New Bachelor’s Program for Working Adult (7/16/08)
New Bachelor’s Program for Working Adult (7/16/08)
Kent State University will soon offer a new bachelor of applied career studies major to address the evolving needs of adult learners in the state. The first-of-its-kind program would allow students to draw on their competencies based on both life and career experiences and the individual’s learning needs.
“The new bachelor of applied career studies degree is another example of how Kent State provides cutting-edge, individually relevant educational experiences to our students,” says President Lester A. Lefton. “This program helps to further our excellence agenda by providing the exact type of education people need, where and when they need it.”
Census estimates are that half a million Ohio residents over the age of 25 who live in the 12-county area that Kent State serves have earned some college credit toward a degree. In addition, reports indicate that some Ohioans who have a two-year associate’s degree would complete a bachelor’s program if a clear path to that higher degree was made available.
In keeping with the university’s strategic vision, this program also aligns with the strategic plan for Ohio higher education by providing access to additional educational opportunities while utilizing the regional campus system for bachelor programs at all seven of the Kent State system’s regional campuses, which include Ashtabula, East Liverpool, Geauga, Salem , Stark, Trumbull and Tuscarawas.
The new degree program is expected to be offered, starting in the 2009 fall semester, pending the approval of the university’s Board of Trustees and the Ohio Board of Regents.
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Media Contact: Kimberley Sirk, 330-672-8514 or 330-931-6239 or kgallek@kent.edu
“The new bachelor of applied career studies degree is another example of how Kent State provides cutting-edge, individually relevant educational experiences to our students,” says President Lester A. Lefton. “This program helps to further our excellence agenda by providing the exact type of education people need, where and when they need it.”
Census estimates are that half a million Ohio residents over the age of 25 who live in the 12-county area that Kent State serves have earned some college credit toward a degree. In addition, reports indicate that some Ohioans who have a two-year associate’s degree would complete a bachelor’s program if a clear path to that higher degree was made available.
In keeping with the university’s strategic vision, this program also aligns with the strategic plan for Ohio higher education by providing access to additional educational opportunities while utilizing the regional campus system for bachelor programs at all seven of the Kent State system’s regional campuses, which include Ashtabula, East Liverpool, Geauga, Salem , Stark, Trumbull and Tuscarawas.
The new degree program is expected to be offered, starting in the 2009 fall semester, pending the approval of the university’s Board of Trustees and the Ohio Board of Regents.
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Media Contact: Kimberley Sirk, 330-672-8514 or 330-931-6239 or kgallek@kent.edu