Roberts Wesleyan College offers a degree-completion program that can save adults 2-11 years and 50% or more on tuition and books to earn a bachelor's degree. The program allows students to leverage past college credits, professional training, life experiences, and exams to earn credit towards a bachelor's degree in various fields like business, criminal justice, and health administration. To enroll, students need a minimum of 60 transferable college credits. The degree-completion programs require 37-60 additional credits depending on the major, and students work with an advisor every step of the way to graduate with a bachelor's degree.

1. What is
degree-
completion?
QUESTION:

2. If you’re looking to earn your
bachelor’s, Degree-Completion
at Roberts Wesleyan College can
save you 2-11 years and 50% or
more off tuition and books!
FACT:

3. According to CAEL, A Consumer’s Guide to Going to School, a
working adult can expect to spend 3 to 12 years in school and
spend $50,000 or more to earn a traditional bachelor’s degree.
FACT:

4. Before we talk about
the how
lets explore why
you would even be
interested in a degree

5. Everyone likes
to save
but is that any reason to choose
to finish your bachelor’s degree?

6. Professionals with a bachelor’s
degree receive 35% more in
their paycheck, on average,
than their counterparts equipped
with an associate’s degree.
SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics
FACT:

7. 65% of U.S. jobs will require
some form of post-secondary
education (that includes
bachelor’s degrees) by 2020.
SOURCE: A Decade Behind. Georgetown University Center on Education and the Workforce, 2012:
http://www.luminafoundation.org/stronger_nation/report/main-narrative.html
FACT:

8. Earning a bachelor’s degree not only
opens doors to advance your career
into leadership and management
roles, it can also increase:
your professional opportunities
your earning potential
BOTTOM-LINE:

9. IN OTHER WORDS…

10. at Roberts can save you
and while preparing
you to earn more and
land a better job.
DEGREE-COMPLETION
time
money
money

11. How
is this
possible?
QUESTION:

12. at Roberts allows adult
learners to leverage past
college credits and earn
college credit for what you
already know.
DEGREE-COMPLETION

13. Past
college
credits
(C- and above)
transferred

Your past college credits with a grade of C- or above will transfer to Roberts,
regardless of how old they may be.

14. 1. Professional Training (including police
and military), Certificates, Licenses, etc.
You can also earn credit for:

15. 1. Professional Training (including police
and military), Certificates, Licenses, etc.
2. Academic paper(s) you write to
demonstrate college-level learning
gained from your life/professional
experience (called Life Learning Papers)
You can also earn credit for:

16. 1. Professional Training (including police
and military), Certificates, Licenses, etc.
2. Academic paper(s) you write to
demonstrate college-level learning
gained from your life/professional
experience (called Life Learning Papers)
3. Passing credit bearing tests in a specific
content area (DSST and CLEP exams)
You can also earn credit for:

17. You’ve worked hard in
your career and
education – now it’s time
to put that experience to
work and turn it into a
bachelor’s degree from

18. Roberts combines all of your credits
(from classroom and non-classroom sources)
and applies them towards your
bachelor’s degree in:
CREDITS
• Business
• Criminal Justice
• Health Administration
• Nursing
• Teacher Education

19. What does it take to
get started earning
your bachelor’s with
degree-completion?
QUESTION:

20. To enter a Roberts’ degree-completion
program, you need a minimum of 60
college credits from:
• Past college experiences
• Professional training
• Life learning papers
• DSST/CLEP exams
BEFORE YOU BEGIN

21. You then complete the requirements for
your program.
ONCE YOU BEGIN
Roberts Degree-Completion Programs require
37-60 credits, depending on your chosen major

22. Up to 27 credits may be needed to meet
graduation requirements (124 credits total)
ADDITIONAL CREDITS

23. Once you have the minimum 124 credits
(including your completed degree-completion program)
you are ready to graduate with your
bachelor’s degree!
BACHELOR’S DEGREE

24. A Program Advisor will work with you from
to insure you meet all requirements for your
degree.
ROBERTS SUPPORTS YOU
EVERY STEP OF THE WAY
APPLICATION GRADUATION

25. TAKE THE NEXT STEP
REGISTER TODAY!
Register for an Information
Meeting to learn more about
degree-completion and connect
with a Program Advisor

26. Transform your life and
professional experience
into a college degree
That’s degree-completion
www.roberts.edu/DEGREE-COMPLETION
THANK YOU