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TIME TO COMPLETION

Like most prospective students, you probably have a timeframe in mind
within which you would like to complete your degree program. Perhaps
your employer has mandated a deadline for when you must earn your
degree, or maybe you have a personal goal that you want to achieve.
Whatever the case, you can get an approximation of your degree
completion date once you know the number of credit hours (courses) you
need to graduate.

When evaluating schools on time to completion, be sure to ask
these questions:

1. How many total courses do I need to complete to graduate?
2. How many courses can I take per term (and how many can I realistically
handle per term)?
3. Do I need to take courses in a particular order? If so, are courses
available when I need them based on my degree plan, or are they only
offered during certain terms? And how often are courses offered?
With this information, you should be able to map out your degree plan and
establish a target completion date of your degree. Here is what you need to
know about American Sentinel University:
1. TOTAL COURSES – A total of 120 credit hours are required to complete
a BSN degree, 36 credit hours are required for a Master’s degree, 42
credit hours are required for a DNP, and 15 credit hours are required for
a certificate. Remember, since up to a maximum of 90 credit hours can
be transferred for a bachelor’s degree you may only need to complete
30 credit hours (10 courses). The MBA Healthcare, project-based
program does not require any courses or credit hours. You’ll complete
four projects – each project is designed to take approximately 16 weeks.
Since you complete projects at your own speed – you can finish the
program in less than a year.

2. COURSES PER TERM – Our courses are eight weeks long and
require 12-15 hours of student’s time per week. If you work full-time, we
recommend taking one course per eight-week term to start. If you plan
to attend school full-time, two courses per term may be feasible for your
schedule. And because our courses are offered every month, you can
overlap classes and work on up to four at a time.

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