Students in the EXCEL Program for Adult Students can:
- Graduate with an accredited associate of science degree or a bachelor of science degree providing eligibility for graduate school.
- Attend class one evening each week, thus minimizing interference with work schedules and family responsibilities.
- Improve communication and other management skills.
- Complete organizational management component, taking one class at a time.
- Attend classes with a small group of students throughout the program, benefiting from mutual support and encouragement.
- Meet in a collaborative seminar format, allowing for benefit from varied experiences and ideas of classmates.
- Learn from faculty consisting of professors and instructors who are known for their academic achievements and skills in classroom teaching.
- Receive individualized instruction for specific attention to problem areas.
- Convert significant life-learning experiences to college credit by documenting past training, work-related projects, and past learning.
- Strengthen position in the job market.
- Gain satisfaction from achieving an educational goal.
Integrated Curriculum
The EXCEL Program is unique in the sense that an integrated curriculum approach is offered for some cohort groups, combining both associate degree and bachelor degree students. They proceed through the curriculum, separating for courses specific to their degrees.
Tuition Deferment
Huntington University works with area employers to provide an employer assisted payment plan. Students whose employers offer tuition assistance are permitted to defer tuition payment until completion of the course, thus reducing up-front out-of-pocket expenses.
Business Research Project
The EXCEL Program at Huntington University is the only college in the area to require an applied business research project in the bachelor degree program. Students can demonstrate to their employers the problem-solving capabilities they have acquired. Companies can benefit from this by having a business problem solved by one of their own employees under the guidance of a business research advisor. Projects can lead to a problem intervention, change in policy, or grant proposal to solve the problem.