List Programs

Acknowledgement

Thanks to user dfrecore for gathering the initial information and posting it to the forum.

General information

A competency-based program operates differently than a traditional college/university degree program. Instead of paying per credit hour for a fixed number of classes, you pay for a fixed amount of time and can take as many credits as you can within that time frame.

Some schools, such as WGU, do not follow the standard credit hour approach when it comes to listing degree requirements. This can make it a little difficult to determine what, if anything, may be transferred in from elsewhere so that you do not have to repeat courses. Other schools, such as Northern Arizona University, use the standard credit hour system and simply allow you to complete courses on an accelerated schedule and at your own pace.

Time requirements

Depending on the number of transfer credits you have and the amount of time you have available to work on a particular degree during the week, it's not unusual to complete a bachelor's at WGU in 6-12 months, though standard students who work at a slower pace are more likely to complete their degree in a more typical 3-4 years.

Other schools may require more or less time, again depending on your schedule and the number of transfer credits that you are bringing in.

List of Competency-based programs

For sorting ability, all terms have been converted into weeks. If a school measures their term in months, that figure is given in parentheses after the number of weeks.

School	Program	Degrees	Cost	Term	Cost per week	ACE and/or Transfer Credits Allowed
Anderson University	Flexible Degree/Flex Online	Bachelor's	$2600	5 weeks	$520	Accepts CLEP. Up to 75% transfer credits accepted
Capella University	Flexpath	Bachelor's, Master's	$2500-$3200	12 weeks	$208-$267	Allowed, unknown limit. Accepts CLEP, DSST, ACE. If you fail their readiness assessment exam, they won't allow you to enroll until you get 12 credits with GPA of 2.75 through their GuidedPath program. That will cost you $4,700+.
Northern Arizona University (NAU)	Personalized Learning	Bachelor's, Master's	$3000	24 weeks (6 months)	$115	64
Purdue University Global	ExcelTrack	Bachelor's, Master's	$2500	10 weeks	$250	Up to 75% of credits may be transferred in. Accepts CLEP, DSSTs, UExcel, "and others". Both RA and NA prior associate's and bachelor's degrees may waive certain course requirements.
Texas A&M University-Commerce		Bachelor's	$750	7 weeks	$107	Allowed, unknown number of credits can be transferred in. Degree is for Texas residents only - non-residents pay at least twice as much
University of Maine at Presque Isle (UMPI)	YourPace	Bachelor's, Master's	$1400-2000	8 weeks	$175-250	90+ ACE credits allowed. Read wiki page for details. International students accepted!
University of Mary Hardin-Baylor (UMBH)	MyWay	Bachelor's	$3250	24 weeks (6 months)	$125	Allowed, number unknown. International students NOT accepted!
University of Massachusetts Global	MyPath	Associate's, Bachelor's, Master's	$3200	24 weeks	$133	Allowed, 90 maximum; possibly limited ACE list. You have to score at least 81.5% on ACE courses for transferability. Formerly Brandman University.
University of Wisconsin	Flex	Associate's, Bachelor's	$2250	12 weeks	$188	Some CLEP exams may be accepted. Most other alternate credits, including DSSTs, not accepted. RA credit acceptance depends upon chosen program. International students are NOT allowed!
Walden University	Tempo Learning	Bachelor's, Master's	$2450	12 weeks (3 months)	$188	Up to 135 a total of quarter credits (90 semester credits) from non-Walden sources may be transferred in, depending on program. Max of 90 quarter credits (60 semester credits) may come from ACE/NCCRS sources.
Western Governors University (WGU)		Bachelor's, Master's	$3300-$3845	24 weeks (6 months)	$130-148	90 max (currently unstated on site but has been long-standing policy) International students NOT accepted!
NationsU - NA degree, NOT RA		Bachelor's, Master's	$450	13 weeks (3 months/1 quarter)	$35	NA/RA transfer credit allowed for GE requirements in bachelor degree - up to 30 in total; ACE/CLEP/NCCRS sources are not allowed.
Snow College - only associate's degree	Snow Online	Associate's	$1743	16 weeks (4 months/1 semester)	$109	Allowed, no limit to number. May be limit to source. Not all CLEP exams accepted. Utah residents only - out-of-state students charged more, though scholarships may be available