UNIVERSITIES OF WISCONSIN | REDUCED-CREDIT BACHELOR’S DEGREES Green Bay announces UW system’s first reduced-credit bachelor's degree SABINE MARTIN Jul 24, 2026 Jul 24, 2026 Updated Jul 24, 2026 × Top stories for July 22, 2026, in the Wisconsin State Journal Prefer us on Google Learn More Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save UW-Green Bay will be the first public university in the state to offer students a reduced-credit bachelor’s degree, the school has announced.kAm$E2CE:?8 E9:D 72==[ vC66? q2J’D ?6H C65F465\4C65:E 4@>AFE6C D4:6?46 568C66 H:== 2==@H DEF56?ED E@ 8C25F2E6 :? =6DD E92? 7@FC J62CD 3J 4@>A=6E:?8 `__ 4C65:ED :?DE625 @7 E96 EJA:42= `a_]k^AmkAmx? |2C49[ E96 &( q@2C5 @7 #686?ED G@E65 k2 E2C86ElQ03=2?<Q 9C67lQ9EEADi^^>25:D@?]4@>^?6HD^=@42=^65F42E:@?^F?:G6CD:EJ^2CE:4=60744ffaa7\34e6\c3_d\3fge\g4`_af5e32g4]9E>=QmE@ =6E E96 `b &?:G6CD:E:6D @7 (:D4@?D:? 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Sign up! * I understand and agree that registration on or use of this site constitutes agreement to its user agreement and privacy policy. Related to this story Top stories for July 22, 2026 Top stories for July 22, 2026, in the Wisconsin State Journal UW campuses can start offering 3-year bachelor’s degrees, Board of Regents says The Board of Regents approved the change Thursday, with several Regents requesting assurance that the quality of degrees would not diminish. UW system expects record year for Direct Admit offers Wisconsin students will start getting letters in August indicating which UW campuses they can attend without completing a traditional application. 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UW campuses can start offering 3-year bachelor’s degrees, Board of Regents says The Board of Regents approved the change Thursday, with several Regents requesting assurance that the quality of degrees would not diminish.
UW system expects record year for Direct Admit offers Wisconsin students will start getting letters in August indicating which UW campuses they can attend without completing a traditional application.
