PNS|Vijayawada
The AP State Council of Higher Education (APSCHE) on Tuesday inked a Memorandum of Understanding with ‘The Constitution Foundation’, (Saylor Academy), Maryland, USA, for providing new pathways to increase access to higher education. The courses offered by Saylor Academy are in the areas of 21st Century Skills, including Communication, Leadership, Software Engineering, English Language Skills, Professional Development, Business Administration, Economics, Political Science, etc.
Saylor Academy is a non-profit education initiative committed to providing pathways to education and skills for people worldwide. The Academy provides free, quality, college-level courses online, created and reviewed by credentialed college professors of the USA who serve as subject matter experts.
“The courses are being offered free of cost to the students of Andhra Pradesh and the AP State Council of Higher Education is also facilitating Credit Transfer into the revised Choice Based Credit System followed in the Degree Programs offered by the Universities in the State. At the end of the self-paced learning, the student shall be assessed without any ceiling on the number of attempts.
However, the pass mark shall be 70”, says Prof. K Hemachandra Reddy, Chairman, of the AP State Council of Higher Education.
