Course Sharing Among Institutions

The Council of Independent Colleges has created a course-sharing consortium. The platform allows students to take digital courses offered by other institutions similar to their own. In this episode, Katelyn Ilkani talks with Dr. Bryan Boatright, Assistant Vice President for Academic Affairs and University Registrar at the University of Mount Union. Dr. Boatright explains how the course sharing works, shares lessons learned, and highlights some successes of the consortium.

Highlights include:

• What challenges do registrars face when allowing students to enroll in courses offered by another institution?
• How have students and administrators benefited from the course-sharing arrangement?
• How has Mount Union decided which courses to offer through the sharing platform?
• What effect does the course-sharing model have on tuition?