UW Flexible Option Stories & News

A Lifetime as a Computer Wiz, and Soon an Information Science and Technology Degree to Show for It

Follow a Flexible Option student’s 20-year journey from Top Gun to Silicon Valley to Information Science and Technology degree from University of Wisconsin.

Life-Experience Degree vs. University of Wisconsin Flexible Option

Life-experience degrees and alternatives, like competency-based degrees such as the UW Flexible Option, permit accelerated degree completion.

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How Can You Earn a BSN Online with a Packed Schedule?

Looking to advance her career, one nurse found exactly what she was looking for in University of Wisconsin Flexible Option's RN to BSN online program.

Texas Student in Information and Technology Program - UW Flexible Option

See how one adult learner from Texas is flexing his potential with the UW Flexible Option's online Information Science and Technology degree program.

“Fleet and Flexible”: UW Flexible Option Helps Adults Get Ahead

The new flexible online degrees from the University of Wisconsin Flex Option programs are again making headlines--this time at IBMadison.com.

What’s the Key to Success in Competency-Based Education?

Mentor, coach, key navigator, academic adviser, all-around “go-to” person—in the new UW Flexible Option program, this person is the Academic Success Coach.

Five Strategies for Finding Time to Go Back to School with Kids

Competency-based degree programs are rising to the top of the heap as an ideal way for working adults to get a degree.

UW Flexible Option Admission Launch Brings Positive Response

This past Monday, earning a University of Wisconsin degree got a lot more flexible for working adults with several new degree programs.

Wall Street Journal Article Features UW Flexible Option

Wall Street Journal highlights the University of Wisconsin’s innovative new way to earn a college degree.

No Time for a Degree? Now There’s Competency-Based Education

See how competency-based education works in this animated story about Brooke, a working mom with a job, a family and a career — but no degree.

First UW Flexible Option Student Aaron Apel Hits His Stride

Aaron Apel set out to “flex his potential” in January, when he became the first official applicant to the University of Wisconsin Flexible Option program.

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