Academics
Should You Transfer to a Different College?
Ideally, students will start and finish their undergraduate work at the same school, enjoying the familiarity, consistency, and the security of attending one school. There is something to be said about student and faculty relationships that are built over four years, what can provide a lifetime of mutually satisfying support.
Initial CLEP Exams Are Free For Military Personnel
Military personnel who are seeking to enter college may have quite a bit of life experience under their belts. That experience may be enough to fulfill some college credits without taking college courses, what the College Boards’ CLEP (college level experience program) makes possible through testing.
The Good & the Bad of Intersession Courses
As colleges and universities wrap up the fall semester, the spring semester will kick in about four to six weeks later. During that lull, some institutions offer winter or “intersession” classes.
Four-Year Degrees at Two-Year Colleges: Why Not?
Its a movement that has been gaining steam nationally with Michigan and Florida among the states now embracing the idea.
How to Speed Up the College Completion Process
The typical college student is no longer the 18- to 24-year-olds that finished high school and immediately went on to college. Today’s college students are a diverse lot and include military veterans, stay-at-home mothers, business folk, and others.
How to Successfully Navigate the College Application Process
September is the first full month of education for most high school students with many seniors understanding that this is the last year that they will see some of their friends.
College Instructor Teaching Requirements
While colleges and universities employ full, assistant and associate professors, many schools augment their faculty with part-time or adjunct individuals.
Is Pursuing a Journalism Degree Still Relevant Today?
Higher education has changed over the decades as some fields of study that were once considered of prime importance no longer seem so relevant.
Why Accreditation Matters to College Students
You are looking over the material you have received from various colleges and have found a school that is not far from your home, one that offers both night and Saturday classes.
Should You Take Online College Courses?
Students seeking to advance their education have numerous options available to them including public and private colleges and universities, two-year programs and online schools.
Flunking Out: How to Stay in College
Because of your dismally low grade point average, you have received notification from your college advisor that you must pull up your grades or risk getting booted out of college.
College Seniors: Life Beyond Academia
College students approaching their final year of undergraduate studies have much to consider. A year from now and you may be looking for work, gainfully employed or turning your attention to graduate school.
