New Reduced Credit Degrees

About this episode

This episode discusses Mount Mary's innovative reduced-credit bachelor's degrees and their impact on student success.

Mount Mary is making history as the first university in Wisconsin to launch reduced-credit bachelor’s degrees—a bold step toward making higher education more affordable and accessible. In this episode, we talk with Dr. Marmy Clason, Chair of the MMU Division of Business, Communication and Technology, to explore how these innovative programs are designed to accelerate student success without compromising academic quality. We also dive into Mount Mary’s distinctive hybrid majors that blend disc...

People in this episode

Guest: Dr. Marmy Clason

Topics covered

• higher education
• affordability
• reduced-credit degrees
• student success
• hybrid majors

Keywords

• reduced-credit degrees
• Mount Mary University
• affordable education
• student success
• hybrid majors

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Mount Mary University

Places: Wisconsin

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