At Adelphi, new half-semester online programs for adult learners

Adelphi University is offering half-semester online programs for adult learners.

Offered through the university’s College of Professional and Continuing Studies, the program is designed to meet the needs of “nontraditional students” who are often balancing work and family. The college is offering intensive seven-and-a-half-week asynchronous online programs in liberal studies and business.

Fully online, the programs provide students a flexible option designed to work around their lives.

Andy Atzert, dean of Adelphi’s CPCS, said in a statement that the condensed courses allow adult learners “to concentrate on fewer courses, with fewer professors, and fewer academic goals at any one time.”

Tuition is less expensive than tuition for other Adelphi programs, and the half-semester courses can be especially cost-effective, according to the university.

Adelphi’s CPCS Panther Potential Program, which readmits former Adelphi students who stopped out at least three years ago to earn their degrees, is offering financial incentives and previous debt forgiveness that can “significantly reduce the cost of completing a degree,” according to the university.

Applicants receive pre-advising to help personalize their learning experiences.

“Faculty members work with them to evaluate their resumes to determine what credit for prior learning from their life experience and certificates they might be eligible for,” Sandra Castro, associate dean of the program, said in a statement. “Veterans or police officers, for example, would likely get credit for prior learning.”

The program’s instructors have doctoral degrees “and are often professionals who share their expertise with their students,” Castro said. Professors have built office hours, time for one-to-one meetings and virtual discussion forums into their course designs.

Students have the same access to Adelphi’s student support offices, library and writing center as traditional students.

Overall, our goal is to provide adult students with the support they need for their future success,” Castro said.