Kansas Board of Regents testing appeal of streamlined, reduced-credit bachelor’s degrees

Kansas Board of Regents examines recommendation in support of offering students three-year, reduced-credit-hour bachelor's degrees.

By: Tim Carpenter

Outlets: Kansas Reflector

Published: June 2, 2026

Words: 734

Last Updated: 1 month, 1 week ago

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TOPEKA — The Kansas Board of Regents plans to vote in mid-June on a proposal authorizing the six state universities to offer students the option of earning undergraduate degrees by completing as little as 90 credit hours rather than the traditional minimum of 120 credit hours.

The Board of Regents has been studying the concept of accelerated bachelor’s degree programs since last fall. The goal would be to hustle students to graduation in response to …

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