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continuing education is aterm that usually used to provide educaiton for adult students, in upgrading their knowledge in particular field of study and therefore it can be form of a certificate or degree programs. the ceritficate programs which is combined with a transfer credit system is becoming more releveance for adults students who work. after 24 years of participating in providing education for adult learner, UT has many experiences in providing programs through distance education mode, including ezperience of credit transfer system. Ut has 4 facilities that provide programs in degree programs and therefore UT already developed printed course materials about 820 for regular students and 120 for elementary school teaher training programs. these printed course materials can be utilized by other programs that has about similar curriculum or a taylor made program. besides for utilizing course materials continuing program should be so designed that courses in this program can be transfer to a degree program. a certificate continuing education program should be appropriate designed to meet not only the competency required for that program but also that the course taken by students could be transer for a degree program. from the operational point of view of UT system continuing educaiton program could be atached in UT system without many difficulties as long as courses of program will be regarded as a different course although it uses same course material |
