/21-10/28 | Thursday | 1-3 pm | 99814 |
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Lecture: Bird Migration: Marvels, Myths, and Mysteries |
11/17 | Wednesday | 2-4 pm | 99828 |
| Courses | Date(s) | Day(s) | Time | |
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| Special Events | ||||
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Event: Osher Opening Relaunch |
8/13 | Friday | 9-10 am | |
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Event: Free Virtual Osher Happy Hour |
9/10 | Friday | 12-1 pm | |
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Event: Free Virtual Osher Happy Hour |
10/8 | Friday | 12-1 pm | |
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Event: Free Virtual Osher Happy Hour |
11/12 | Friday | 12-1 pm | |
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Event: Free Virtual Osher Happy Hour |
12/10 | Friday | 12-1 pm | |
More Coming Soon!
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| Course Title | Date(s) | Day(s) | Time | Schedule |
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| Aging Finance & Retirement | ||||
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Lecture: Guiding Women Toward Achieving and Retaining Financially Independence |
9/30 |
Thursday |
1-3pm |
99801 |