Associate dean: UNLV program a ‘pathway for students … [to] get their bachelor’s degree’

Officials at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV) hope a new program will help its students complete their degrees. 

The university’s College of Liberal Arts (COLA) will offer a program for students who have acquired a number of credits but have not fulfilled the requirements for a specific degree, according to a news release from the university. The Bachelor of Arts in General Studies program is intended for students who have completed at least 90 academic credits but do not have a clear path to graduation. 

Approximately 8,000 UNLV undergraduates from the last 10 years meet these criteria, the news release noted. The program will assist them in reaping the benefits of their prior investment in their college education. 

“We wanted it to be a straightforward pathway for students in those circumstances to take these two classes, get their bachelor’s degree, and then go on with their lives,” Denise Tillery, associate dean for students in COLA, said in the news release. 

The program is intended to give a second chance to students who switched majors several times or did not finalize their graduation plans, according to the news release.

“A lot of them may already be working full-time but can use this credential to get into a graduate program or get a promotion or raise, or maybe it is for personal fulfillment,” Tillery said.