Continuing and Professional Education (CaPE)

Continuing and professional education (CaPE) provides courses and programs that connect campus and community; are aligned with regional needs and interests; support employment opportunity and professional advancement; impactfully serve diverse adult learners and working professionals; consider workforce needs; and are fiscally sound. This includes special session undergraduate degree completion, graduate degree, and academic credit certificate programs; winter session; and Open University (OU) offered in collaboration with academic partners. Courses are delivered in online, hybrid, and accelerated formats to promote access and learner success. CaPE also includes programs that support the advancement of early and mid-career professionals through contract extension courses, continuing education units, and other professional development certificate programs. Additionally, this element of our portfolio includes community and industry-informed, responsive, workforce development programs aligned with employment opportunity and regional economic development initiatives.

Master’s Degrees/Post-Baccalaureate Academic Certificate

Special Session Master’s Degree Programs currently offered at Stanislaus State in partnership with academic colleges include:

Executive Master of Business Administration (College of Business Administration)
Online Master of Business Administration (College of Business Administration)
Master of Arts in Child Development (College of Science)
Master of Social Work Hybrid (College of Education, Kinesiology and Social Work)
Post Graduate Psychiatric APRN Certificate (College of Science)

Bachelor’s Degree Completion

Special Session Bachelor’s Degree Completion Programs offered in partnership with the academic colleges include:

Bachelor of Arts in Criminal Justice Degree Completion Program (College of the Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences)
Bachelor of Arts in Social Sciences Degree Completion Program (College of the Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences)
Online RN-BSN Program (College of Science)
Accelerated Second Bachelor of Science in Nursing Program (College of Science)
Bachelor of Science in Health Science Degree Completion Program (College of Science)
Bachelor of Science in Leadership Studies Degree Completion Program (College of the Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences)

International Education and Global Engagement

International Education and Global Engagement (IEGE) units include study abroad; international student services; international outreach, recruitment, and admissions; American Language and Culture Programs including Study At; and Collaborative Online International Learning (COIL). Emphasis is placed on systematic outreach, engagement, and partnership in support of comprehensive internationalization including internationalization at home. IEGE emphasizes international programs and global engagement situated in and relevant to the institution and the region - that is, connection between global and local.