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Break Through. Move Forward. Finish with Farmington!

Accomplish your personal and professional goals with the UMF's Bachelor's Degree Completion program.

Stuck in a job that doesn’t match your passions or your potential? Ready to open doors that have been closed? At UMF, we help working adults like you transform their careers and their lives through flexible, affordable degree completion programs designed for real life.

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Your Journey Starts Here!

Registration is now open for Summer 2026.
Fall 2026 registration opens April 7.

Take the next step toward completing your degree with flexible programs designed to fit your life. Gain the skills and credentials you need to advance your career while learning from experienced faculty in a supportive environment!

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The UMF Difference

Personal Attention
Experience UMF’s small-college community where faculty and staff know your name and are committed to your success—no getting lost in the crowd.

Flexible Learning for a Busy Life
Choose when, how, and at what pace you move forward. Options include fully online, on-campus, hybrid, and accelerated formats.

Career-Focused Education
Our programs are designed for working professionals—relevant, immediately applicable, and respected by employers.

Your Experience Has Value

Earn credit for knowledge gained through work and life experience

Maximize transfer credits

Take your first two courses for the price of one

Access scholarships created specifically for adult learners

Bachelor’s degree programs for adults

Whether you need a job today, are looking to advance professionally in the future, want to explore new ideas, and/or are just ready to finish what you have started, we have a program for you. We’ll listen to your goals and help you pick the path that will work for you.

Professional Studies with Individualized Focus for those who want a degree focused on their interests and goals

The Professional Studies degree allows you to customize your education, building upon what you already know and taking you where you want to go with learning that is immediately applicable to the challenges of adult life.

We’ll work with you to design a path to degree completion that combines prior college credits, credit for learning from life and work experiences, and UMF courses.

This 120 credit-hour degree has three parts:

General education, 40 credit hours that provide breadth of knowledge and skills.

Professional Studies Major, at least 30 credit hours that combine a

Focus of at least 15 credit hours focusing on an area of relevance for you, and

Professional Studies Electives, at least 15 credit hours in six of the most frequently sought areas of professional knowledge and skills: communication, collaboration, creative-problem solving, critical thinking, leadership, reflection.

Open Electives, up to 50 credit hours, giving you additional flexibility to incorporate prior and explore new learning.

Focus on Business for those who want to build business knowledge & hone professional skills

Biology for Associates of Applied Science graduates in the Biotechnology Industry

- Available fully online

- Designed for graduates of Montgomery College’s Associates of Applied Science (AAS) in Biotechnology program, but applies to any AAS degree holder working in the Biotechnology industry

- This 120 credit-hour bachelor’s degree
  - - Builds upon Montgomery College’s 60 credit hour AAS in Biotechnology
  - - Adds breadth with courses in Chemistry, Physics, the Humanities, and the Social Sciences
  - - Adds depth with advanced coursework in Biology
  - - Adds flexibility to incorporate prior and explore new learning with 15 open elective credits
  - - Includes opportunities to earn credit for life and work experiences

- For detailed degree requirements, see this program planning sheet

Community and Public Health for those interested or already working in health and wellness

- Available fully online or with a mix of online and on-campus courses

- Best fit for those who have limited experience in the field and/or few prior college credits

- This 120 credit-hour bachelor’s degree includes
  - - General education, 40 credit hours that provide breadth of knowledge and skills.
  - - Community and Public Health Major, 42 credit hours of learning with faculty in a broad range of specialties including nutrition, stress management, human sexuality, environmental health, disease prevention, and health promotion.
  - - Open Electives, up to 38 credit hours, giving you additional flexibility to incorporate prior and explore new learning.

Professional Studies with a Focus on Community and Public Health

- Available fully online or with a mix of online and on-campus courses

- Designed for those working in health and wellness such as community health, health advocacy, and healthcare

- Allows you to make the most of prior college credits and credit for learning from life and work experiences while gaining new knowledge and skills for personal and professional development.

- This 120 credit-hour bachelor’s degree has three parts:
  - - General education, 40 credit hours that provide breadth of knowledge and skills.
  - - Professional Studies Major, at least 30 credits
      - Community and Public Health Focus, recommended courses:
        
        HEA 127 – Introduction to the US Health System
        
        HEA 210 – Environmental Health
        
        HEA 218 – Health Behavior Change Theory
        
        HEA 301 – Health Administration & Policy
        
        HEA 310 – Principles of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion
        
        HEA 350 – Principles of Epidemiology
        
        HEA 410 – Resource Management and Grant Writing
        
        HEA 411 – Planning for Health Education
      - Professional Studies Electives, at least 15 credit hours in six of the most frequently sought areas of professional knowledge and skills: communication, collaboration, creative-problem solving, critical thinking, leadership, reflection.
  - - Open Electives, up to 50 credit hours, giving you additional flexibility to incorporate prior and explore new learning.

Data Analytics for those seeking to develop & demonstrate their data-driven decision-making skills

Data Analytics Certificate

Available fully online
Available for undergraduates and college graduates
Best fit for those who want to be able to demonstrate a solid grounding in data analytics
This 21-credit hour certificate includes essential skills in data analysis, visualization, statistical modeling, and computational techniques
Apply learning to real-world data challenges while completing resume-building projects

Professional Studies with a Focus in Data Analytics

Available fully online
Maximize transfer credit and learning from life and work experiences while building new skills in data analytics
Incorporate the 21-credit hour Data Analytics Certificate or the 18-credit hour Data Analytics Minor into a college degree demonstrating your professional skills

Public Policy for State and Municipal Employees and those interested in Government Service

Teacher Certification Pathways at “Maine’s Education School” for Ed Techs, Career Changers, & Teachers

Below are the various Maine teacher certification pathways that can help you complete your degree and earn licensure with UMF.

Already have a bachelor degree and looking for certification? Visit Teacher Certification Pathways for College Graduates.

Special Education (Endorsement 282)

Bachelor of Science in Special Education
- available fully online and/or on-campus
- best fit for those who have limited experience in the field and/or few prior college credits
- this degree prepares you to be a fully certified special education teacher
Bachelor of Arts in Professional Studies with the courses required for Special Education (282) Endorsement
- available fully online and/or on-campus
- best fit for Ed Tech 2s and 3s and others already working in the field with significant transfer credit
- this degree prepares you to be a conditionally certified special education teacher with the ability to earn full certification after one year of successful teaching

Early Childhood Education, Birth -K (Endorsement 081)

- Bachelor of Science: Early Childhood Education (Off-campus at Southern Maine Community College)
  - - combines online and in-person classes held at Southern Maine Community College
  - - best fit for working professionals in the Portland area
  - - this degree prepares you to be fully certified as an early childhood educator with the 081 or 029 endorsement

- Bachelor of Arts in Professional Studies with the courses required for the Birth-K (081) Endorsement
  - - most, but not all, of the classes for this degree can be taken online through UMF
  - - classes are also available on-campus in Farmington or at Southern Maine Community College and online from other UMS colleges
  - - best fit for those already working in the field, particularly those with significant transfer credit
  - - this degree prepares you to be a conditionally certified PreK-3 teacher with the ability to earn full certification after one year of successful teaching

Early Childhood Education, PreK-3 (Endorsement 029)

- Bachelor of Science: Early Childhood Education (Off-campus at Southern Maine Community College)
  - - combines online and in-person classes held at Southern Maine Community College
  - - best fit for working professionals in the Portland area
  - - this degree prepares you to be fully certified as an early childhood educator with the 081 or 029 endorsement

- Bachelor of Arts in Professional Studies with the courses required for the PreK-3 (029) Endorsement
  - - most, but not all, of the classes for this degree can be taken online through UMF
  - - classes are also available on-campus in Farmington or at Southern Maine Community College and online from other UMS colleges
  - - best fit for those already working in the field, particularly those with significant transfer credit
  - - this degree prepares you to be a conditionally certified PreK-3 teacher with the ability to earn full certification after one year of successful teaching

Elementary Education, K-6 (Endorsement 020)

Bachelor of Arts in Professional Studies with the courses required for the K-6 (020) Endorsement

- available fully online and/or on-campus

- best fit for those already working in the field

- this degree prepares you to be a conditionally certified K-6 teacher with the ability to earn full certification after one year of successful teaching

Middle and Secondary Education, 6-12

Bachelor of Arts in Professional Studies with the courses required for the 6-12 (100, 200, 300, 350, or 395) Endorsement

- most, but not all, of the classes for this degree can be taken online through UMF

- classes are also available on-campus at UMF and online from other UMS colleges

- best fit for those already working in the field

- this degree prepares you to be a conditionally certified middle and secondary school teacher with the ability to earn full certification after one year of successful teaching

Physical Education, Pre K-12 (Endorsement 510)

Bachelor of Arts in Professional Studies with the courses required for the PE PreK-12 (510) Endorsement

- the classes for this degree can be taken online through a partnership between UMF and UMPI

- best fit for those already working in the field

- this degree prepares you to be a conditionally certified Physical Education teacher with the ability to earn full certification after one year of successful teaching

Health Education, Pre K-12 (520)

Bachelor of Arts in Professional Studies with the courses required for the Health Education PreK-12 (520) Endorsement

- the classes for this degree can be taken online through UMF

- best fit for those already working in the field

- this degree prepares you to be a conditionally certified Health Educator with the ability to earn full certification after one year of successful teaching

Health & Physical Education, PreK-12 (512)

Bachelor of Arts in Professional Studies with the courses required for the Health and Physical Education PreK-12 (512) Endorsement

- the classes for this degree can be taken online through a partnership between UMF and UMPI

- best fit for those already working in the field

- this degree prepares you to be a conditionally certified Health & Physical Education teacher with the ability to earn full certification after one year of successful teaching

Other teaching certifications

Celebrating Your Achievement

This short video honors your journey, hard work, and the moment you’ve earned your degree—congratulations!

Finish Your Degree, Your Way at UMF

UMF’s Adult Degree Completion Program helps busy adults finish their education with flexible online, on-campus, and hybrid options. Students can earn credit for work and life experience, maximize transfer credits, and access scholarships designed for adult learners. Programs are career-focused, affordable, and supported by faculty and staff who know you by name.

“I had no idea when undertaking this project that it would be so meaningful and cathartic for me. After a thirty-five year wait, this has been a wonderful way to close the circle. I am honored to finally join my wife, daughter and so many friends and colleagues as a proud Beaver Alum!”

Tim “Tug” McDonald

2025 Graduate

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Isaac Seigle ’21

Admissions Counselor & Transfer Advising

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Danielle Heintz

Administrative Specialist

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Certification Coach for Teachers & Staff at Gear Up Schools

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