Urban Life Center Offers credit earning programs through city living, real world work experience and experiential seminars about diversity, the arts and economics. Includes information such as FAQs, academic terms and internships.
Assessment of Prior Learning Process by which a student may receive college credit for the learning derived as a result of that life/work experience.
School of General Studies Offering BES, AA and AS degree programs for nontraditional students. Classes held in Stamford, Bridgeport and Trumbull for special format and weekend courses. Also provided, accelerated courses and credit for life and work experience.
Charter Oak State College The 'school without walls' holds only distance learning courses and grants credits based upon faculty evaluation of onsite and distance learning courses transferred from regionally accredited colleges and universities, non-collegiate sponsored instruction, standardized test, special assessment, contract learning, portfolio assessment, and life experience. Degrees granted at both Associate and Baccalaureate levels.