by Mariah Wellman, DesMoines Register
Why take classes as an adult student? Many adults already have a full-time job and don’t know if going to school for more education is the right fit for them. Does it work to fit classes around work? We talked with a few schools about the pros and cons of nontraditional coursework for both undergraduate adults and graduate learners. Nontraditional coursework is considered to be the courses offered online and on nights and weekends to students at a university or college. Students take nontraditional classes at a variety of levels and for many different reasons. Barbara Schultz, assistant provost for the Center of Distance Education at Upper Iowa University, said many adult students consider going back to school because something has triggered a change in their life.
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