{"id":5532,"date":"2024-01-09T21:36:00","date_gmt":"2024-01-09T21:36:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.wilmu.edu\/news\/?p=5532"},"modified":"2025-07-07T16:01:23","modified_gmt":"2025-07-07T20:01:23","slug":"finish-what-you-started-wilmu-can-help-you-complete-your-degree","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.wilmu.edu\/news\/2024\/01\/09\/finish-what-you-started-wilmu-can-help-you-complete-your-degree\/","title":{"rendered":"Finish What You Started: WilmU Can Help You Complete Your Degree"},"content":{"rendered":"<style>.kadence-column5532_fa86d8-26 > .kt-inside-inner-col{padding-right:var(--global-kb-spacing-lg, 3rem);padding-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-lg, 3rem);padding-left:var(--global-kb-spacing-lg, 3rem);}.kadence-column5532_fa86d8-26 > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column5532_fa86d8-26 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column5532_fa86d8-26 > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column5532_fa86d8-26 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column5532_fa86d8-26 > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column5532_fa86d8-26 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column5532_fa86d8-26{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column5532_fa86d8-26 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 991px){.kadence-column5532_fa86d8-26 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column5532_fa86d8-26 dynamic-main-col\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\">\n<p>When it comes to pursuing dreams, <strong>Jessica Roberts<\/strong> doesn\u2019t just tell her daughters, \u201cIt\u2019s never too late,\u201d she shows them \u2014 as an adult learner working toward her bachelor\u2019s degree at Wilmington University.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s OK if you do things out of order,\u201d says Roberts, who started college after high school but \u201cdidn\u2019t like the big class sizes.\u201d \u201cI got a taste for working and really liked that,\u201d she adds. \u201cI fell into a great opportunity at age 23 and stayed there for 16 years.\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Roberts, a human resources operations manager, joined ChristianaCare in 2021 and felt what she calls \u201ca little bit of imposter syndrome\u201d without a degree. \u201cI had some college experience, but I had a lot of hands-on knowledge that couldn\u2019t be taught in a classroom setting.\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The first step on her path to degree completion was becoming a Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) Certified Professional.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI wasn\u2019t aware that could even satisfy any credits at WilmU,\u201d says Roberts. She was happily surprised when her SHRM Certification translated into nine WilmU academic credits she could apply to her degree program. The University also accepted 15 credits from her previous college courses.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cEverybody should be having these types of conversations to see if their work experience, their life experience is worth college credit,\u201d says <strong>Dr. David Caffo<\/strong>, WilmU\u2019s director of experiential learning. &#8220;We have many, many different crosswalks that connect experience and academia.\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignwide is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-ad2f72ca wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote wu-blockquote-simple is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>\u201cEverybody should be having these types of conversations to see if their work experience, their life experience is worth college credit.\u201d<\/p>\n<cite><em>\u2014 Dr. David Caffo<\/em><\/cite><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;Like Roberts, you can <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wilmu.edu\/degree-completion\/index.aspx\">receive credit for prior learning and experience<\/a>, including college-level coursework, certifications, training, licenses, military service, co-ops, internships, standardized tests and exams. WilmU\u2019s dedicated credit transfer evaluation team will help you maximize your credit so you reach your goals faster.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cDid you start college but not finish a degree? Give us your transcripts. We\u2019ll do an evaluation for you, and you might be closer to your bachelor\u2019s degree than you thought,\u201d says <strong>Lindsay Rice<\/strong>, senior director of academic partnerships. WilmU is \u201cthe institution where you\u2019re going to be able to finish what you started, regardless of when you started.&#8221;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Wilmington University meets you where you are, helping you reach your education and career goals by building on prior coursework and experience gained outside of the classroom. Approximately 70% of WilmU undergraduate students transfer credits from other schools. And Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society named Wilmington University one of America\u2019s most transfer-friendly colleges. With guaranteed admission to most programs, accelerated degree completion options, affordable tuition, flexible scheduling, streamlined articulation agreements, scholarships, tutoring and technology support, you can complete your degree on time and on budget while maintaining a work-life balance.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI really like the flexibility of it,\u201d says Roberts, who leveraged WilmU\u2019s<a href=\"https:\/\/www.wilmu.edu\/DualCredit\/\"> Dual-Credit ADVANTAGE\u2122<\/a> program to earn more credentials faster. By applying Dual-Credits, she completed a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wilmu.edu\/business\/human-resource-management-certificate.aspx\">Certificate in Human Resource Management<\/a> on her way to a degree in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wilmu.edu\/business\/human-resource.aspx\">Human Resource Management<\/a>. &#8220;It saves you time, and it saves you money.\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As for the future, \u201cI would like to progress up and become a director here at ChristianaCare,\u201d Roberts says. Her advice: \u201cGo back (to school). 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