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The length of time it takes to finish your undergraduate degree at Peirce typically depends on the amount of transfer credit you bring in that can apply toward your degree and how many credits you can complete during each session.
The number of transfer credits a student brings with them varies greatly depending on several factors, including past college experience and whether they can earn credit for prior learning and college-level knowledge they have acquired outside the classroom, including military and professional training and professional licenses or certifications that can be applied to their degree program.
At the graduate level, most students complete our master’s degree programs in 18-24 months, but students can complete programs faster depending on how many credits they can fit into their schedules.
The Office of Admissions at Peirce can provide you with a complementary preliminary review of your transfer credits so you can get an idea of how your transfer credits will apply to your degree.
To speak with an enrollment specialist about your transfer credits, contact us at 888.467.3472 or admissions@peirce.edu.
To speak with a graduate enrollment specialist, contact us at 888.467.3472 or peircegradstudies@peirce.edu.
Credit-by-exam programs are much less costly that tuition for a college course.
For example, the cost of a Peirce exam is $200, compared to $1,800 in tuition for an equivalent Peirce course. Credit-by-exams offered by CLEP®, the College-level Exam Program, and DSST Exams, formerly known as DANTES, are typically priced around $100 per exam.
If you are interested in registering for a credit-by-exam program, the first step is to meet with your advisor to confirm the exam you want to take fits your degree program. Your advisor will make sure you register for an exam that fulfils your degree program requirements.
You can earn credit at Peirce for college-level knowledge you already possess through the following methods:
Credit-by-exam programs, such as the CLEP®, the College-level Exam Program, and Peirce exams, allow students to test out of a degree requirement. These exams provide significant savings in time and money for adults who know the material because they are a fraction of the cost of course tuition and typically take less time to complete.
With portfolio assessment, students develop a portfolio containing evidence that they possess college-level knowledge that is equivalent to what they would have learned in a specific course that is required in their degree program. Like credit-by-exam, portfolio assessment typically costs much less than course tuition and can save adults who know the material time and money.
Students can also earn credit for professional licenses and certifications, professional and military training and other programs that have been evaluated for credit by Peirce or the American Council on Education and fit a specific degree program requirement. There are no additional costs to earning this credit for students, who have completed the training or possess the credentials, which comes over as transfer credit.
While many colleges and universities say they serve adults, most are designed for traditional students who have recently graduated from high school and are looking for campus life. Just because an institution says it has “programs for adults” does not always mean it meet the needs of most busy adult learners.
Most adult students need an institution that maximizes their transfer credits and helps balance going back to school with their jobs, their families and their other responsibilities.
Also, adults often bring college-level knowledge that has been acquired through specialized training and years of work and professional experience.
Institutions focused on adult learners should offer programs that allow adult students to earn credit for this knowledge, which helps save time and money.
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