Other online options for continuing your undergraduate education include pursuing a bachelor’s degree in:
- Business Administration
- Finance
- Management
- Human Resource Management
- Marketing
- Individualized (not a business degree)
What if I missed the deadline for the Accelerated Degree Program (ADP) or my short-term and long-term educational goals are different than the program being offered through Schwan’s High Performance Development Center? Do I have other options for pursuing my educational goals? The answer is yes, you have a lot of options for pursuing your educational goals depending on where you are in your college course work.
For example:
If you are early in your college program,
If you have completed an Associate of Arts (A.A.) degree at a community college,
If you have completed a technical degree,
If you are a Schwan Employee, learn more about continuing your education
If you are early in your college program, here is your opportunity to build a strong foundation for your college success. Courses you take during the first year should focus on building up the required skills in reading, writing and mathematics. Your assessment results will guide you in selecting courses most suited to your academic needs and readiness. Results from the assessments may allow you to:
- Waive the first-level of writing (through essay writing assessment) and/or the college-algebra-level math requirement, or
- Identify some developmental courses that will help you lay a solid foundation for you to take on more difficult courses later ensuring your college success.
You may learn more about assessments at diagnostic placement.
Choosing general education courses that meet the Minnesota Transfer Curriculum (MnTC) will prepare you to be a well-rounded educated person. These courses will help you develop your communication, analytical and critical thinking skills.
If you have completed an Associate of Arts (A.A.) degree at a community college within the Minnesota Colleges and University (MnSCU) system, you will have completed the Minnesota Transfer Curriculum (MnTC) that completes the first two years of your college education and meets your general education requirements for your bachelor’s degree.
If you have completed an Associate of Science (A.S.) or Associate of Applied Science (A.A.S.) degree, it is not necessarily designed to transfer toward your bachelor’s degree at Metropolitan State University unless it has been pre-approved. Some of your general education requirements will be partially completed.
If you have completed a technical degree, it will often result in Metropolitan State University accepting all your general education courses and a block of 16 technical credits toward your bachelor’s degree. Most technical degrees such as interior design or paralegal are designed to be career specific. However, you may want to explore all your options to determine what is the best plan of action for you, including First College where you design an individualized degree that would build on your previous course work.
If you have completed a lot of college credits from a variety of institutions and/or switched your program midstream, the evaluation of your transcripts called a Degree Audit Report (DARS) will be critical for planning your academic program. Switching majors and institutions midstream often means you will exceed the minimum credits needed to graduate because the course requirements vary between programs.
If you are a Schwan employee, learn more about continuing your education by contacting the Schwan representative Beth Vanderpoel at beth.vanderpoel@schwans.com or 507-537-8900 ext 2271 and provide a copy of your transcripts for an initial review. Beth will explain your options and help you with the next steps for pursuing your education.