Otterbein College's Graduate School and Center for Continuing Studies are holding Program Previews for those interested in learning more about how earning a degree as an adult student can transform their lives.
Program Previews on Tuesday, Aug. 18; Tuesday, Sept. 22; Tuesday, Oct. 13; and Tuesday, Nov. 10 will begin with a reception at 5:30 p.m. in the lobby of Roush Hall, with information sessions starting at 6 p.m. Roush Hall is located at 27 S. Grove St., Westerville. Register at http://www.otterbein.edu/infosessions.
In addition to providing information on numerous degree programs for adult students, the Program Previews will feature panels of Otterbein faculty, students and alumni. At the end of the evening, there will be a raffle awarding five coupons worth $100 that may be used for any Otterbein educational program.
The Center for Continuing Studies offers over 50 majors for working adults, with 13 majors available through evening classes. Evening majors include Business Administration, Organizational Communication and, through the innovative PACE program, Liberal Studies degrees including Leadership & Psychology and Organizational Communication. These majors enhance the capabilities of managers in the workplace and prepares others to step up to managerial positions.
Offering flexible day, evening and weekend classes, the Continuing Studies Program allows students to earn a bachelor's degree while keeping up with work and family commitments and offers many advantages, including small classes, extended office hours, a variety of payment plans, part-time tuition and personalized attention. For more information, call (614) 823-3210, email gcs@otterbein.edu, or visit www.otterbein.edu/CS.
The selective admission and small classes of the Otterbein College MBA Program help create a setting for networking, discussion and debate, among talented students and faculty, while allowing students to receive the personal attention they deserve while completing. By taking only two courses a quarter, students can work full time and complete an MBA in just two years, or use the accelerated scheduling option to complete an MBA in as little as 18 months without sacrificing quality or content. Evening and weekend classes are key to the program. For more information, call (614) 823-3210, email email mba@otterbein.edu, or visit www.otterbein.edu/mba.
Otterbein College's Graduate Nursing faculty members are reaching out to a college near you with interactive nursing courses. Using an interactive compressed video system, Otterbein's on-campus nursing faculty can teach graduate courses in your community simultaneously. With its convenient hybrid program, Otterbein's Graduate Nursing program is offered online and on-campus one evening a week, allowing students to work while earning their degree. The Graduate Nursing program provides a high quality education in a caring environment to students across the state.
Otterbein's MSN degree offers majors in Family Nurse Practitioner, Adult Nurse Practitioner, Clinical Nurse Leader and Nursing Service Administration. Post Master certificate options include Adult Nurse Practitioner and Family Nurse Practitioner. MSN students may also choose a concentration in Advanced Practice Nurse Educator concentration; this concentration may also be taken as a Post Master certificate.
The unique Clinical Nurse Leader program is one of the first in central Ohio. Students can earn a CNL/MSN degree in only 15 months, in this high quality but compressed master's program designed especially for the experienced nurse. Working nurses can combine clinical learning with their current position to create a clinical immersion experience. Students in the Clinical Nurse Leader major will develop skills such as transformational leadership, change management, conflict resolution and integration of evidence-based practice. For more information about the program, call (614) 823-3210 or 1-888-749-8550 or go online to www.otterbein.edu/nursing.
The Master of Arts in Education (MAE) serves state certified teachers who desire to improve their knowledge and skills. Two major areas of study are offered: Curriculum & Instruction and Reading. Otterbein also offers several Professional Development/Non-Degree options. These options allow students to renew a current or expired license, to add licensure, to pursue Masters Plus credits, or to add either a Reading or TESOL Endorsement.
For those new to education, the Master of Arts in Teaching (MAT) degree program is designed to provide an alternative route to initial teacher licensure for individuals with baccalaureate degrees in non-education areas. Licensure through the MAT is for the Middle Childhood strand only. An alternative to the MAT program is the post-baccalaureate program which enables those with a non-teaching bachelor's degree to seek initial teacher licensure in grades K-12.
