University of Southern Maine

The Post-Master's C.A.S. in Adult Learning is designed for the experienced educator-teacher, counselor, administrator, program planner, or policy maker-who works with adults in any educational setting, or seeks to explore the use of adult learning strategies as an alternative educational approach for working with younger learners. The 30-credit program emphasizes personal learning as a central theme, both as an approach to educator development and as a set of concepts and tools for working with adults in schools, businesses, social service agencies, hospitals, and other community organizations where adult education programs are planned and delivered. This is an individualized, flexible program that permits students to apply their learning to field-based projects.

Program Requirements:
Required Courses (12 credits)
HRD 600 History & Philosophy of Adult Education
HRD 631 The Adult Learner

The HRD courses will be waived for students who have a master's degree in adult education or who have taken them previously. These students will take 6 credits of advisor-approved coursework instead.

Electives (21 credits)

Capstone Project:
HRD 685 C.A.S. Completion Project
This is a field-based capstone project that will be completed as one of the following: a field-based study; a public policy initiative; a publishable theory paper; or a personal learning curriculum for adults. Students will present their projects in a seminar of faculty and peers.

Admission Requirements:
Master's degree
Completed application materials

Transfer Policy:
No courses that were part of a student's master's degree may be counted toward the Post-Master's C.A.S. in Adult Learning. Up to six graduate credits earned prior to admission may be accepted by the C.A.S. Admissions Committee.