A personalized education plan can offer many benefits to professionals considering earning a degree. Whether you are thinking about returning for a bachelor’s degree or are seeking to bolster your résumé with a master’s or doctoral degree, a personalized education plan can help you organize your objectives, set meaningful milestones, and determine which degree program will best position you to meet your personal goals.
What Is a Personal Education Plan?
Individualized education plans exist at all levels of education, and they can serve different roles depending on the context. For a high school student, a personalized education plan (PEP) might be a long-term, structured plan to meet a goal, such as obtaining a certain GPA or earning acceptance to a specific college. These plans are tied to academic and personal goals and are usually created as an agreement between the student, their guardian(s), and teachers or coaches.
Personal education plans are also effective for adult learners. If you are a working professional going back to school, a personal education plan can help you determine the academic program that will help you meet your goals, taking individual needs and milestones into consideration, such as your time frame for completion, your weekly commitment, your long-term career plans, and your previous work and academic experiences.
How to Create a Personal Education Plan at Walden
Walden University’s education planning tool can guide you through the many options available to learners at all levels and provide you with all the information you need to decide your future. Walden’s three-minute quiz assesses your needs and wants, and then it builds out an individualized plan to help you decide which program might be right for you.
It’s easy. Just visit WaldenU.edu to take the quiz. Walden’s education planning quiz only takes three minutes to complete. The questions are simple:
- Are you looking for a bachelor’s degree? Master’s degree? Certificate program?
- What area of study are you planning to pursue? What is your industry?
- What degree program interests you?
- What is your contact information?
The personal education planning tool will put together your individualized plan for you to download, print, and keep. Your PEP will include information about your programs of interest, such as:
- Time to complete
- Tuition and financial aid options
- Transfer credit policy
- Admissions criteria
- Student services
The Benefits of a Personalized Education Plan
A personalized education plan from Walden can help you narrow down your degree options and find the program best suited to your individual needs and professional goals.
Find Your Program
There are so many degree options out there, so how do you narrow the field? By answering a couple of questions, you can see exactly which online degree programs are right for your level of education, professional experience, and field of interest.
Explore Financial Aid
Once you have identified the programs you wish to consider, you can explore tuition information about your degree of interest, including funding and scholarship opportunities. These may include school scholarships, federal student loans for those who apply and qualify, as well as tuition reduction opportunities and payment plan options.
Learn About Transfer of Credit
Walden believes in making education accessible to all learners, which is why all Walden programs feature a generous transfer of credit policy. Your personal education plan will explain your individualized opportunities for transfer credit based on your academic and professional experience.
Get a Head Start on Admissions
The application process for any degree program can feel overwhelming, but Walden’s personal education report will break down what you can expect as you apply to your program, including application requirements and criteria.
Find Support Services
If you would like additional support as you consider your degree or start the application process, you can reach out to a Walden Enrollment Specialist. Your education plan will include contact information for specialists that can help.
Pursue Your Degree Online at Walden
Walden is a leader in distance education offering online bachelor’s, master’s, and doctoral degree programs across career-focused disciplines. Walden also offers certificate programs from undergraduate to post-doctoral levels as well as professional development credentials. All Walden online degree programs are designed with working professionals in mind, with dedicated support services and caring faculty.
Are you ready to step into your future? Take Walden’s three-minute quiz to get your personal education plan today.
Walden University is an HLC-accredited institution offering bachelor’s, master’s, and doctoral degree programs online. Expand your career options and earn your degree in a convenient, flexible format that fits your busy life.
Walden University is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission (HLC), www.hlcommission.org, an institutional accreditation agency recognized by the U.S. Department of Education.