Seamless Pathways

AASCU Members are building student-centered experiences that remove obstacles, increase social mobility, and accelerate degree completion.

The Value

Course scheduling based on real student need empowers students to balance life and school, reducing time to degree and boosting economic mobility.
Streamlined course pathways minimize barriers, helping students graduate on time and access career opportunities sooner.
Student-centered course design reduces confusion and stress, helping students make goal-aligned choices and stay confidently on the path to graduation.

Design schedules around real student lives. Use survey data and enrollment patterns to offer courses when students are most likely to attend—day, evening, weekend, or online.
Ensure course availability matches demand. Use predictive tools and degree maps to guarantee students can access required courses without delays.
Create clear, coherent degree pathways. Map courses in a logical sequence with limited bottlenecks to help students progress confidently toward graduation.
Offer flexible learning formats. Incorporate online, hybrid, and accelerated options to support students with work, caregiving, or commuting responsibilities.
Align course planning across departments. Coordinate offerings to reduce scheduling conflicts and support interdisciplinary pathways.
Use student data to guide improvements. Track enrollment trends, credit momentum, and completion data to refine course design and scheduling each term.

A multi-year program to help RPUs leverage the course schedule as a foundational student success strategy.