Program Description
We understand that adult professional students are not traditional students. That is why our degree programs are designed with adults in mind. The College of Adult Professional Studies was created to meet the educational needs of working adults so they can realize their dreams of earning a college degree. CAPS presents a curriculum through which a student may earn an Associate’s and/or Bachelor’s degree by attending classes at times compatible with full-time employment. We offer an accelerated, flexible learning format with 8-week terms. Courses are offered in a hybrid model giving adult students face-to-face time with faculty and peers on CBU’s midtown campus once a week along with the flexibility to complete the remaining coursework for the week online. All courses are offered one night per week at either 5:45pm - 7:45pm OR 7:55pm - 9:55pm, followed by three hours each week of online instruction via lecture/online discussion/quizzes & tests. Online course components for each course are available 24/7.
Thirty semester hours of credit may be earned in each academic year (six hours in each eight-week term), making it possible for a student to complete all degree requirements in fewer than five years. Academic work transferred from other colleges will shorten this time proportionally.