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UCM Joins Degrees When Due, a Nationwide Completion Initiative to Strengthen the Pathway to a College Degree
By Jeff Murphy, October 17, 2019
WARRENSBURG, MO 鈥� The 欧美视频 has been selected to join , a national initiative of the , to help students who have some college credit to complete their degrees.
As one of the colleges and universities from 20 states participating in Degrees When
Due, UCM will learn best practices in and provide targeted support while re-engaging students who have paused, or 鈥渟topped
out,鈥� their studies. UCM鈥檚 participation in the initiative is facilitated through
the Institute for Higher Education Policy, which also is participating in Degrees
When Due through the Missouri Department of Higher Education and Workforce Development.
鈥淭hrough this partnership, UCM reaffirms our commitment to helping students complete
their degree. We encourage students who had to pause their educational pursuits to
continue their efforts,鈥� said Phillip Bridgmon, Ph.D., UCM provost and vice president
for academic affairs. 鈥淎s an institution, we pledge that we will provide the programs
and services that facilitates their return and will support our students as they finish
what they started.鈥�
Degrees When Due will grant UCM access to a variety of resources to help more students
complete their degrees and to help the institution audit students鈥� previously earned
and transfer credits to determine the most efficient pathway to graduation. The program
will benefit the more than 75,647 individuals in Missouri who have been identified
as having some college credits, but no awarded degree.
鈥淥ur Degrees When Due institutional and state partners are building a strong pathway
to degree attainment for all students, including by providing an on-ramp for those
who have paused their studies or 鈥榮topped-out,鈥欌�� said IHEP President Michelle Asha
Cooper, Ph.D. 鈥淚HEP enthusiastically welcomes the selected institutions and states
to this effort. Through this initiative, they will increase student success, serve
a diverse set of student populations, and join us in addressing one of higher education鈥檚
most pressing challenges: degree completion.鈥�