An Academic Alternative
A College Degree Earned in a "Non-Traditional" WayFor
one reason or another deserving individuals have been denied the education or
degree they wanted. This situation can be improved upon. Additional academic freedom
is necessary in order to meet the challenge of the '90's and beyond, far into
the next millennium. Let us provide alternatives... The rapidly
changing needs and skills of adults in today's workplace has given rise to alternatives
in education. The lack of flexibility of certain traditional schools is being
compensated for by non-traditional schools. All too frequently, success is
"measured in degrees". If a college degree will help you, the UofB will
be able to provide the necessary vehicle for you to attain that goal.

Sample diploma (copy of honorary degree recently conferred upon the Honorable
Mayor Rudolph Giuliani)
At the UofB, we do not refer to our students as "average"
or "typical." All are unique, individual, real people. You won't get
lost in the crowd with our school. You will receive personalized attention from
your own specifically assigned professor or "Faculty Instruction Coordinator,"
as we term them.
Our University has the progressive policy of offering unlimited transfer
credits. At the UofB your entire life will be assessed to determine what credit
can be awarded for life experience. Most traditional schools and even some non-traditional
schools place a limit on transfer credits. Why? After all...if you learned something
at one institution and thereby possess that knowledge...how can anyone think they
can take that away from you? Yet that is precisely what most schools will do.
You will find no such policies at the UofB. We are with you every step
of the way on your path to achieving the degree you want. The UofB and your Faculty
Instruction Coordinator are as near to you as your mailbox, telephone, or computer.
Generally a UofB student will be a self-starter, who already has some or all
of the knowledge required for the degree he or she is seeking. You may be a "professional"
or a "lay person," you may have some formal education, or none at all.
It makes no difference; you simply fill in the holes where you must. This is explained
later under Structure of Degree Programs. For
more information please call our Office of Student Affiars at 1-312-924-0710 Monday
- Friday between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. Eastern time. |