SAN FRANCISCO, CA — The San Francisco Institute of Architecture is offering a master's of science degree in green building and a master's of business administration degree in sustainability via distance learning.

The school is also offering a limited-time 25 percent tuition discount for the e-learning degree programs as well as deeper discounts of about 60 percent for LEED-Accredited Professionals, associates and members of the USGBC.

The USGBC-related discounts, effective through September 8, bring tuition to $1,950 for the green building master's program and $1,900 for the green MBA program. The discounted rates -- tuition is usually $4,800 -- cover the full 16-course, 48-unit programs.

More information is available from the San Francisco Institute of Architecture at www.sfia.net. Focused on sustainability, the institute has offered degrees in green building and ecological design for 20 years.

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