Archives for October 2013

The Wall Street Journal featured the UW Flexible Option in an article first published on January 24, 2013.  The article, by Journal reporter Caroline Porter, highlights the University of Wisconsin’s innovative new way to earn a college degree.

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

David Lando plans to start working toward a diploma from the University of Wisconsin this fall, but he doesn’t intend to set foot on campus or even take a single online course offered by the school’s well-regarded faculty.

Instead, he will sit through hours of testing at his home computer in Milwaukee under a new program that promises to award a bachelor’s degree based on knowledge—not just class time or credits.

Read full article here.

The UW Flexible Option was recently featured in the Chronicle of Higher Education. The article begins with a story about a student who will benefit from the competency-based format that permits students with prior college credit and professional experience to advance towards a bachelor’s degree at their own pace.  Read the entire article here. 

More flexibility. More access. More options. The table of higher education is evolving into a buffet of intricately created course and learning approaches as demand for more innovative opportunities to participate in higher education sweeps the country.

Fast Company Co.Exist’s Jessica Leber recently wrote about the impact of disruptive innovation in education in her article, “An ‘All You Can Eat’ College Degree Could Be The Future of Higher Education.”

The UW Flexible Option is weeks away from welcoming students to its table, and its educational meal offerings have caught the eye of potential students, lawmakers, and educational institutions alike.

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