Urbana University Center for Adult and Professional Studies (CAPS) is renovating its curriculum in order to make it easier for adult students to earn a degree.
The new curriculum will offer degrees in criminal justice, human services leadership, healthcare management and business management leadership, and will be mainly taught at University's Dayton-Kettering location at 3085 Woodman Drive.
"We're trying to go about it in a more structured manner, said Kelly Evans-Wilson, director of academic services for the CAPS program.
Justin McCulla, associate director of admissions for the university, said that previously students were asked to attend classes from several satellite localities, including Springfield, Piqua and Bellefontaine and travel to other locations to take additional courses required for graduation.
Apart from enhancing flexibility and remaining competitive among the institutions offering adult education programs, CAPS is also looking forward to increase enrollment in these programs.
Around 10-15 students will be part of each group and will be together throughout the program of their choice. This month, the center will start offering Bachelor of Science in criminal justice leadership and a master of business administration. The MBA program will be lectured at Urbana University's main campus in Urbana.
Next month, the university will begin teaching programs in business management leadership and a bachelor of science which costs $445 per credit hour in nursing, and a Master of Arts in criminal justice.
"It's a great opportunity for an individual who is working 40 hours a week," McCulla said.
The duration for each of the five courses is eight weeks, allowing students to finish a program in a couple of years. Plus, the program does not take study breaks in between including summer, promising to finish the syllabus even quicker.
"That's part of the strategic plan to grow our adult program," Dr. Kirk Peterson, interim president at Urbana University said.
Although most of the programs are being offered through the Dayton-Kettering venue, it will still permit the university to offer programs from its other sites in Springfield or Piqua.
