Adult Degree Completion (ADC)

Complete your bachelor's degree through Dominican's Adult Degree Completion program. Earn your degree in Psychology or Literary and Intercultural Studies. Our affordable, flexible program is designed for working professionals over the age of 24. 

Completing your bachelor’s degree can be a full-time job, especially when balancing life and work. The Adult Degree Completion (ADC) program makes earning a bachelor’s degree a reality for adult learners. Along with your formal classes, we offer the opportunity to earn credits for your life and work experiences through a prior learning program guiding you on the path to personal and professional success.

Accelerate Your Degree

Earn up to 45 units of college credit for knowledge gained outside traditional academic settings through an assessment of your prior learning. Shorten the time it takes to earn a degree, reduce the cost of your education, and affirm the learning that you’ve attained in your personal and professional life through any of the following methods: 

  • Create an experiential learning portfolio
  • Complete a course challenge
  • Complete standardized examinations (CLEP, DSST Excelsior)
  • Complete military and corporate-sponsored courses (ACE PONSI)
  • Show foreign language competency through translation

Our Bachelor's Degree Programs

Whether you’re looking for personal fulfillment or to increase your earning potential, the Adult Degree Completion Program (ADC) could be right for you. You can earn a bachelor of arts degree in: 

When you think about how cost prohibitive going back to school can be, being able to earn units writing essays made my undergraduate degree quite feasible and realistic.” — Sara Moncada

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You’re not alone in mapping your return to school. An advisor will evaluate your transcripts and create a detailed roadmap for your future, before you even enroll. We accept applications on a rolling basis, which means there is no hard deadline to apply. 

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Admissions and Aid

To apply, you will need to meet the following requirements: 

We'll show you how a Dominican education is more affordable than you might think with our designated Adult Degree Completion tuition, support from financial aid, scholarships, and loans. 

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Ari Adduci

Administrative Coordinator
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Jordan Lieser, PhD

Associate Professor, History La Vida Dominican Postbaccalaureate Assistant Director
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Matthew S. Davis

Adjunct Professor
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Veronica Fruiht, PhD

Associate Professor of Psychology
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William L. Phillips, PhD

Professor of Psychology
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Benjamin D. Rosenberg, PhD

Assistant Professor of Psychology
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Joan Baranow, PhD

Professor of English
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Thomas Burke

Adjunct Professor
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Julie Grellas, MEd

Director of School and Community Partnerships
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Judy Halebsky, PhD

Director of the MFA Professor of English

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