UW System to offer online flexible-degree program

MILWAUKEE (AP) -- Gov. Scott Walker and others announced Tuesday, June 19th a flexible-degree program for University of Wisconsin System students.

The program aims to give college credit for knowledge that students have gained from the workplace or other life experiences.

Walker said the program provides a new model for delivering higher education. He says it will help the state give students necessary skills at an affordable price.

"It has a very much a compounding impact, because the more people that have degrees, particularly in some of these key areas we are talking about, the more employers are not only going to fill positions, but more likely they are to grow in the state of Wisconsin," Gov. Walker said.

The classes would be conducted online, allowing students to work at their own pace and giving working adults easier access to higher education.

The program is being led by UW-Extension Chancellor Ray Cross.

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