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IMMACULATA UNIVERSITY
www.immaculata.edu
Immaculata, PA 19345-0656
Contact: Marta Weirick, Director, College of LifeLong Learning, (610) 647-4400 - Ext. 3445, M-F 8:30 a.m.- 7:00 p.m. EST, E-mail: mweirick@immaculata.edu.
Type of Institution: Private Comprehensive.

Degrees Available: Accelerated degree programs include A.S. in Business Administration, RN to BSN, and BA in Financial Management, Health Care Management, Human Performance Management, Information Technology in Business, and/or Organization Dynamics (also offered totally on-line).  Most other majors are available in traditional format including Accounting, Dietetics, English, Information Technology, Music Therapy, Psychology, and Home Economics Education.

Forms of Credit Recognized:
The University awards credit based on the following measurements of noncollegiate learning: proficiency examinations (CLEP, ACT-PEP, DANTES, Challenge Exams), formal noncollegiate coursework for which credit recommendations have been established by National PONSI or ACE CCRS, military experiences recommended for credit by ACE, and individualized prior learning assessment.
Up to 50% of a student's degree may be earned through these methods.

Additional Information:
Traditional and accelerated credit courses are offered day, evening, weekend and at off-campus sites.
Credit for Prior Learning allows students who have substantial life experience to obtain college credit for the learning from that experience.
Special support services and activities facilitate the return of men and women to college studies.
Workshops and seminars reflect the needs and interests of the lifelong learner.
 

ACE = American Council on Education
ACE CCRS = American Council on Education College Credit Recommendation Service
ACT = American College Testing
AP = Advanced Placement
CBE = Competency-Based Education
CEEB = College Entrance Examination Board
CLEP = College Level Examination Program
CPE = College Proficiency Exam
DANTES = Defense Activity for Non-Traditional Education Support
ECE=Excelsior College Examinations
GRE = Graduate Record Examination
National PONSI = New York Regents National Program on Noncollegiate Sponsored Instruction
PEP = Proficiency Examination Program
SOC = Serviceperson's Opportunity College

Under "Degrees Available," the list of degree programs generally contains those  that are designed to accommodate working adults.

Under "Type of Institution," Comprehensive refers to an institution that offers both undergraduate and graduate degrees.



Updated March 19, 2009



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