Finish Your Degree at Calvin University

Deep down, you know you were made for more. Make a powerful investment in your future by completing your degree.

At Calvin, adult learners find encouragement, inspiration, and a community that believes in their potential. The program's format - just one night per week on campus, just one course at a time - maximizes flexibility while building a tight-knit community where you are known, valued, and supported.

We’ll walk alongside you every step of the way and celebrate with you when you cross the stage on graduation day.

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Build Your Future

Choose from two bachelor's degree completion options.

Human Services

Do you want to create a better world for your family, friends, and community? You are someone who identifies a problem and takes action, seeing it as your sense of calling.

Through this interdisciplinary major, you will examine societal tensions and the root causes of suffering and injustice. You will also learn about human relationships and behavior dynamics, focusing on communications that facilitate meaningful change.

This program, grounded in a Christian perspective, will equip you with the skills you need to serve others compassionately and effectively.

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Applied Leadership

Are you ready to step up in your career? You're looking to develop your ability to manage a team, fulfill your purpose in a new field, or take on more responsibilities, new challenges, and increased influence.

This interdisciplinary program will make you a stronger leader, equipping you with skills to understand diverse perspectives, societal structures, and organizational change.

Rooted in Christian values and centered on relevant strategies, you’ll be equipped as an influential change maker.

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Trusted Guidance

Follow a Customized Plan

Designed specifically for you.

If you have approximately 60 credits or more, you're ready to begin a degree completion program. A dedicated advisor will walk you through the entire process, step-by-step.

Transferring credits: For adult degree completion programs, Calvin provides a transfer-friendly environment, accepting 100-level or higher courses taken at accredited institutions completed with a C or higher and represented on an official transcript.

Using your unique prior learning, we will create a plan customized for you.

Here’s how it works:

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Follow your customized plan

Student Experience

Created for busy adults

Program Details

Expand your network through a cohort model
Hybrid delivery - meets on campus once per week in fall and spring (6:00-9:00 pm)
$592 per credit, includes fees & books, financial aid & scholarships available
Fully online during the summer

Take one course at a time while maintaining eligibility for financial aid
Courses include your major, general education, and electives
124 total credits to graduate, average completion time 2.5 years for those with an AA or around 60 credits to transfer
Apply now to start in fall 2026

I've always planned to finish my degree. I'd heard about Calvin's reputation for community-building and excellence, so I was thrilled to join the program.

Hannah Ruemmler

Applied Leadership degree completion student

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FAQs

According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, in 2022:

High School Diploma: Median usual weekly earnings were $946.
Associate Degree: Median usual weekly earnings were $1,088.
Bachelor’s Degree: Median usual weekly earnings were $1,432.

Beyond simply a monetary value, a bachelor’s degree from Calvin University is valuable because it provides a well-rounded foundation in critical thinking, problem-solving, and communication skills that are highly valued by employers. Additionally, Calvin’s integration of faith and learning fosters a unique perspective and ethical framework that prepares graduates for a meaningful and impactful wholehearted life.

Students typically take one course at a time in a 4 or 8-week term. Courses in the fall and spring typically meet one time per week in the evenings from 6pm to 9:00pm. Summer courses are offered entirely online.

Fall = 8–9 credits

Spring = 8–9 credits

Summer = 8 credits

We aim to provide a format that works for adults with complex lives. We also know that students often don’t finish in purely online programs that offer little opportunity for engaging other people. We prioritize face-to-face networking with peers and authentic relationship-building through our teaching and format. In order to accomplish both of those things, most courses in our programs are hybrid (with classes taking place one evening per week in the fall and spring) and online in the summer.

I'm a natural leader and am gaining the knowledge to lead more effectively in this program. I am ecstatic to start a family legacy of completing college - to show my nieces and nephews what is possible.

Panecia Howard

Applied Leadership degree completion student