ASO Adult Learner Resources

"On behalf of the faculty and staff of SUNY Potsdam I want to convey a hearty welcome to you from the College!

Learners who bring maturity and the ability to apply life experiences to their academic work are tremendous assets to our academic programs.

We encourage you to take advantage of the many support resources here and offer all good wishes for great success at SUNY Potsdam."

-Margaret Madden, Provost & Vice President for Academic Affairs

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Many Adult Learners have made the decision to

continue their education after a hiatus from high

school, while raising families, or after being in

the military.


These students often juggle a job, family, and full academic course
load as well as possibly having a lengthy commute to and from
campus.

Adult learners (also known as a non-traditional students) are a
large and growing segment of the student body. In Spring 2009,
there were 780+ undergraduate students enrolled from ages 22
and up.

A student is defined as an adult learner if he or she meets one or
more of the following criteria:

  • 22 years of age or older
  • has had at least a two year break in his or her education,
  • holds a GED rather than a high school diploma,
  • married or
  • single with dependents. 

Resources

To help you with your college experience, we've supplied some PDF's that you can download and print, pages (see left) dedicated to the student-run Adult Learner Association (ALA) and the national honor society for adult learner's-Omicron Psi.

For more resources, see the left navigation options and let our list below help you figure out where to find what you need: