University of Wisconsin – Extension and Wisconsin Colleges Model

The UW Flexible Option degree program is a unique partnership between the University of Wisconsin Colleges (freshman/sophomore colleges) and the University of Wisconsin--Extension. The option is designed specifically to give working adults a self-paced, competency-based option to complete their degrees.

Since 2014, school officials have been exploring how to translate the skills students develop through the competency-based program into a more robust record than the traditional transcript. Those conversations have grown into a pilot competency record called the “SmartScript.” The record was developed in cooperation with University of Maryland University College.

For more information, visit the AACRAO Connect story on UW Extension and UW Colleges.