Tuesday, October 30, 2012

Ohio House Bill Requires Availability Of Three Year College Degrees - Taylor Mirfendereski, WOUB

Some incoming freshmen at Ohio University will now have an extra decision to make as they plan their college careers next year: to earn a bachelor's degree in four years or to shave a year off of that time. University officials say 50 percent of OU's majors are now achievable within three years, the result of a new provision included in the Ohio fiscal year 2012-2013 budget bill to lessen the amount of time it takes for students to complete their degrees and enter the job market. The state ordered Ohio's 13 public universities to make at least 10 percent of their programs achievable within three years by the beginning of last week; 60 percent must be completed by June 2014. http://woub.org/2012/10/23/ohio-house-bill-requires-availability-three-year-college-degrees