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DEGREE COMPLETION PROGRAM INSIDERS GUIDE:
KEEP YOUR EYE ON THE PRIZE Our advice to you is: • Commit to the promise that you made to yourself to get your degree. There will be so many great times and some not so great but it will all be worth it. • Perfection kept me at times from submitting what I felt was poor work and other times prevented me from starting at all. Perfect is the enemy of good. As an adult learner keeping up with deadlines is difficult. It became easier when I accepted that sometimes I would have to submit work that reflected the limited time I had available. • I was promoted shortly after finishing my degree. No one has ever asked about my GPA.
SOME PRACTICAL SUGGESTIONS • Look for e-textbooks as often as possible! • Utilize the Reading and Writing center. • Get the Moodle app for your smartphone. • Check Moodle often, so you always know what the next deadline is and what’s ahead. The weeks move fast. • Know your degree map and ask questions if you have them. • You have to pay for the summer sessions in full, no payment plan option.
Thank you to all current Degree Completion Program students and recent graduates for their contributions. 8.19
Adult students share their hard-earned wisdom and best advice
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