Charter Oak State CollegeOfficial Catalog 2015-2016

State of Connecticut

Charter Oak State College

A Public College in the Connecticut State System of Higher Education

Accreditation

Charter Oak State College is Connecticut's distance learning degree program under
the governance of the Connecticut Board of Regents for Higher Education.  It is accredited
by the Connecticut Board of Governors for Higher Education and the New England Association
of Schools and Colleges-CIHE. 

Letter from the President

July 2015

Welcome to Charter Oak State College!  We are pleased that you decided to complete
your degree with us.  Over the past 41 years, over 12, 735 students have completed
their Charter Oak State College degrees and are now using those Associate and Bachelor's
degrees to accomplish new career goals including Graduate school. 

At Charter Oak State College there is no set time frame for completing your degree. 
You set your own pace, and you have flexibility as to where and how you meet graduation
requirements.  Charter Oak State College has designed a set of core competencies that
represent the educational accomplishment appropriate to the degree, and you and your
counselor will find the best options for your learning style, time constraints and
program needs.  We only require that you take 6 credits from Charter Oak State College
-- our Cornerstone and Capstone courses.  This catalog and the Charter Oak State College
website are valuable tools to assist you as you move toward degree completion.  But
you make the final decisions about how to best meet Charter Oak State College degree
requirements, and that is why we believe the college offers Degrees Without Boundaries. 

The Charter Oak State College staff is here to assist you as you plan your educational
program.  With the help of our Academic Counselors, you have a wide variety of ways
to complete your degree.  Those options begin with Charter Oak's 300+ courses, and
also include instruction at any regionally accredited college or university in the
United States, as well as testing, portfolio review, and contract learning.  You can
count on the Charter Oak State College staff to assist you in finding the most efficient
and meaningful path to your degree. 

We look forward to working with you while you are our student and to awarding your
degree when you finish the Charter Oak State College program.  Because we pride ourselves
on our student focus, I encourage you to contact any member of the College with suggestions
or comments about how we can improve the quality of our programs, courses, or service. 
And I look forward to shaking your hand on Graduation Day.