Arizona State University’s Learning Enterprise received a 12-month planning grant to explore and expand universal on-ramps to degree programs, both within ASU and at four-year colleges and universities nationwide. This initiative is a response to the growing interest in alternative admissions pathways that broaden access to higher education for a more diverse population of learners.
A central focus of the grant was to better understand how four-year institutions are implementing, developing, or considering nontraditional routes to admission, particularly through open-access, credit-bearing coursework such as
ASU’s Earned Admission (EA) program. Through Earned Admissions, ASU meets students where they are by allowing those who do not meet traditional admissions criteria to demonstrate college readiness through coursework, providing a proven alternative pathway to degree enrollment.
Building on the success and lessons learned from Earned Admission, ASU’s Learning Enterprise is using this opportunity to stre
