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Adult Learners & Working Professionals

Discover the Possibilities

Explore flexible programs that fit your life—whether you prefer learning on campus, online, or at our Syracuse location. With supportive faculty and options built around you, take the next step toward your goals with confidence.

Now is your Time

Oswego offers flexible start dates year-round, making it easier than ever to complete your degree on your schedule.

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Finish your degreeIntegrative Professional Studies

Take your skills to the next level, regardless of your career stage. Our integrative professional studies program is designed to provide you with current, practical, and verifiable skills that can give you a significant edge in today's competitive job market.

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Find a programOnline Bachelor’s Degrees

Discover the possibilities with SUNY Oswego's online programs; you're not just studying; you're on a mission to go beyond. Whether you're a fresh starter or transferring, why compromise on affordability or flexibility? Education should be a gateway, not a barrier. So, how about joining a journey where every class pushes boundaries? Let's "go beyond" together, every step, every lesson.

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Invest in Your FutureProfessional Development

Enhance and adapt your skills at any career stage. Microcredentials are courses designed to equip you with fresh, applicable, and provable skills that can provide a competitive advantage in the job market.

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We’re Here to HelpAcademic Planning Coordinators

Academic Planning Coordinators in the Division of Extended Learning at SUNY Oswego work with nontraditional students enrolled in our online completion degrees and also students at our Syracuse Campus. Our coordinators help to chart the most time-efficient path to degree completion possible. They will help you navigate this path based on when you are accepted, how many credits you are transferring, and your intended major. Nontraditional students who are enrolled full time at at our main campus work with academic department advisors.

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Ready to Move Forward?Flexible Learning Options

Convenience is a factor for many nontraditional students. SUNY Oswego offers several online degree programs and completion degree programs at our Syracuse Campus.   These programs are designed to help meet the need of balancing work, family, and other obligations. 

SYRACUSE CAMPUS Graduate programs

Tuition and Aid 

SUNY Oswego provides a high-quality education at a cost that makes achieving your goals possible. Affordable for all, we offer a smart investment in your future. 

Career Services 

Gain access to internships, job opportunities, and career connections designed to help you succeed. Get personalized résumé feedback and sharpen your interview skills, so you're ready to go beyond what’s possible.

Veteran & Military Services

SUNY Oswego is dedicated to providing outstanding guidance, advice, advocacy and outreach services that reflect the unique needs of our veteran and military student population, along with their spouses and dependents.

Prior Learning Assessment

Some nontraditional students have acquired skills and knowledge through prior learning experiences that may be equivalent to college-level credit. Prior learning assessment (PLA) is available at SUNY Oswego in certain instances.  

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The program is new and the fact that professors are willing to find solutions to challenges in these early stages has been so helpful. I really appreciate the flexibility I have been offered.

At SUNY Oswego, I feel fully equipped to embrace my future. I feel like I’m ready to embrace the real world and take what I’ve learned here to apply it to my career.

Overall, it's been amazing. When (younger students) find out I'm a veteran and that I have experience and knowledge, they find out they can access that just by talking to me. It's wonderful that someone in their early 20s actually wants to listen to what I have to say. 

SUNY Oswego has strengthened my adaptability, collaboration, and leadership. These experiences have refined my vision of combining creative and strategic thinking, equipping me to make a positive impact in my professional journey. 

My original target date was to finish in the fall of 2023 but now with all my transfer credits it looks like the spring of 2023.