Many adult learners have a year or two of college under their belts, or may have 50 or 60 credit hours completed at two or three different schools they attended over the years. Non-traditional students considering a return to college can use those past credits and transfer them into degree completion programs at schools like the University of Massachusetts at Amherst, Western Governors University and Kent State University. Learn how to turn work experience, life experience, and your older college transcripts into the basis for a bachelor's degree.
At Excelsior College, more than 1,300 students take nursing degree courses through the school's online system. Many choose the RN to BSN degree program to earn a diploma or associate degree in nursing and complete an online bachelor's degree.

Nurses looking to move up the ranks at work and to gain more experience in administration generally need a Bachelor of Science in nursing. Online RN to BSN programs like that offered by Kent State University help active RNs accomplish career goals and complete a bachelor's degree online.
The University of Massachusetts at Amherst has offered the University Without Walls degree completion program for more than 41 years. Part of the national UWW movement, the UMASS program gives busy adults an opportunity to use life and work experience to get college credit, and to accelerate their paths toward degree completion online.
Like other online RN to BSN programs, the Penn State nursing degree allows RNs with diplomas and associate degrees to earn a bachelor's degree online, but the reputation of this flagship state university and the resources offered give students an edge in degree completion toward the Bachelor of Science in nursing.
The 101-year-old Kent State University started out as a "normal school" to educate teachers, but in the 21st century it is a Tier-1 research institution with a national reputation for innovation. Through the Continuing and Distance Education Department, Kent State reaches students seeking degree completion and online bachelor's degrees, with offerings in a variety of fields.
Western Governors University is an online-only, fully accredited college with affordable tuition rates. Students buy time, not credit hours, through this unique competency-based degree completion program. Transfer past credits and gain credits for work experience as well, depending on the major. Learn about degree completion at WGU.