Academic credits may bring UNC master's nearer

The News & Observer
April 2, 2011
BY ERIC FERRERI - Staff Writer

CHAPEL HILL -- New students who arrive at UNC-Chapel Hill in coming years with boatloads of advanced placement credits may get more than just a bachelor's degree after four years on campus.  They may leave with a master's degree, too.

That's the thinking behind one component of a new academic plan under development: It would offer high-achieving undergrads an accelerated path to a graduate degree.  "We want students who come here with a different velocity to be able to move faster," said Sue Estroff, a medical school professor who co-chairs the academic planning process. "For those students with the drive and ability, leaving in four years with a master's is a better bargain than with a bachelor's."  Click here to read more.