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Where do you begin? What are the issues you should be aware of as you consider taking courses online? Is online learning right for you? This e-book outlines the fundamental things to consider as you begin to explore online programs and provides 10 simple steps that can help prepare you for success.

Now that you understand the basics of online learning and have decided it’s the path for you, the next step is to find the right program. This e-book gives you some essential tips for doing that. Chapters include: “Turn Your Dreams into Goals,” “Focus on Accreditation,” and “Ask the Right Questions.”

What criteria should you use to evaluate different online degree programs? This tool is a checklist of the most important questions to discuss with an enrollment counselor at every school you’re considering. To get you started and save you some time, the checklist includes information on Saint Leo University.

Looking for resources to help pay for college? Money is available for non-traditional learners like you, if you know where to look. To get you started on that search, this guide offers websites and tools to use as well as links to more than 60 private scholarships open to adults re-entering college and online learners.

A magazine for prospective students of Saint Leo University's online graduate programs.

Highlights of this issue include:

• What's the Value of a Graduate Degree?
• Rising to the Challenge
  Cambridge Professional of the Year credits his Saint Leo M.B.A. program with providing critical leadership skills
• Great Expectations
  Young M.S.W. program has already earned a reputation for rigor, excellence
• Plugged in for Success
  Full-time dad and full-time employee finds opportunity in online education
• Prevailing Wins
  Alum now helps others chart their own course
• Head of the Class
  One M.B.A. student shares how she “does it all”
• Deve Deep with a D.B.A. Degree
• Honor Role
  Criminal Justice Graduate Program emphasizes practical and ethical survival skills
• Financial Aid
  What you'll need to know

A magazine for prospective students of Saint Leo University's online graduate programs.

Highlights of this issue include:

• What's the Value of a Graduate Degree?
• Hire Calling
  Values-based D.B.A. out to transform the way America does business
• Delve Deep with a D.B.A. Degree
• Career Evaluation
  Aerospace program manager takes his capabilities to new heights with M.B.A.
• The Queen of Data
  M.Ed. graduate helps her district make sense of educational data
• Digital Defense
  Master of Cybersecurity Program answers call to combat growing threat of cyber crime
• Business Development Partnership
• Golden Opportunity
  Former Marine advises military students to take advantage of the Yellow Ribbon tuition program
• Positive Direction
  Theology student forms strong ties in intimate and convenient online program
• Financial Aid
  What you'll need to know