Oklahoma officials continue to explore whether the degree programs statewide should be restructured to shorten the time it takes college students to obtain a bachelor’s degree.
Supporters say reducing the time it takes Oklahoma college students to get their degree from about 120 credit hours to 90 could make college more affordable, but critics warn that it could ultimately lead to the state having a less prepared workforce and underdeveloped degrees.
Higher education officials have been exploring the feasibility of creating an accelerated baccalaureate degree since Gov. Kevin Stitt issued an executive order demanding that the Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education look into the issue. Stitt’s February order requires them to examine how three-year degree pathways could be implemented, which university programs might qualify and whether accreditation standards would allow for such a change.
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