Have you ever heard of competency-based learning? A majority of students or prospective students probably have not. When you think of college, you think of the traditional mode of delivery. You have to complete about 120 credits for a bachelor’s degree, and each 3 credit class is a semester long. Whether you are sitting in a classroom on campus or going to an online school, nearly every college in the country operates this way. However, there is a new form of education that is starting to gain popularity. Competency-based learning is a flexible approach to teaching and learning that emphasizes the mastery of core skills rather than abstract learning.
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