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Fargo, N.D. (AP) A University of North Dakota student is learning on the road.

Julie Hjelle of Lankin is getting her online degree while working as a truck driver.

The 39-year-old Hjelle works three nights a week driving a FedEx route between Grand Forks, and Winnipeg. She also works two days as an aide in a Nursing Home.

Until this fall, Hjelle juggled her courses while driving a truck route from the Midwest to Alaska. She was on the road for months at a time, and downloaded her assignments at truck stops or rest areas.

Hjelle is a social science major. She has two teenage children and uses the e-mail handle Mother Trucker. Her husband, Sean, also is a truck driver.

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