{"id":49807,"date":"2022-11-18T09:34:52","date_gmt":"2022-11-18T14:34:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/admissions\/?page_id=46"},"modified":"2023-10-03T15:19:43","modified_gmt":"2023-10-03T19:19:43","slug":"continuing-professional-studies","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/admissions\/adult\/continuing-professional-studies\/","title":{"rendered":"Continuing &amp; Professional Studies"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<section class=\"wp-block-umw-hero alignfull umw-custom-block umw-hero umw-hero--dark-text umw-hero--white umw-hero--with-no-media\"><div class=\"umw-hero__inner\"><div class=\"umw-hero__media\"><\/div><div class=\"umw-hero__title\"><div class=\"container\"><div class=\"umw-hero__title__wrapper\"><div class=\"umw-hero__eyebrow\">Admissions<\/div><h1 class=\"umw-hero__title__header\">Continuing &amp; Professional Studies<\/h1><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-block-umw-hero-ctas alignfull\"><div class=\"umw-hero__links\"><div class=\"container\"><div class=\"umw-hero__links__wrapper\">\n\n\n\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-work-your-mind-feed-your-passion-build-great-enterprise\">Work your mind. Feed your passion. Build great enterprise.<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Welcome to Continuing and Professional Studies at the University of Mary Washington! Our focus is your growth and development professionally, personally, and organizationally. Here you will find a variety of opportunities to put your mind to work, whether you are deepening your current skillset or learning something completely new.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/cps.umw.edu\/search\/publicCourseAdvancedSearch.do?method=doPaginatedSearch&amp;showInternal=false&amp;cspIndex=true&amp;isPageDisplayed=true&amp;courseSearch.courseDescriptionKeyword=career+advancement&amp;courseSearch.courseCategoryStringArray=0&amp;courseSearch.sectionSemesterIdString=&amp;courseSearch.deliveryMethodString=&amp;courseSearch.sectionInstructorName=&amp;courseSearch.sectionAccreditingAssociationStringArray=0&amp;courseSearch.sectionDayOfWeekStringArray=0&amp;courseSearch.sectionStartTimeStringArray=0&amp;courseSearch.sectionStartMonthStringArray=0&amp;courseSearch.filterString=all\">Browse Courses<div class='arrow'><\/div><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<html><div class=\"wp-block-cover alignfull is-light has-custom-content-position is-position-bottom-center umw-cta-breaker\"><span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-cover__background has-background-dim\"><\/span><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-block-cover__image-background wp-image-7\" alt=\"UMW Stafford Campus\" src=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/admissions\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2022\/09\/Stafford-Building-Glass.jpg\" data-object-fit=\"cover\"><div class=\"wp-block-cover__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-cover-is-layout-flow\">\n<h2 class=\"alignwide umw-cta-breaker-title has-black-color has-text-color wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-growth-development-opportunities\">Growth &amp; Development Opportunities<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-umw-cta-breaker-card umw-cta-breaker-card\"><a class=\"umw-cta-breaker-card__inner\" href=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/cps\/career-advancement\/\" target=\"\" rel=\"noopener\"><div class=\"umw-cta-breaker-card__arrow\"><\/div><div class=\"umw-cta-breaker-card__content\">\n<h2 class=\"umw-cta-breaker-card__title wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-career-advancement\">Career Advancement<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-white-color has-text-color\">Seeking a career change? Just getting started? We have seminars, courses, and certifications to help.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-umw-cta-breaker-card umw-cta-breaker-card\"><a class=\"umw-cta-breaker-card__inner\" href=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/cps\/organizational-development\/\" target=\"\" rel=\"noopener\"><div class=\"umw-cta-breaker-card__arrow\"><\/div><div class=\"umw-cta-breaker-card__content\">\n<h2 class=\"umw-cta-breaker-card__title wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-organizational-development\">Organizational Development<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-white-color has-text-color\">We offer customized solutions to move any corporate or non-profit organization forward.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-umw-cta-breaker-card umw-cta-breaker-card\"><a class=\"umw-cta-breaker-card__inner\" href=\"https:\/\/cps.umw.edu\/search\/publicCourseAdvancedSearch.do?method=doPaginatedSearch&amp;showInternal=false&amp;cspIndex=true&amp;isPageDisplayed=true&amp;courseSearch.courseDescriptionKeyword=kaplan&amp;courseSearch.courseCategoryStringArray=0&amp;courseSearch.sectionSemesterIdString=&amp;courseSearch.deliveryMethodString=&amp;courseSearch.sectionInstructorName=&amp;courseSearch.sectionAccreditingAssociationStringArray=0&amp;courseSearch.sectionDayOfWeekStringArray=0&amp;courseSearch.sectionStartTimeStringArray=0&amp;courseSearch.sectionStartMonthStringArray=0&amp;courseSearch.filterString=all\" target=\"\" rel=\"noopener\"><div class=\"umw-cta-breaker-card__arrow\"><\/div><div class=\"umw-cta-breaker-card__content\">\n<h2 class=\"umw-cta-breaker-card__title wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-test-preparation\">Test Preparation<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-white-color has-text-color\">Partner with UMW and Kaplan to prepare for your entrance exam for college, graduate, and professional school.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-umw-cta-breaker-card umw-cta-breaker-card\"><a class=\"umw-cta-breaker-card__inner\" href=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/cps\/degree-completion\/\" target=\"\" rel=\"noopener\"><div class=\"umw-cta-breaker-card__arrow\"><\/div><div class=\"umw-cta-breaker-card__content\">\n<h2 class=\"umw-cta-breaker-card__title wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-degree-completion\">Degree Completion<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-white-color has-text-color\">There&#8217;s no better time than the present to restart your studies and improve your future.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/html>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Work your mind. 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