Marc Snyder | May 23, 2009 | Comments 0
Many of our core institutions are re-examining their traditional operating models in response to a changing fiscal landscape.
Accelerated programs could save students and families time and money
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In an era when college students commonly take longer than four years to get a bachelor’s degree, some U.S. schools are looking anew at an old idea: slicing a year off their undergraduate programs to save families time and money.
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Advocates of a three-year undergraduate degree say it would work well for ambitious students who know what they want to study. Such a program could provide the course requirements for a major and some general courses that have long been the hallmark of American education.
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