Accelerated and Online Degree Program for Adults

DeSales University ACCESS Program

Educating Individuals to Succeed in Today’s Global Environment…and in Life.

For over three decades, DeSales University has

set the standard for excellence in adult education

through its ACCESS accelerated undergraduate

degree program.

Much of this success is because ACCESS students

benefit from a multi-dimensional learning experience

unique to DeSales, our region’s leading Catholic

university. Contemporary knowledge required to

compete effectively in today’s fast-paced global

environment is thoughtfully balanced with traditional

Salesian values and their abiding emphasis on ethics

and mutual respect for all individuals.

Combined, these complementing perspectives

empower DeSales University students with the

intellectual and practical skills to achieve both

career growth and personal development in this

ever-changing, ever-challenging world.

ACCESS Benefits:

■ Schedule Flexibility

Course schedules fit full-time career and familyobligations. Classes are offered evenings, weekends,and online. Enrollment is available on a full-time or a part-time basis. Take classes at your own pace forcertificate, degree completion, or personal enrichment.

■ Accelerated Programs

Six eight-week sessions are offered each year in ACCESS.Depending on the number of courses you transfer (up to 25), it is possible to complete your degree in aslittle as two years.

■ Convenient Locations

Choose to attend class at Center Valley or Easton AreaCampus. Both campuses are easily accessible via majorhighways.

■ Affordable

Flexible payment plans, tuition deferment, and financialaid are available to provide assistance in financing youreducation.

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ACCESS EDUCATORS:They’ll Take Your Thinking to Bold New Levels.

At the heart of the ACCESS Program is anexperienced cadre of faculty with excellentacademic and professional credentials who aresensitive to the needs of adult learners. Our facultyembrace their students’ varied life experiences and encourage them to share their knowledge,questions, and ideas. Our full-time facultymembers are “active scholars” as well as excellentteachers, and our adjunct faculty members areexperienced practitioners who bring a great deal ofrealistic knowledge to the classroom.We are proudof our innovative and agile faculty; they create adynamic learning environment with an engaging,exciting style that defines the ACCESS experience.

■ Academic Excellence

As a DeSales ACCESS student, you’ll never have tosacrifice educational quality for convenience. As newtechnology continues to shape the way in which weteach, we are deeply committed to providing thehighest standards of teaching, both in class andonline. Distance Education in ACCESS encompasseseverything from hybrid classes that meet one nightper week (with online components) to video-conferencing courses or completely online courses.

If you are seriously thinking about returning toschool but are concerned about the extra burden aneducation may have on your time,ACCESS Onlineis a great alternative to traditional face-to-faceclasses. Parents, entrepreneurs, grandparents, busyprofessionals—anyone who needs flexibility tolearn—will find that the ACCESS online programprovides you with all of the tools to combinelearning and life.

DeSales offers students access to cutting-edgetechnologies that support an unsurpassed learningenvironment in which students gain career-readylearning experience necessary for success in today’s world.

Choose a Program of Study that will AdvanceYour Professional or Personal Growth throughMulti-Dimensional Learning.

All of the following ACCESS programs are designed

to impart both the information relevant to the field…

and the practical knowledge to apply it in an ever-evolving world.

■ AIM (ACCESS Individualized Major)

• Design your own program of study

■ BUSINESS

• Accounting • Finance • Human Resource Management • International Business• Management • Marketing

■ COMPUTER SCIENCE

• Information Systems • Management of Information Technology (MIT)

■ EDUCATION

• Elementary Education Certification• Secondary Education Certification

■ NURSING

■ SOCIAL SCIENCES

• Criminal Justice • Psychology

■ THEOLOGY AND PHILOSOPHY

• Marriage and Family Studies • Theology

■ CERTIFICATE PROGRAMS

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DeSales University ACCESS Program

Current majors available through ACCESS Online include:• Criminal Justice • Finance • Management • Management of Information Technology • Marketing • Theology

Certificates available.

Are you open-minded, flexible, curious, committed,motivated, and independent? If so, consider joining thegrowing number of adults taking courses or pursuing a degree through DeSales University’s 100% virtualclassroom format:ACCESS Online.

ACCESS Online offers custom-designed courses and aconvenient learning experience without compromisingthe quality standards that have defined ACCESSeducational excellence for over three decades.

These online courses have been created through theacademic expertise of DeSales University faculty anddepartment leaders, and embody the socially responsiblevalues of our Salesian heritage.

ACCESS Online educators receive added instructionon how to truly engage and motivate students in thevirtual classroom environment.ACCESS Onlinestudents are held to the same high standards of academicaccountability as all of DeSales University’s students.

ACCESS Academic Excellence…Now Closer and More Convenient than Ever.

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It’s a great way to teach…and to learn.

“My ACCESS Online studentsgenuinely enjoy the real worldprojects and the freedom ofstudying on their own timetablefrom the comfort of home.” — Catherine Bodock, MBA

ACCESS Online Instructor

“…my very best efforts…”

“I entered DeSales University with a set of rather calcified ideas,

socially, politically, and religiously. Each of my professors did their

part to crack open my preconceptions and prejudices and show me a

better way to look at the world and think for myself. They pulled from

me my very best efforts, causing me to grow and succeed beyond my

original expectations. “

— Nancy Sayre, Class of 2008Major: TheologyCareer: Business Director, Sayre Design

“…collaborate with students around the country.”

“DeSales’ comprehensive e-leaning program contributed to my

educational growth. I had the opportunity to collaborate with

students around the country.”

— Paul Kemper, Class of 2009Major: ManagementCareer: General Manager/Owner, Kemper Buick Pontiac Cadillac

“…accommodated my busy work/family schedule…”

“DeSales is an extraordinary place. I found it accommodated my busy

work/family schedule while challenging me intellectually to complete

my degree in an accelerated time period.”

— Karen Choy, Class of 2008Major: Human Resource Management Career: Pursuing Options

“…more time at home…”

“The hybrid and online courses allow me to spend more time

at home with my family.”

— Kelly Pettis, Class of 2008Major: Human Resource Management Career: Executive Assistant to the CEO, iTellus Holdings, Inc.

“…understand the world around me…”

“I chose ACCESS to understand the world around me and gain

technical expertise that will be valuable in my career.”

— Ken Kreger, Class of 2009Major: Management Career: Document Control Technician, Teva Pharmaceuticals

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ACCESS Center Valley Campus ACCESS Easton Area Campus

2755 Station Avenue 3001 Emrick Boulevard, Suite 101Center Valley, PA 18034-9568 Bethlehem, PA 18020-8019

Phone: 610.282.4361 Phone: 610.814.3026Fax: 610.282.2850 Fax: 610.814.5900

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