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Cal State May Soon Offer Degrees that Take Just 3 Years to Finish. Work Experience Counts, Too
The policy is aimed at working adults and transfer students as Cal State faces enrollment declines at 10 campuses and competition from faster degree programs.
- Last week, California State University trustees unanimously voted to allow campuses to create three new types of shortened bachelor's degrees requiring a minimum of 90 units to attract working adults.
- System leaders aim to reach more than 6 million working-age adults in California with high school diplomas but no college degrees, as some campuses are battling steep student losses and need flexible pathways.
- Campuses may develop Bachelor of Applied Studies, Bachelor of Education, or Bachelor of Professional Studies degrees if they choose. Associate Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs Nathan Evans said the changes are meant to "reduce the time required for students to earn a degree."
- Despite the approval, the systemwide academic senate objected to specific portions of the plan. Chairperson Elizabeth Betsy A. Boyd told trustees they wanted to pause approval, while Jack McGrory stated, "We're diluting the quality" of a BA degree.
- Faculty at the 22 campuses will begin developing these new degrees in the fall, with the first programs potentially debuting in 2028. Programs should expire after 10 years unless an evaluation indicates the degrees requiring fewer units have merit.
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Cal State may soon offer degrees that take just 3 years to finish. Work experience counts, too
Students may soon be able to earn bachelor’s degrees in as little as three years at California State University campuses as system leaders contend with a need to attract more working-age students and those without a degree eager to lift…
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StocktoniaCal State clears way for reduced-credit degree programs
This article first appeared in EdSource. The California State University Board of Trustees approved three new reduced-credit undergraduate degrees last week, responding to a national trend to make it easier for students to complete degrees that directly relate to jobs and to earn academic credit for professional experience. While some faculty members spoke in opposition to the proposal and urged the board to delay their vote, trustees approved …
·San Diego County, United States
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