Why Wake Forest School of Professional Studies?
Enjoy the best of Wake Forest’s tradition of academic excellence, combined with an innovative spirit and cutting-edge knowledge.
Experience the SPS Difference
Located at the Wake Forest Charlotte Campus at The Pearl, our curriculum is built where industry converges. While you enjoy the flexibility of online learning, you are directly connected to a vibrant, physical network. So when you log in, you’re also planting your flag in a world-class community.
Accessible and Flexible
We believe working professionals deserve serious academic programs that meet them exactly where they are – in life, in career, and in geography. Our 100% online, asynchronous courses offer the freedom to choose when you learn and how you learn while still maintaining your full-time career velocity.
Career Enhancing
You’re making an investment in yourself and your future. By designing our curriculum alongside corporate and civic leaders at the heart of some one of the country’s fastest-growing sectors, we ensure your learning translates directly to workplace value from day one.
AI Integrated Curriculum
By integrating AI tools and concepts into the curriculum, Wake Forest SPS offers you the best of both worlds: industry-specific insights in your discipline and AI skills that are in demand in today’s workforce.
By the numbers:
The Wake Forest SPS advantage
98%
of students report that their time in their respective program is valuable.
86%
of PAB members hold senior-level or c-suite positions
200
years of combined faculty experience in their respective fields.
About Wake Forest
About Wake Forest University
Wake Forest is more than a university. We’re a global leader in developing solutions that benefit society. The School of Professional Studies expands our reach into online education, while holding true to Wake Forest standards of small classes, practitioner professors, and a vibrant professional community.
About Charlotte, NC
While we serve students across the country, Wake Forest SPS calls The Pearl in Charlotte, NC home. As the nation’s 15th largest city and the #2 U.S. metro for economic growth potential, Charlotte is a dynamic trajectory of business development.
With its Charlotte Campus at The Pearl, Wake Forest sits at the historic intersection where innovation, education, healthcare, and the corporate community converge. This district is a statement about who we are and who we intend to be. And it gives our students an unmatched gateway to corporate partnerships, civic networks, and the future of regional leadership.
With its Charlotte Campus at The Pearl, Wake Forest sits at the historic intersection where innovation, education, healthcare, and the corporate community converge. This district is a statement about who we are and who we intend to be. And it gives our students an unmatched gateway to corporate partnerships, civic networks, and the future of regional leadership.
What It Means to Be a Demon Deacon
We’ve always been about education, and how to use it well. Wake Forest history dates back to 1834, when Wake Forest Manual Labor Institute was founded in Wake Forest, North Carolina. Today, the Wake Forest Charlotte Campus at The Pearl is not a commuter extension—it’s our genuine university home in the heart of one of the nation's fastest-growing cities. We are honoring generations of trust by building a physical epicenter worthy of your career ambitions.