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CONTINUING EDUCATION AND EXTERNAL PROGRAMS
Director: Jerry L. Isaac

The Office of Continuing Education and External Programs provides high-quality continuing
education and lifelong learning opportunities for professional development, personal enrichment,
career transitions, and academic growth. The Continuing Education and External Programs unit
helps to fulfill the University’s outreach mission and facilitates access to an outstanding education
for a diverse community of adult learners within Maryland.

Continuing education forms new linkages with the community by serving audiences that are not
currently served by the university and by adding new services to the community that the university
is already serving. By so doing, the university strives to maintain a mix of private public service
activities that meet the needs of individuals and organizations. Through internal partnerships with
academic departments and administrative offices of the University, the Continuing Education and
External Programs unit offers non-credit programs, off-campus credit courses, contract programs,
and on-site demand training, both as a continuing education initiative and in response to expressed
needs and demand. The University’s undergraduate and graduate course offerings provide many
opportunities for professional and personal growth, including traditional and non- traditional courses
both on- and off-campus. In addition to the regular semesters on the main campus, students may
earn credits in the MINI- SEMESTER and in SUMMER school. The Portfolio Program provides the
opportunity for students to earn college credit for their life experiences. Continuing education units
(CEUs) may be earned through workshops and conferences.

Courses are offered in 16-week sessions, meeting once a week in the evenings, on the weekends,
in two concentrated eight-week sessions in the regular academic semester, or in workshop format,
both on- and off-campus. The workshops are designed for and geared toward the interest of working
adults in industry, government, and social service agencies.

Whether students wish to pursue a degree or a certificate, improve their professional capabilities, or
enrich their personal lives, they may choose from among the many offerings of the Continuing
Education and External Programs unit.

Additional information may be obtained from the Internet (www.bowiestate.edu), via email
(ContinuingEd@bowiestate.edu), or by contacting the Continuing Education and External Programs
Office at 301-860-3997.

Off-Campus Sites
Bowie State University responds to the educational needs of employers, working adults,
homemakers, military personnel, and senior citizens by offering courses off-campus at various
locations throughout the State. These courses are tailored to meet the demands of working adults
on-site or near the job in the evening and on weekends, often in time-shortened formats. Course
offerings at the centers focus on education, nursing, criminal justice, and counseling. Off-Campus
Centers and Programs are listed below:

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