Adult Degree Completion Program
Prior Learning Assessment
Finish Your Degree Faster by Getting Credit For What You Already Know
- Students may earn up to 45 hours颅颅鈥攚hich equals two years of college credit鈥攆or what they already know
- Credit hours earned depends upon the individual student鈥檚 background and experience
There are numerous ways to earn college credit outside the traditional classrooms, and we will work with you to take advantage of all the methods that are right for you. Many adult students spend years in the workforce or military developing valuable skills, earning certifications, taking continuing education programs, and obtaining licenses for specific functions. At MTSU we have developed a means to turn this prior knowledge into college credit to complete a degree. View our PLA brochure here for more information.
To find out if the Adult Degree Completion Program is a fit for you, please complete the form on this page. For mobile users, scroll down. For users on desktop, the form is on the right side of the page. If your prior training and experience qualifies, you could earn up to a maximum of 45 hours of academic credit for what you already know.
While any聽聽may be used as part of the Adult Degree Completion Program, most of our students find that one the following degrees provides them with the greatest flexibility because of the availability of using聽Prior Learning Assessment聽to finish more quickly. All of our degree programs provide an opportunity for several majors and areas of specialization.
Undergraduate Degrees
Graduate Degrees
The MPS is an interdisciplinary graduate degree program designed for working professionals who wish to earn a graduate degree in their area of expertise and excel in their careers. Concentrations include Human Resources Leadership, Strategic Leadership, Leadership in Nutrition, Operations Research, and Training & Development.
“MTSU is doing something different”
Leah Louallen, 42, has worked in higher education for more than two decades. She said she always felt like the most uneducated person in the room since she did not have her bachelor’s degree. She’s working to finish that degree now after taking the Prior Learning Assessment course at MTSU.聽鈥淚t is easy for me to sit in a meeting and see who has their Ph.D.鈥檚 and master鈥檚 degrees and see myself as the most uneducated. I know that, but they don鈥檛 know that,鈥� she said. 鈥淏ut going through the PLA聽course, I had a chance to go back聽and remember things I have not thought about in years. I would not be where I am today had I not made an impact.鈥�
With the PLA course, the instructors make it their goal to communicate directly with the students throughout the entire course. Louallen said the instructors were all about student success, not just getting them through the course.鈥淚 feel like MTSU is moving in a very student-serving focus and that is important to me,鈥� she said. 鈥淭hey were not just giving me assignments. They had examples to look at and samples to review. They sent reminders and were always incredibly helpful.鈥澛�