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Accelerated Academic Programs at Ball State University

Ball State University: Education Redefined. Accelerated Academic Programs at Ball State University. Ball State University: Education Redefined. Today:. BSU Programs to Improve Time to Degree Degree in 3 Breakthrough Models Incubator. Ball State University: Education Redefined.

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Accelerated Academic Programs at Ball State University

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  1. Ball State University: Education Redefined Accelerated Academic Programs at Ball State University

  2. Ball State University: Education Redefined Today: • BSU Programs to Improve Time to Degree • Degree in 3 • Breakthrough Models Incubator

  3. Ball State University: Education Redefined Reducing Time to Graduation • Degree Maps • Reduced Credit Creep • Reduced Price for Summer Classes • Restructured Tuition to Encourage Online Classes • Free Tutoring for All Classes • Credit by Exam for All Regular Classes • Career Counseling Starting from Orientation • $500 Completion Scholarship • Additional Fee for Excess Credits ($150/CH) • B/MD (Proposed)

  4. Ball State University: Education Redefined Degree in 3 Program • 24 Programs Have “Degree in 3” Option • Students Declare Degree in 3 Intent when Applying or at Orientation • Students are Given 3-Year Graduation Plan – six semesters plus two or three summer sessions. • Students Get Priority Registration • They Receive Extra Advising • Cannot Withdraw from or Repeat any Course

  5. Ball State University: Education Redefined Degree in 3: Eligible Majors • Accounting • Anthropology • Bus. Admin • Communication • Criminal Justice & Criminology • Economics • Finance • History • Human Resource Mgmt • Information Systems • International Business • Marketing • Nursing • Operations Mgmt • Philosophy • Political Science • Pre-Dentistry • Pre-Medicine • Psychology • Religious Studies • Risk Management & Insurance • Social Work • Sociology • Women’s Studies

  6. Ball State University: Education Redefined Degree in 3 Example:Communication Studies • 1st Year- Fall: 17 Cr, Spring: 17 Cr, Summer : 12 Cr • 2ndYear- Fall: 15 Cr, Spring: 15 Cr, Summer : 12 Cr • 3rd Year- Fall: 16 Cr, Spring: 16 Cr

  7. Ball State University: Education Redefined Degree in 3 Example:The Nursing Academy • Partnership with Community Health Network • Intense Academic and Clinical Experiences • 24 Students per Cohort, 2 Cohorts Per Year

  8. Ball State University: Education Redefined Degree in 3 Status • 80 Students Currently in the Program • Most Popular Programs: Nursing, Criminal Justice, Pre-Med, Psychology • Since starting in 2005 15 Students Have Completed in 3 Years (6 more this year likely) • Recent Structural Changes Will Have a Positive Impact

  9. Ball State University: Education Redefined Savings • $5,000 to $6,000 in Tuition and Fees • One Year of Additional Employment • Extra Cost for the University – Enhanced Advising

  10. Ball State University: Education Redefined Degree in 3: Pros • Some Cost Savings • Start Career Earlier • Can take Advantage of Dual Credit, AP, and Credit by Exam

  11. Ball State University: Education Redefined Degree in 3: Cons • Very Intense (No Breaks) • Little Opportunity for Enrichment Programs

  12. Ball State University: Education Redefined What Can the State Do to Help? • Encourage High School Graduates to Be College Ready • Provide Additional Support for Students in Such Programs • Help Institutions to Be More Agile by Removing Barriers to Change

  13. Ball State University: Education Redefined Breakthrough Models Incubator • Program Funded by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation • BSU Achievements – An Interactive, Achievement-based, Mobile Application for At-Risk Students • Incentivizes Students to Engage in Tasks that Improve Success • Academic Support, Career Development, Co-Curricular Activities, etc.

  14. Ball State University: Education Redefined “Achievements App” • 5,300 Pell Grant Recipients at Ball State • Program Uses Technology to Provide Encouragement and Support • Uses a “Weight Watchers” Model • See Story at BSU iLearn Website

  15. Ball State University: Education Redefined Questions?

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