Bachelor’s Degree in
Professional Studies

Are you an adult professional with work experience, some college credits, and a desire to earn a bachelor’s degree? This program offers working adults flexibility while earning a credential that advances their career goals and professional marketability. The curriculum allows you a customizable college experience that focuses on skills employers require across a broad range of industries.  Courses include those in your chosen specialization, augmented by courses in critical thinking, problem-solving, leadership, communications, and management.

• Transfer up to 90 credits
• Flexible schedules – on campus, online (asynchronous), virtual (synchronous), hybrid, 7-week modules, or a combination
• Career-focused skills
• Networking opportunities

• Accounting and Business Management
• Criminal Justice Administration
• Information Technology Management
• Health Services Administration
• Hospitality Management
• Human Services Administration
• Public Health Management

A hallmark of the program is a thorough, individualized assessment of an Adult’s prior learning experiences with an examination of all opportunities for earning advanced standing, including:

• Prior college coursework
• Professional work experience
• Workforce and military training
• Specialized professional certifications
• Recognized college-level examinations (e.g., CLEP).
• Prior independent research or study
• Volunteer work
• Community activities
  
   

Prior learning credits awarded for life experience are demonstrated by:

• Portfolio development
• Challenge exams and projects

The program also offers a prior learner protocol of non-credit-bearing courses that will guide you through the assessment and portfolio process in order to gain credit for your work and life experience. 

You may transfer up to a total of 90 credits that include college credits, National Exams credits such as CLEP exams, Certifications and Licenses, etc.

A minimum of 30 credits must be completed at the College.