Students in Minnesota Can Graduate in Just Three Years … By Taking Summer Classes

FILE - Students walk past a banner promoting diversity on the Atwood Memorial Center on the campus of St. Cloud State University, Jan. 16, 2008, in St. Cloud, Minn.

In the U.S., where an undergraduate degree typically takes four years, a national pilot program is graduating students a year early.

By taking classes in the summer, students save time and money by doing so, and students who are adrift can benefit from the extra academic push.

Jon Marcus has more for The Hechinger Report. (September 2023)