The Office of Adult Learning

The Office of Adult Learning
The Office of Adult Learning coordinates and administers programs and services to adult learners. These include the Gateway Program, the Community Enrichment Series, Leadership Seminars in the Humanities, and Advanced Placement Institutes, as well as admitting and advising nondegree seeking students.

The Gateway Program
The Gateway Program was established to meet the needs of nontraditional adult undergraduates who wish to pursue a degree as full-time or part-time students. Gateway students are required to take Liberal Studies 1010 in order to take advantage of the opportunity for independent directed study and credit for prior learning. The Director of Academic Support Services provides individualized academic advising and tracks the academic progress of adult students. Students in the Gateway Program are admitted to the College as degree-seeking students through the Office of Admissions.

Community Enrichment Series
Since 1972, Millsaps College has offered to the Greater Jackson community a variety of opportunities through the Community Enrichment Series. These are non-credit courses which require no prerequisites and no examinations. They cover a variety of special interest areas such as "Talking Your Way Through France," "Understanding the Stock Market," "Computer Basics," "Assertiveness Training," "Landscape Design," and "Pottery." Enrichment courses are available in the fall, winter and spring.

Leadership Seminars in the Humanities
Established in 1987 and made possible in part by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities, Leadership Seminars in the Humanities bring together Millsaps professors in the humanities with corporate and professional leaders in the community. These seminars, which carry graduate credit, offer an opportunity for serious engagement with intellectual issues affecting society and the individual.

Advanced Placement Institutes
Designed for teachers who teach Advanced Placement courses to high school students, Advanced Placement Institutes are offered each summer with instructors recommended by the College Board. Participants work with these master teachers to plan and prepare courses that will help students to become well prepared for college courses and to perform creditably on the Advanced Placement examinations.

Principals' Institute
The Millsaps College Principals' Institute provides personal and professional growth opportunities for principals and assistant principals of public, private, and parochial schools. The Institute is an effort to form partnerships between Millsaps College and the K-12 education community in order to strengthen education in Mississippi. Administered by the Millsaps Education Department in collaboration with the Mississippi Department of Education, the Institute awards professional development credits to administrators who participate in its programs.

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