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School for Professional Studies System

Accelerated and Intensive Formats
  • Courses are offered in 5 or 8 week sessions.
  • Classes meet one night per week or on Saturdays.
  • If desired, students are able to complete the degree requirements entirely on Saturdays.
Continuous Registration
  • New courses start every five and eight weeks.
Flexible Degree Completion Plans
  • In case of outside demands, students may move in and out of sessions as needed.
  • Advisors work with students to determine their best options for degree completion.
Outstanding Faculty
  • Faculty are selected in a rigorous assessment process based on their skills to work with adult learners and their knowledge of the subject matter.
  • Faculty are practitioners with real-life experience in their specialty areas.
Learner-Centered Services
  • Advising, registration, books, tuition payments and classes are offered at both the Akron and Medina campuses.
  • Offices are open for daytime and evening advising hours.
Entrance Requirements
  • Students must be at least 23 years of age.
  • Students must transfer in a minimum of 30 semester hours of credit from a regionally accredited institution(s).  If less than 30 semester hours of acceptable credits have been earned, students should meet with an advisor to discuss options.
  • The student must have maintained a minimum grade point average of 2.0 from the transferring institution(s).  If a 2.0 grade point average has not been maintained, students should meet with an advisor to discuss options.
  • Students must document at least three full years of work experience.





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