The Wisconsin System’s “Flexible Option” is the most extensive and established of the programs. Its five competency-based, online credentials, which range from a certificate to bachelor’s degrees, are designed mostly for adult students with some college credits but no degree. And they are offered by the system’s two-year institutions, its extension program, and the Milwaukee campus — not the Madison campus with the lake and the 80,000-seat Camp Randall Stadium.
Source: www.insidehighered.com
As a graduate of a competency based masters program at Western Governors University I can attest to significant self-directed learning skills needed to earn a ‘competency based’ degree.