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The University of California – considered to be America’s top public university – hopes to become the country's first top-tier research institution to offer a bachelor’s degree over the Internet that is comparable in quality to its campus program.
A pilot program of 25 to 40 courses this fall would offer the university’s most crowded courses, including calculus, chemistry, physics, and freshman composition.Making it work will require $6 million in private donations, and it comes at a challenging time for higher education in California. It was just a year ago that students took over campus buildings and blocked parking lots in high-profile demonstrations, protesting a 32 percent increase in student fees.
“We have the opportunity to show everyone else how to do it,” said Regent Sherry Lansing after a July 14 meeting of UC’s governing board in which details were laid out. The regents largely agreed with the plan’s leader, UC Berkeley Law School Dean Christopher Edley, that the program could save money while expanding access to other states and countries, the San Francisco Chronicle reports.
Academic study areas on University of California campuses span more than 150 disciplines, one of the broadest ranges of study of any university in the world. More UC academic programs are consistently rated among the top 10 nationally than any other public or private university.
Best Areas to Join University of California
- Berkeley
- Davis
- Irvine
- Los Angeles
- Merced
- Riverside
- San Diego (programs and departments)
- San Francisco
- Santa Barbara
- Santa Cruz
About UC Irvine Extension
As the continuing education division of the University of California, Irvine, UC Irvine Extension is dedicated to providing a university-level learning experience for adult professionals. We offer over 40 certificate programs and specialized studies, and thousands of courses to local, regional, and global constituencies.
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