Program for Adult College Education

PACE is designed for busy adults who desire to complete the first two years of their college education. An Associate of General Studies (62 hours) degree is possible to attain through this program.

PACE

PACE offers several convenient course formats. Select the ones that work best for your schedule! Traditional courses are delivered in a typical classroom setting utilizing methodolgies such as lecture, discussion, group work, in-class exercises, etc. Web-enhanced classes are taught using traditional, lecture-style class meetings that are augmented with learning materials available in Blackboard. Hybrid classes have less meeting time than traditional classes and some course materials are delivered through Blackboard. Online courses have little or no seat time and all of the course participation, learning activities, course materials, and assessments are delivered through Blackboard.

SPECIAL PROGRAMS

SUMMER SESSIONS
Summer session courses are offered for PACE students. These are offered in eight week evening formats.

EXPERIMENTAL COURSES

In addition to the courses which are described in the Catalog, Friends University offers experimental courses. These courses are not listed in the Catalog since they are designed to meet the special needs of the community or students or arise out of the interest of faculty. These courses are offered a maximum of three times and require the approval of the Division Chair and the Vice President of Academic Affairs. Such a course is designated with the number 300 in the class schedule
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