The head of higher education in Indiana is urging students to take more classes to graduate on time.
Indiana Commissioner for Higher Education Teresa Lubbers is pushing a program called “Fifteen to Finish.” She tells Inside Indiana Business that students should take 15 credit hours per semester, to graduate in four years.
Lubbers admits a 15-hour schedule is not for everybody, but she says about 39-percent of college students in Indiana are taking 12-to-14 hours, and adding another course would save them money by avoiding a fifth year of college. It would also get them in the workforce sooner.