Mar 29, 2024  
2014-2015 UMass Dartmouth Undergraduate Catalog 
    
2014-2015 UMass Dartmouth Undergraduate Catalog [Archived Catalog]

University Extension (UE)


www.umassd.edu/extension

About University Extension

University Extension (UE) provides access to degree completion programs and academic support services for online and adult students and is committed to helping these students achieve their academic goals. Support services are structured with an understanding of the responsibilities and challenges many adults experience in their quest to complete a college degree. University Extension offers undergraduate and graduate certificates and degree programs online and in the evening or weekends. Students are able to achieve their academic goals by taking one or two courses at a time or a full schedule of courses. Courses are conveniently scheduled throughout the calendar year to best meet the needs of online and adult students with support services accommodated to the individual needs of each student.

Degree & Application Information

UMass Dartmouth offers an open, rolling admissions policy and program for online and adult students. This provides degree candidates with an ongoing and user friendly process for initiating degree candidacy.

Hallmarks of University Extension are its access to:

  • Online and conveniently scheduled degree completion programs
  • Flexible learning format, tailored to the needs of adult students
  • Year round scheduling of courses
  • Friendly and experienced support services
  • Opportunities to explore personal interests through courses
  • Programs scheduled at Cape Cod Community College

To learn more, go to http://www.umassd.edu/extension. Contact extension@umassd.edu or call 508.999.9202.

Academic Programs

The following are undergraduate degree programs supported by University Extension:

100% Online Undergraduate Degree Completion Programs & Certificates:

  • BA in Liberal Arts with concentrations in Economics, English Literature & Criticism, History, Philosophy, Political Science, Sociology and Women’s and Gender Studies
  • BA in Political Science with an optional concentration in Pre-Law
  • BA in Women’s & Gender Studies
  • RN to BS
  • BS in General Business Administration
  • Certificate in Women’s & Gender Studies

Face to face Degree Completion Programs:

(UMass Dartmouth campus, evening or weekend)

  • BS in Accounting
  • BS in Management – Small Business/Entrepreneurship or Organizational Leadership concentration
  • BA in Criminal Justice Studies
  • BA in History
  • BA in Liberal Arts with concentrations in Economics, English Literature & Criticism, History, Philosophy, Political Science, Sociology and Women’s and Gender Studies
  • BS in Med-Lab Science/Health Services Option
  • BA in Sociology

Degree Completion Programs at Cape Cod Community College

(face-to-face and online courses)

  • BA in Liberal Arts with concentrations in Economics, English Literature & Criticism, History, Philosophy, Political Science, Sociology and Women’s and Gender Studies
  • BS in Management – Small Business/Entrepreneurship or Organizational Leadership concentration