Saint Joseph's College Of Maine
The online degree programs are designed to accommodate working adults and nontraditional students. They offer the following degree programs fully online: Associates:
Radiologic Science Administration
Bachelors:
Bachelor of Science in Business Administration (with a possible specialization in Banking) and a Fast Track option to a Master of Business Administration in Leadership.
Bachelor of Science in Health Administration, in Long-Term Care Administration, in Health Information Management, in Radiologic Science Administration, and a Fast Track option the Master of Health Administration.
Accelerated Bachelor of Science in Nursing (RN License is not required, but another bachelor’s degree is required), and a Bachelor of Science in Nursing (RN license is required).
Bachelor of Social Work.
Bachelor of Arts in Theological Studies and a Fast Track option to a Master of Arts in Theology.
Masters:
Master of Business Administration in Leadership.
Master of Health Administration (with a possible specialization in Catholic Health Leadership).
Master of Science in Nursing (with four different possible Nurse Practitioner specializations, as well as Administration and Education).
Master of Science in Education (four different possible specializations, including School Educator and School Leadership).
Master of Arts in Theology (with possible specializations in Sacred or Pastoral Theology).
Master of Divinity
In determining transfer credit acceptance, Saint Joseph's College uses the following accrediting bodies as resources: the U.S. Department of Education’s Database of Accredited Postsecondary Institutions and Programs (DAPIP) and the publication Accredited Institutions of Postsecondary Education by the American Council on Education (ACE), published in consultation with the Council on Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA).
SJC Online values prior formal learning and may allow up to 30 semester-hour credits to be transferred through CLEP, ACT/PEP, and DANTES DSST programs. At the undergraduate level, transfer credit may also be awarded for appropriate coursework taken at hospital-based Schools of Radiologic Technology.
Transfer credit is not awarded for pre-collegiate level or remedial coursework. Undergraduate courses must be completed with a minimum grade of C to be eligible for transfer.
For an Associate’s degree, students may transfer up to 48 credits from ACE-approved courses, including Military courses, or from regionally or nationally accredited institutions. For a Bachelor’s degree, students may transfer up to 90 credits from ACE-approved courses, including Military courses, or from regionally or nationally accredited institutions.
- Saint Joseph's College established its distance learning division in 1976 to provide a quality education for working adults who sought an alternative to traditional classroom study.
- Saint Joseph's College is accredited by the New England Commission of Higher Education. The Nursing programs are accredited by CCNE, and the Master of Health Administration is accredited by CAHME.
