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"IN THE INTERDEPENDENT WORLD OF OUR TIME, INDIVIDUALS AND NATIONS ARE NO LONGER ABLE TO SOLVE BY THEMSELVES MANY OF THEIR PROBLEMS. WE NEED EACH OTHER. WE NEED TO DEVELOP A SENSE OF UNIVERSAL RESPONSIBILITY. IT IS OUR COLLECTIVE AND INDIVIDUAL RESPONSIBILITY TO PROTECT AND NOURISH THE WORLDWIDE FAMILY, TO SUPPORT ITS WEAKER MEMBERS, AND TO PRESERVE AND TAKE CARE OF THE ENVIRONMENT WE LIVE IN."

THE DALAI LAMA

It is common knowledge that a college degree will improve your marketability and earning potential. So why do many students fail to finish college or stop at the bachelors level? The answer is: time, distance, money. The distance learning programs at PIU address these obstacles directly with self paced, online and affordable degree programs for adult students. A university degree can boost earning power by up to $2.3 million over a lifetime. Qualified people are passed over for job opportunities and promotions, simply because they don't have a college degree. Don't put your future on hold any longer; invest in your future today!

Earning your degree online or via distance learning with PIU is extremely enticing:

Work on assignments when convenient for you
Study at home or office
Access learning resources online any time you need them
Determine the courses that are most relevant to you
Earn credit for work experience gained through life long learning

But earning a degree via distance learning is not right for everyone. There is the mistaken belief or myth that online distance learning programs are easier than traditional courses. The hard reality is that the dropout rate for higher education online programs is typically 20 percent higher than it is for traditionally delivered programs.

Some of the challenges online distance learning students face revolves around discipline, organization and independence. In a traditional setting you would meet with a professor or attend a classroom, this forces you to get you work and readings done. Since PIU programs are self paced, students need to have the discipline to push them-selves and impose deadlines to guarantee progress is made on their assignments. PIU students enjoy a greater freedom in the content of their assignments which in turn requires a greater degree of organization. Due to the nature of distance learning students will need to be comfortable reading material on their own and working on exercises independently.

Open Curriculum

PIU® has developed a protocol to quantify and qualify an individual's professional background, as well as, their academic credentials, and grant academic credit to qualified students commensurate with their true level of knowledge.

Although PIU®'s criteria for granting a particular degree is generally the same as the broad majority of institutions, our practice of granting academic credit for Prior Learning Assessment is just recently gaining acceptance in the academic community.

Development of Course & Curricula

At PIU® the development of course and curricula is a collaborative activity, conducted between the student and the Academic Advisor. Each student's curricula is unique, and developed as a result of the mutual efforts of the student, the academic staff and the academic advisor.

The supervising dean of academic advisors holds a doctorate degree in education with specialty in course and curricula design.

The student's academic advisor works directly with the supervising dean in establishing the students curriculum.

Review & Evaluation

After initial review and evaluation of the student's academic and life/professional background, by the Academic Departament, the student's academic status is defined. This definition establishes the approximate number of academic credit hours the university will grant the student toward the student's designated degree program. The student academic status is subject to change based upon the results of the student's course and curriculum research (C&C), which