Suburban widow Joan Beamin (Aizley) and married Barri Martin (Sussin) unexpectedly catch Barri’s husband Roger having an affair. The ladies end up in a bar filled with students and ultimately decide to enroll in college. Once in school, they meet a variety of colorful students and faculty members and embark on the wild adventures of college life — complete with one-night stands, sexual experimentation, research papers, and football games.