Pathways (Evening-Weekend) Degree Programs for Adult Learners (BA, BS)
The Dominican University of California’s Pathways Program offers adults the opportunity to begin or complete an undergraduate degree while continuing to fulfill career and family responsibilities. Eligibility to the Pathways Program requires that applicants have a minimum of six years professional life experience since completing high school. Students may enter with no previous college credit or as transfer students seeking to complete a bachelor’s degree. A Bachelor of Science in Nursing student must be a licensed registered nurse in California to be admitted to the program.
The Pathways mission is to meet the higher educational needs of adult learners through a range of degree programs and support services which embrace the experience of adults returning to the classroom – making the learning process transformational. Programs are offered in the liberal arts and in the business, nursing, and psychology professions.
Pathways courses are accelerated, meeting in the evening once a week for two hours or on Saturdays. Evening classes are offered Monday through Thursday allowing students with considerable discretionary time to take a full-time course load of 12 semester units. However, students should expect to spend three hours outside of class for course preparation for each one hour of class time. Students who have flexibility to take day courses also have access to a broad range of day majors and interdisciplinary options.
Degree programs are interdisciplinary, multicultural, and global in focus. The curriculum integrates theory and practice, is outcome-based and incorporates experiential, interactive, and collaborative learning components. To earn the bachelor’s degree the Pathways student must complete both General Education and subject major requirements. The Pathways General Education Program requirements are detailed in General Education Program, Pathways Evening/Weekend section of this Catalog. Students are strongly encouraged to satisfy General Education requirements prior to undertaking more advanced courses in the major subject area.
The Pathways program offers two options: evening/weekend and combination day/evening.
Pathways Evening/Weekend Majors
Pathways offers bachelor’s degrees for adult learners with majors in:
- English*
- English with a Writing Emphasis*
- Humanities and Cultural Studies*
- Nursing for Registered Nurses*
- Psychology*
- Strategic Management
*For course descriptions, please refer to Undergraduate Programs course descriptions.
The courses in the major are offered year round on a rotating basis. Students should expect to attend classes part-time during the Summer Session.
Pathways students may choose from a menu list of courses each semester and Summer Session and enroll either part-time or full-time equivalent. Students enrolled in one of the six Pathways evening/weekend majors are permitted to take some of their required elective units during the day, on a space available basis. However, all courses in the Pathways majors and General Education must be completed in the evening or on weekends.
