In association with
SUL is an advisement and assessment program. With regular counseling from
Dr. Nunley YOU design your degree using life-long learning and current
studies YOU consider relevant in achieving your goals. Dr. Nunley helps
you identify resources and mentors you might need to complete your studies.
You and Dr. Nunley assess the progress you are making toward the level of
learning you wish to achieve. As a result of creating the design and
direction of their own studies, graduates often develop a commitment to
lifelong learning.
People admitted to Summit are called Learners rather than students.
"Learner" suggests an active learning role -- the role of a Summit Learner!
When you enroll at Summit (the first of any month), you write a brief
narrative about your current interests and what you have learned at other
universities and through life experiences. Even if your goals are vague
and tentative, your Summit advisor helps you develop a degree plan that
clarifies them. With Dr. Nunley's assistance, the Learner
identifies resources, e.g. people, reading materials and programs necessary
to complete current studies. Summit advisors help Learners identify the
ways they learn best. Independent study, directed reading, internships,
classroom instruction (at another university or specialized institute),
community agencies, job sites, libraries, seminars, independently
contracted mentors, and practitioners in the Learner's area of interest are
resources for acquiring skills and knowledge.
Learners write either a brief narrative or essay to describe lifelong and
current learning. They must also complete a major study to fulfill degree
objectives. Dr. Nunley responds to all written materials,
which are not graded, but are a basis for dialogue. Dr. Nunley also guides
Learners through all degree stages.
Yes! You determine which prior learning units you want to include in your
degree program - from other universities and from relevant life
experiences. Transcripts confirm previous university credits. The
assessment request, with accompanying documentation and verification,
confirms life experiences.
Yes! Summit is designed to serve Learners worldwide. Its model supports
community-based learning. There is no residency or seminar requirement.
Learners can complete their studies in their local community.
By using widely available communication choices (telephone, fax, postal
service, computer/modem--BBS, INTERNET, AOL, Compuserve, Delphi,
Netcom, etc., audio/video recorder), Learners can achieve their educational goals in
harmony with their lives. All study can be completed in the Learner's own
community.
Summit Learners determine their own pace, direction and learning
environment. Learning becomes a joy! What is learned connects to other
learning in a personally integrated way.
The SUL program has significant differences from many other educational
systems. Consider these definitions:
Student: The term used by other universities: One who attend
classes, being taught by a teacher. The student learns and
demonstrates facts for teacher evaluation.
Learner: The term used by SUL: One who identifies learning
objectives from materials freely requested by the learner
and who proceeds to acquire learning through independent
research, reading, practical experience, or other self
initiated learning methods. The learner demonstrates
competencies for assessment.
Summit University is an ASSESSMENT University. The SUL LEARNER states
that appropriate learning has occurred, and "self-assesses" the learning, the
SUL Provost "confirms" it as described by the learner. Demonstration of
learning is more important than writing style, method of presentation, or
other arbitrary evaluation systems.
Tell us what you know, how you learned it, how you integrate it
or apply it in your life ---- this is what ASSESSMENT means.
After enrollment we will INSTRUCT you on a method of preparing
ASSESSMENT REQUESTS.
The Learner and Dr. Nunley decide what is appropriate to any degree. Transcripts
from an applicant's college or university are needed to confirm previous
academic studies. Assessment requests document community learning, seminars,
workshops, and other learning appropriate to the degree. After enrollment the
Learner designs and completes a self-determined course of study that leads to
a degree. Minimum required semester units are:
60 Units at AA/AS level
120 Units at Bachelor's level
30 Graduate Units at Master's level
90 Graduate Units (beyond bachelor's) at Doctoral level
(Most SUL transcripts reflect far more units than the minimums shown here)
Generally degree candidates must be enrolled at Summit for at least one
academic year (two semester, eight months) at Bachelor's and Master's levels
and two academic years (four semesters, 16 months) at PhD level.
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