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By Luke Underwood, Oklahoma Voice
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OKLAHOMA CITY — Oklahoma officials continue to explore whether the degree programs statewide should be restructured to shorten the time it takes college students to obtain a bachelor’s degree.

Supporters say reducing the time it takes Oklahoma college students to get their degree from about 120 credit hours to 90 could make college more affordable, but critics warn that it could ultimately lead to the state having a less prepared workforce and underdeveloped degrees.

Higher education officials have been exploring the feasibility of creating an accelerated baccalaureate degree since Gov. Kevin Stitt issued an executive order demanding that the Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education look into the issue. Stitt’s February order requires them to examine how three-year degree pathways could be implemented, which university programs might qualify and whether accreditation standards would allow for such a change.

During the current legislative session, Stitt also signed into law a measure directing the State Regents for Higher Education to study the feasibility of reducing bachelor’s degree requirements from the system to a newer 90-hour system. 

“The Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education remain committed to increasing degree completion in Oklahoma’s most high-demand fields to meet workforce needs,” said Angela Caddell, a spokesperson for the State Regents. “The State Regents are building a framework to evaluate accelerated bachelor’s degrees in terms of workforce demand, academic quality, and institutional mission.”

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Here’s what’s happening in Oklahoma today:

• ‘Who is funding you?’: News 4 investigation presses dark money groups behind political ads for transparency (KFOR)

• Drummond sues Stitt, out-of-state PAC over 'smear campaign' (Tulsa World)*

• Witnesses describe chaos after Moore Police pursuit ends in deadly officer-involved shooting (News 9)

• Federal changes leave Oklahoma fentanyl test strip program in limbo (KOSU)

• Oklahoma City residents raise privacy concerns over license plate reader cameras (KOCO)

• Bixby Public Schools launches investigation following alleged incident in locker room (2 News Oklahoma)

• Senate education leader Adam Pugh shifts focus to Oklahoma superintendent’s office (Oklahoma Voice)

• Sunshine Protection Act could bring permanent daylight saving time to Oklahoma (KOCO)

• Oklahoma gets a D in maternal mental health report card for second year in a row (Fox 25)

• Good Samaritan recovering after brutal beating when he was trying to help a teenage girl in Tulsa (News On 6)

• Oklahoma ups raw milk sales, nixes federal milk compliance bill (KOSU)

• Commemoration fund announces $1 million investment in Tulsa organizations focused on equity (The Black Wall Street Times)

• Oklahoma History Center marks 100 years of Route 66, offers journey through state (KOSU)

• After three years of increasing, Tulsa’s homeless population stabilizes (Tulsa Flyer)

• Tulsans living with tumors, rare disorder want to erase stigma (Tulsa Flyer)

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