Saving Higher Education : The Integrated,

Colleges and universities are under pressure from the government, students, and parents to make higher education more efficient and cost-effective. Based on Southern New Hampshire University's highly successful competency-based three-year bachelors degree programthe longest running in the countrythis book provides a blueprint for creating, sustaining, and growing such a program at an institution of any type and size. The book offers a proven model that not only cuts student costs by 25%, but significantly reduces program delivery costs. The competency-based integrated curriculum approach focuses on student learning as opposed to "seat-time," and research shows above average academic student success.

Martin J. Bradley is a professor of organizational leadership at Southern New Hampshire University (SNHU). He was the first director of the three-year program and then the dean of the SNHU School of Business, where the program resides administratively, and has taught in the program since its inception.

Robert H. Seidman is a professor of computer information technology at Southern New Hampshire University and executive editor of the Journal of Educational Computing Research. He was a member of the grant team that created the three-year degree program at SNHU and has taught in the program since its inception, as well as being a member of the three-year degree steering committee.

Steven R. Painchaud is a professor of organizational leadership at Southern New Hampshire University. He is a long-standing member of the three-year degree steering committee and has taught in the program since its inception.

List of Tables and Figures	p. vii
Preface	p. ix
Acknowledgments	p. xvii
About the Authors	p. xix
The Need for Change: Why Some Institutions Will Embrace New Pathways to the Bachelor's Degree	p. 1
Core Components of Integrated Three-Year Programs	p. 23
Curriculum Reformulation: Courses into Modules	p. 45
The Case for an Integrated Three-Year Model	p. 63
Results, Analysis, and Proof of Concept	p. 81
Value-Added Dimensions of Integrated Three-Year Degrees	p. 103
Comparing Three-Year Degree Models	p. 127
Stakeholders' Questions and Answers	p. 139
The Three-Year University	p. 151
Colleges and Universities Offering Three-Year-Degree Programs	p. 165
National Graduation and Retention Statistics	p. 167
Academic Plan for Three-Year Communications Module	p. 169
Academic Plan for Three-Year Management Module	p. 175
Model Syllabus for Three-Year Human Relations Module	p. 185
Flowchart of the Three-Year Bachelor of Science in Business Administration Development Activities	p. 195
The SNHU Three-Year Program Mission Statement	p. 197
References	p. 201
Index	p. 211
Additional Resources (available at http://www.josseybass.com/go/martinbradley):
Sample Data Collection Course Form - Course Topics/Learning Outcomes by Program-Level Competencies
Sample Tabulation of Topics/Learning Outcomes by Course and Program Competencies
Sample Meta-analysis of Course Topics/Learning Outcomes by Program Competencies and Distribution
Examples of SNHU Yearlong Integrating Experience Projects
Comparison of Results of the ETS Major Field Test in Business Administration
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Saving Higher Education : The Integrated, Competency-Based Three-Year Bachelor's Degree Program

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