Archives for July 2014

Competency-Based Degrees a Smart, Affordable Option for Busy Professionals Like Craig Kilgo

July 14, 2014 -

Two words to describe Craig Kilgo: hard working and committed. These qualities have served the aspiring college graduate well as he completes his bachelor’s degree through the online, self-paced University of Wisconsin Flexible Option Information Science and Technology program.

“Flex is about work ethic,” says Kilgo. “This was exactly the program I needed. I decided to take advantage of this opportunity as soon as possible.” [Read more…] about Competency-Based Degrees a Smart, Affordable Option for Busy Professionals Like Craig Kilgo

“Fleet and Flexible”: UW’s Competency-based Degrees Help Working Adults Get Ahead

July 3, 2014 -

UW Flexible Option degree programs, the University of Wisconsin’s acclaimed entry into competency-based education, are back in the news—this time in a feature article at IBMadison.com, the online news site of In Business magazine, south-central Wisconsin’s leading business publication.

The article points out the well-documented lifetime financial advantage of a bachelor’s degree and the challenge of earning one later in life as a working adult. The author sums up how this innovative, online, competency-based degree program helps adult learners overcome this challenge and meet their goals.

First of all, students learn at their own pace, and they aren’t limited in the number of credits they can earn during a given subscription period. For a flat tuition fee of $2,250, students sign up for a three-month subscription, and during that time they can advance through the program as quickly (or slowly) as they like—and they can do their coursework whenever they want to. That creates not only a high degree of flexibility for students who need to create a work-life balance, but also a greater degree of efficiency for students who are prepared to “show what they know.” [Read more…] about “Fleet and Flexible”: UW’s Competency-based Degrees Help Working Adults Get Ahead

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