Moving from a Degree-Centric Postsecondary System to an Incremental Credentialing System: What Happens to Learners’ Financing Options?

What CAYG Is Doing in Phase Two

Transforming the Credentialing System in the U.S. To transform our legacy degree system into a nationally recognized transferable incremental credentialing system, we must: Initially, six areas are targeted to increase […]

What We Learned in Phase One

The feasibility of a nationally recognized incremental credentialing system was explored through an 18-month planning, research, and testing project supported in 2019-2021 by a Lumina Foundation grant: Credential As You […]

Incremental Credentialing Model

An Incremental Credentialing Model was developed through an 18-month planning, research, and testing project supported in 2019-2021 through a Lumina Foundation grant: Credential As You Go, Phase One. The Incremental […]

Incremental Credentialing Framework

An Incremental Credentialing Framework was developed through an 18-month planning, research, and testing project supported in 2019-2021 through a Lumina Foundation grant: Credential As You Go, Phase One. The Incremental […]

Why this is important?

The postsecondary credentialing system in the U.S. is in crisis. The centuries-old, traditional four-tiered system (associate, bachelor’s, master’s and doctorate) can be insurmountable for many and punitive to those who […]