Earn a generally recognized degree in a few months through part-time
distance education and assessment of prior knowledge

Institutions of higher learning which offer Accelerated Online Degree Programmes require low to no residency (distance education) and award academic credit for what you already know (life-experience evaluation, equivalency examinations). The latter fact can lead to a significantly reduced duration of the programme compared to traditional study courses. For example, many students at the undergraduate level earn their degree in as less as 3-6 months. Age (>23) and part-time status are common defining characteristics of a non-traditional student. Although non-traditional education includes distance learning, it can also include independent studies, mentoring, portfolio development, and challenge examinations.

First introduced by the University of London in 1835, online degree programmes are offered today both by divisions of traditional and by distance education institutions. Among them are many duly chartered respectively accredited and a handful of good unaccredited institutions as well as a large variety of degree mills.

Find the right degree programme with the assistance
of a qualified consultant

Considering the fact that there are thousands of online degree programmes, with large differences in quality and status, it is both essential and a very challenging task indeed to identify those options which fit the individual background and needs of a specific mature student and which fulfil high standards of credibility and recognition. It is our mission to assist potential non-traditional students in this process.

Comparison Chart traditional and non-traditional education