Tennessee Secretary of State Tre Hargett is among policy leaders supporting the creation of “focused” college degree programs – degrees that could be completed in just three years (90-100 credit hours) and still carry the benefit of a bachelor’s degree.
Hargett explains in a piece in the Tennessean:
There is a movement in higher education to offer new and innovative 3-year bachelor’s degrees. I have promoted the benefits of these programs. I am encouraged that many stakeholders I have spoken with welcome the name for the degrees that I have proposed, a Focused Bachelor’s Degree.
These credentials would require 90-100 credit hours rather than the traditional 120 and could be completed in three years. Students who choose this option would focus on coursework critical to their discipline, maintain a solid foundation in general education and sometimes take fewer courses and fewer non-major electives.
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