Let’s face it- adult students who are seeking a
bachelor’s degree are typically juggling several different balls in their busy
world. Some are raising families; they’re working forty hours a week or more;
and they like to maintain an active social life. Somehow, in between doing all
of that, they are also trying their best to earn a college degree.
For this reason, accelerated degree completion
options like APPEAL exist. The simple idea and concept behind a program like
APPEAL is to make it as convenient as possible for the busy adult student to
earn a BS. And while the classes themselves as well as the copious amounts of
homework can be taxing and time-consuming, adult students appreciate the format
and structure of the courses.
In an effort to continue to provide convenient
degree completion options for the busy adult student, in January 2019, the
School of Professional Studies began offering hybrid courses as part of the
APPEAL program. So what exactly does this mean? Hybrid courses blend
traditional college coursework and lectures with distance learning, better
known as online learning. While the majority of the work for these classes will
still be completed in class with one of our excellent and skilled instructors,
having a portion of the course completed online adds to the convenience factor
that makes APPEAL so, well, appealing to adult learners.
Online courses and hybrid courses are nothing new
for higher education. In fact, schools that were pioneering this style of
learning broke new ground and made great strides with this as far back as two
decades ago. Now, in 2019, APPEAL students can complete some of the work for
that long-desired bachelor’s degree by using their computer (or even their
smartphone) and a good wi-fi connection.
- Jon DeBenedictis
Director of Undergraduate
Professional Studies
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