University of Kansas is looking to add Competency-Based Education

[bjcheung77]

For me, I'm a little strange, I don't usually look for AACSB, ACBSP, but instead, I look more at the classes offered and if it interests me more than other similar programs. As the subject matter usually is in something I'm more interested in, for example, some offer certs or concentrations in something in addition to the degree, and without the need of taking any extra classes.

[Pats20]

As everyone hear agrees that KU isn’t going to cheapen its brand by having the tuition prices of WGU or UMPI , I suspect the same is true when it comes to letting people complete degrees in 6 months. Not gonna happen.

[SophiaPrincess]

For some reason UK tends to mean the University of Kentucky.  No idea why.

Kentucky became a state in 1792. The University of Kentucky is far older than any university in Kansas so they got first use of UK.

[jg_nuy]

That is not quite right.

The University of Kansas was founded right after the Civil War. The University of Kentucky was originally known as the Agricultural and Mechanical College of Kentucky until around 1908.

[SophiaPrincess]

That is not quite right.

The University of Kansas was founded right after the Civil War. The University of Kentucky was originally known as the Agricultural and Mechanical College of Kentucky until around 1908.

I have relatives from Kentucky but was not well informed about the drama involving it's name.  The Disciples of Christ church founded Bacon College in Georgetown, KY in 1837. It was renamed Kentucky University in 1858. It would have been logical to use KU at this point. In 1861, the school was merged into Transylvania University which was founded in 1780. In 1865 Kentucky University was spun off as an independent university after receiving funding through the Morrill Land-Grant Act. In this process it was renamed the Agricultural and Mechanical College of Kentucky. In 1908 the school's name was changed to the State University, Lexington, Kentucky and then to the University of Kentucky in 1916. Whether you use the 1780 date or 1837, UK preceded KU as an institution but Kansas preserved their name longer.

Does anyone have an update for the CBE program at Kansas?

[Jonathan Whatley]

Does anyone have an update for the CBE program at Kansas?

"The HLC [regional accreditor] application for Project Management [master's degree] was recommended for approval by the Change Panel and will be on the agenda for final HLC approval January 6-7."

Regular updates here: jayhawkflex.ku.edu/news

[RbxFunRocks]

A bit of an update on what has happened in the time since:

• On January 15th, KU announced that its Project Management Flex program was approved by the Higher Learning Commission (HLC). Now the school is awaiting approval from the U.S. Department of Education.
  
• The STEM Program has been approved by both the Kansas state's Board of Education and Department of Education.
  
• In the most recent update, the HOPE Program was on track to be submitted to the HLC by February 18.
  

[Vle045]

This will be interesting to see how it turns out. I found this on their site… The goal is that by the Fall 2025 semester, infrastructure will be in place to launch a full direct assessment academic program, including general education