UW Flexible Option News Releases
UW System unveils first Flexible Option degree programs Nov. 28, 2012
UW Flexible Option in the News
“UW System rolls out two-track flexible degree option” Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, June 5, 2013.
“College Degree, No Class Time Required: University of Wisconsin to Offer a Bachelor’s to Students Who Take Online Competency Tests About What They Know,” Wall Street Journal, Jan. 24, 2013
“UW finds creative way to get workers back to class,” Editorial, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, Dec. 1, 2012
“Wisconsin System’s Competency-Based Degrees,” Inside Higher Ed, Nov. 29, 2012
“UW System unveils first flexible degrees for working adults,” Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, Nov. 28, 2012
The Complete UW Flexible Option Article Series in the e-journal Evolllution:
- Politics, Money and Public Higher Education – A Perfect Storm: Against the backdrop of rising costs for higher education and increasing criticism regarding the value of a degree, higher education institutions must be innovative in using their reduced funding to produce greater outcomes than ever before. This article places the UW System Flexible Option within this context. (January 2013)
- Meeting the Storm: The University of Wisconsin Flexible Option: The higher education transformation is pushing institutions to find new ways to meet the changing needs of the ever-changing student population, and UW Flexible Option degrees are the solution the University of Wisconsin has developed. (January 2013)
- The Evolution of the College Degree Toward Competency: The traditional, seat time-based higher education degree does not suit today’s higher education marketplace or students. As higher education evolves, so too must its degrees, toward a focus on competency and skill mastery. (March 2013)