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Accelerated Short-Term Courses​

Degree Completion Programs

Accelerated Short-Term Courses​

Accelerated Short-Term Courses help students and professionals complete general education courses as they prepare to begin undergraduate degrees, who are interested in obtaining associate degrees or who are life long learners.

 

Need to complete a program pre-requisite course?

We prepare you for your degree. Many of our bachelor’s degree-completion programs have pre-requisite course requirements. The good news is, you can fulfill them right here at MNU!

Common pre-requisite courses include but are not limited to:

  • Lifespan Development Course
  • Communication Courses
  • Biblical Perspectives, or Spiritual Development
  • College Algebra
  • Social Responsibility Courses
  • Scientific Literacy Courses
  • Critical Thinking Courses
  • Probability & Statistics

Need to earn a few credits or raise your GPA?

Do you have less than 60 transferable hours of college credit or did you previously earn a low GPA? Our accelerated short-term classes can help you meet these requirements. As you complete short-term classes and earn a course grade of C+ or higher, your cumulative GPA will be raised as well, positioning you to meet your program requirements and earn your degree.

Course Offerings

If you are new to MNU, please contact Admissions at 913-971-3800 or email pgadmissions@mnu.edu and tell them you are interested in an accelerated short-term class.

  • Course numbers that begin with a 1 or 2 are lower-division courses.
  • Course numbers that begin with a 3 or 4 are upper-division courses.
  • The last digit in the course number is the number of credit hours for the course.
  • Course descriptions are available in the coordinating departments’ handbooks.

*Accelerated Short-Term Courses Lending Library Guidelines:

  • Lending Library books are available to the first five students who register for a selected course.
  • Books must be picked up at the Santa Fe Commons office at 13563 Mur-Len Road, Olathe.
  • Borrowers will need to sign a lending agreement.
  • Questions may be directed to Tammi Miller at 913-971-3822.

Credit Hours

Varies

Tuition

$215/credit hour **Prices effective July 1, 2022 for new starts.

Dr. Abby Hodges

Vice President for Academic Affairs

PhD; Organic Chemistry, Yale University 
MS; Organic Chemistry, Yale University 
BS; Chemistry, Denison University

Dr. Hodges began her career in higher education at Azusa Pacific University as a chemistry professor from 2008 to 2014. She then moved to MNU where she taught and in 2018 was appointed Chair of the Department of Natural, Health, and Mathematical Sciences. From 2022-2023, before accepting the Interim Vice President for Academic Affairs, Dr. Hodges was the Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences.

Dr. Hodges’ career research has focused on protein folding and protein engineering, and she has mentored over twenty students in these research projects. She has also furthered the MNU first-year experience program and chaired the General Education committee for five years. Dr. Hodges was recognized as the MNU Faculty of the Year in 2021.

Dr. Hodges lives in Olathe with her husband Ryan and two boys.

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