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A traditional doctoral program is not the only route to earning a doctoral qualification.  Some universities recognize that years of professional leadership, innovation, research, and industry contributions can demonstrate learning equivalent to doctoral-level outcomes.  Rather than repeating in the classroom what you’ve already learned through professional experience, the assessment evaluates your existing doctoral-level competence.  This […]

If you have spent years building advanced expertise in your profession, you may wonder whether that experience can be recognized with a master’s degree without completing another traditional postgraduate program. The answer is yes—at some universities.  Through experiential learning frameworks, your professional achievements, leadership experience, and demonstrated competencies may be assessed against the academic learning

For centuries, a bachelor’s degree has been associated with classroom instruction, examinations, and the completion of a prescribed curriculum.  While this traditional model remains the most common route to earning a bachelor’s degree, universities have long recognized that meaningful learning can also take place beyond the classroom.  Over the past several decades, many higher education