If you have an associate degree and are ready to complete your education, then the accelerated adult degree completion programs are for you.

Earn your Bachelor of Arts Degree in 24 months in Applied Behavioral Sciences by attending class on campus one night a week (other courses are available online).

DePaul provides a distinctive approach for adult learners through its professional degree programs. These programs allow you to gain new knowledge and develop innovative skills to help you achieve your personalized career goals. Designed for working adult learners, these professional majors offer a structured path to graduation that may be accelerated through transfer credit and assessment of prior personal and professional experiential learning.

DePaul's traditional programs combine liberal studies with majors in more than 150 areas. Find traditional degree programs here.

*If you have earned fewer than 12 semester hours (16 quarter) hours of college credit, please submit an official copy of your high school transcript or GED score report.

Through DePaul's School of Continuing and Professional Studies (SCPS) you may benefit from high-quality certificate programs for adult learners seeking new skills for professional development and certification for career advancement. The Institute for Professional Development — a unit of the Jarvis College of Computing and Digital Media — offers certificate programs in computer science. These programs are geared towards working professionals in information technology who would like to update a skill, or who are seeking career advancement.

Learn More About Continuing Education​

To begin your journey in adult education, submit a completed application online.​

Send official transcripts from all colleges and universities you've attended — regardless of the amount of credit earned or grades.

Students applying to the School of Continuing and Professional Studies with no previous college coursework or applying to traditional degree programs with fewer than 12 semester (16 quarter) hours of transferable credit from another college or university will also be required to submit official high school transcripts or GED score report.

For information on requesting official transcripts, please visit the website of your previous institution's records office or office of the registrar.​​

Office of Undergraduate Admission
1 E. Jackson Blvd., Suite 9000
Chicago, IL 60604

Electronic transcripts and test scores may be sent to electronictranscripts@depaul.edu. If you are submitting transcripts via SCRIP-SAFE, please be sure to connect with the DePaul University Undergraduate Admissions account.​

Please complete the following steps if you need to change any important information (e.g., major, admit term).

1. Go to your Blue Demon Domain account and log in. (If you have multiple applications on file, please select the one you want to check and then click the "Open Application" button.)
2. Review your checklist; any items listed as “Awaiting” still require action on your part.
3. If you need to make an update to your term of entry, major, or other important details from your application, click on the "Update Application" button under "Account Tools".

For any issues accessing your Blue Demon Domain account, please contact the Office of Undergraduate Admission at (312) 362-8300 or admission@depaul.edu.

International Student Applicants

If you're an international student or received credit for high school or college courses outside the U.S., review International Admission's application information for additional instructions. Contact International Admission at (312) 362-8376 with additional questions.