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The length of time it takes to finish your undergraduate degree at Peirce College 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 College 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.

Our current list of academic programs includes:

Certificates of Proficiency (undergraduate)

• Client Service
• Cloud Computing
• Cybersecurity
• Human Resource Management
• IT Support
• Medical Coding 
• Paralegal Studies (post-baccalaureate)
• Project Management Administration
• Supply Chain Management & Logistics

Associate degrees (61 credits)

• AA in General Studies
• AS in Business Administration (ACBSP accredited)
• AS in Criminal Justice Studies
• AS in Health Information Technology (CAHIIM accredited)
• AS in Information Technology
• AS in Leadership Development
• AS in Paralegal Studies (ABA approved)

Bachelor’s degrees (121 credits)

• BS in Accounting (ACBSP accredited)
• BS in Business Administration (ACBSP accredited)
• Concentration: Entrepreneurship/Small Business Management
• Concentration: Management
• BS in Criminal Justice Studies
• BS in Health Information Administration (CAHIIM accredited)
• BS in Healthcare Administration
• BS in Human Resource Management
• BS in Human Services Leadership*
• BS in Information Technology
• Concentration: Networking, Administration and Information Security
• Concentration: Programming Application Development
• BA in Liberal Studies*
• BS in Organizational Leadership & Management*
• BS in Paralegal Studies (ABA approved)
• BS in Public Health Administration
• BS in Technology Management*

*Up to 102 transfer credits may be applied to this degree; all other bachelor's degrees can accommodate up to 90 transfer credits. 

Graduate Programs (Master's degrees: 30-36 credits; Graduate Certificates: 18 credits)

• Master of Business Administration (MBA)
• MS in Healthcare Administration
• MS in Higher Education Leadership
• MS in Interdisciplinary Studies
• MS in Organizational Leadership & Management
  • Concentration: Nonprofit Leadership
  • Concentration: Operations Management

   

• Graduate Certificate in Nonprofit Leadership

• Graduate Certificate in Higher Education Leadership

• Graduate Certificate in Operations Management

• Graduate Certificate in Public Health Administration 

Courses at Peirce College are taught by the institution’s full-time faculty members and adjunct faculty members who blend theoretical classroom education with practical, real-world applications. This enables students to apply what they learn in their courses directly to their careers and prepare for professional growth. Peirce faculty members specialize in serving working adults and bring diverse backgrounds from their professional industry experience to the classroom. Faculty work closely with students every week and are available for online or face-to-face, personalized support.

You can earn credit at Peirce College for college-level knowledge you already possess through the following methods:

• Credit-by-exam
• Portfolio assessment
• Credentials, training and other programs that have been evaluated for college credit

Credit-by-exam programs, such as the CLEP®, the College-level Exam Program, and Peirce College 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 College 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.

Peirce has also aligned its programs with several no-cost and low-cost course providers, such as Coursera, Study.com, Onlinedegree.com and Sophia Learning. Select courses offered by these providers can be applied as transfer credit to undergraduate programs at Peirce College.