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Contact Information
Office of Admissions
Santa Rita Hall - 3rd Floor
Phone: 973-290-4700
apply@steu.edu
Office Hours:
M-F: 8:30am-4:30pm
For those who are considering continuing their academic studies as an adult, know
that Saint Elizabeth University values your working and life experiences, and embraces
your decision to return to school. With flexible in-class and online courses, a degree
from Saint Elizabeth University is designed to be within the reach of a busy professional.
Adult Learner is the perfect track for men and women who want to advance a career,
gain valuable skills, or rekindle their love for learning. Continuing students take
classes in a variety of disciplines within a community of students with similar experiences
– all in a challenging and supportive liberal arts setting.
With engaging faculty and staff, valuable institutional partnerships around the region,
and flexibility in classroom time and setting, continuing at Saint Elizabeth University
is a wise choice.
Turn Your Experience Into Credit
Many adult learners bring valuable experience gained through years of work, service, and community involvement. Our Portfolio Experiential Learning Assessment (PELA) allows students to earn academic credit for learning demonstrated through prior professional training, volunteer leadership, military service, and other real-world activities.
PELA helps adult learners receive recognition for what they already know, reduce the time to degree completion, and make their educational goals more affordable and achievable.
Credit by portfolio experiential learning assessment is an opportunity for students to earn course credits based on relevant knowledge and skills gained from prior professional training or learning experiences. The learning can be from prior experience such as:
- Employee development and training at a work site
- volunteer work
- community service
- military service
- professional organization conferences/workshops
The learning outcomes that are the result of prior learning experience must align with a specific SEU course’s learning outcomes in order for students to earn credits for the course. Students wishing to earn credit by portfolio assessment must prepare a portfolio that fully describes the learning experience, the learning objectives of the experience, and the learning outcomes that resulted. A faculty member evaluates the portfolio and determines whether or not course credit is approved. If approved, the course is treated as transfer credits without a grade. There is no effect on the student’s grade point average.
- Identify a faculty member who agrees to evaluate your portfolio for course credit. The faculty member should be in the department that offers the course for which you are applying.
- Each portfolio you submit can be for one or two courses at a time (3-6 credits). Students can earn up to 24 credits via PELA.
- You’ll pay a $350 fee to cover the costs of the review, regardless of whether credit is awarded.
- Complete the Portfolio Experiential Learning Assessment Registration Form
For more information go to the University’s Portfolio Experiential Learning Assessment Policy.
SEU programs guide adult learners to professional and personal success.
Programs of Study
Submit your application to ensure consideration for maximum financial aid.
How to Apply
Already accepted? Complete these steps to prepare for your arrival on campus.
Enrollment Process
By joining the SEU family after time spent at another school, transfer students bring
a unique perspective and add a special dimension to the SEU experience.
Transfer to SEU
Access is what our financial aid program is all about, and we are committed to working
with students and families to help make an SEU education affordable.
Application Process
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