Academic Transformation
The world today demands more from higher education. With an experiential academic model that meets this world demand, Drexel University is undergoing an academic transformation that will allow us to align our distinguishing strengths, academic structure and strategies with our mission to advance societal solutions and an experiential education of the highest quality.
Embracing Academic Transformation
Drexel University is taking strategic steps to strengthen and define the University’s future, enabling us to deliver on our mission of providing a high-quality experiential education and advancing research-based solutions for communities and organizations.
Drexel is one of the few universities bold enough to fully reimagine its academic model and curriculum — with more flexibility, more interdisciplinarity, and a renewed focus on what makes us distinct. This includes:
- Integrating our schools and colleges to reduce complexity and unlock innovation;
- Transitioning to a semester calendar for all programs to support enhanced recruitment, retention, partnership and co-op success;
- Redesigning our curriculum into one that increases flexibility and distinction, supports student learning outcomes and integrates core competencies;
- And developing greater consistency in practices and policies across academic units to support flexibility and collaboration.