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The 90-Credit Advantage
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- The 90-credit bachelor’s includes the full disciplinary core, with a faster ramp-up to advanced courses.
- One-credit modules allow you to collect stackable badges and earn certificates as you move through the path to your degree.
- Asynchronous learning gives you flexible submission deadlines so you don’t need to pause your life to earn a degree.
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What Can You Do With an Applied Bachelor’s?
1. Launch Your Career
With Career Edge, every self-paced skills course awards shareable digital badges that highlight your workplace readiness, helping you stand out to employers and step confidently into the workforce.
2. Earn Your Master’s with Unity’s 3+1 Pathway
Complete your 90-credit Applied Bachelor’s in just 3 years, then add 1 more year to seamlessly earn a Unity Master’s degree. Graduate with both degrees in only 4 years.
Which Bachelor’s Degree is Right For You?
| Features | 90-Credit Degree (3 Year*) |
120-Credit Degree (4 Year*) |
| Time to Completion | Faster path to graduation, designed for more immediate career shifts. | Standard timeline to completion, providing a broader academic experience. |
| Curriculum Focus | Streamlined and specialized, focusing on core skills and knowledge in the major. | Broader curriculum that includes general education, major coursework, and electives. |
| Course Intensity | More intensive courses, as rigor is condensed into fewer credits. | More evenly distributed coursework across 120 credits. |
| Flexibility in Scheduling | Includes more one-credit course options, offering flexibility in course load. | Courses follow a more consistent structure and scheduling across different types of coursework. |
| Deadlines and Structure | Flexible submission deadlines, requiring stronger self-direction and time management. | Weekly deadlines that provide structure, with advisor reminders to help students stay on track. |
| Program Customization | Limited or no opportunity for exploring electives outside of your major. | Electives allow for subject exploration or additional specialization beyond the major. |
*Completion times are based on earning 30 credits per year. Actual time may vary depending on transfer credits, enrollment status, and academic progress.
FAQ
Questions About
Career Edge?
Unity’s Applied Bachelor’s Degree is here to prepare you for a fulfilling career that is more accessible than ever. See Unity’s difference for yourself and explore a specialized, skills-based degree.
It’s a 90-credit bachelor’s program that delivers the same disciplinary knowledge as a traditional 120-credit degree. However, instead of exploration through broad electives, the 90-credit program is delivered in a streamlined format helping you graduate faster, save money, and enter the workforce sooner.
We offer 8 terms throughout the year. Each term is 5 weeks long and combines 3 credit, fully asynchronous (no set class times) courses with 1 credit, skills based courses that are self-paced.
With a consistent weekly structure and no scheduled lectures, our courses are designed to fit around full-time work, family commitments, and even active duty service. Unity offers the flexibility to make education work for you.
Yes. Unity is accredited by the New England Commission of Higher Education (NECHE), a voluntary, peer-reviewed, nonprofit organization that ensures institutions meet rigorous standards of quality and effectiveness. NECHE also accredits prestigious universities such as Harvard University and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT).
At $470 per credit, the 90-credit Applied Bachelor’s costs approximately $42,300 before any transfer credits or financial aid. This reflects a 25% savings or about $14,100 compared to our 120-credit program. You’ll also be able to enter the workforce sooner.
Yes. Students in the 90-credit program are eligible for federal financial aid, scholarships, and payment plans, just like in our 120-credit programs. Completing the FAFSA is the best way to determine your award amount.
Visit our Tuition & Financial Aid page and use the Net Price Calculator to estimate your Pell Grant eligibility and explore your funding options.
Yes. Employers and graduate programs recognize the value of this 90-credit bachelor’s degree. It emphasizes a skills-first approach, applied learning, and AI literacy that prepare you for the workforce or advanced study. You can continue seamlessly into a Unity Master’s Program, completing both your bachelor’s and master’s in just 4 years by adding only 1 additional year of study.
This streamlined program is built for learners who are ready to move forward with purpose. It’s a great fit if you’re:
- Clear on your career path and don’t need elective courses to explore different options
- Planning for grad school in counseling, social work, business, or a related field
- Career-focused and cost-conscious and want to earn your bachelor’s in about 3 years (30 credits per year) with year-round study
- An adult learner or career changer seeking flexible, relevant, fully online learning
- A motivated, self-directed student who thrives in independent, asynchronous environments
- Excited about AI-enhanced education and ready to build real-world, job-ready skills from day one
Technology plays a central role in Unity’s new applied 90 credit degrees. These new programs integrate Una Tutor, a custom-built AI assistant, directly into the university’s learning management system. Una Tutor engages students in Socratic-style exchanges, prompts self-reflection, and provides 24/7 feedback within the context of Unity’s own courses, making its answers more precise and relevant than those from generic AI models. Because it runs on a lighter, course-trained architecture, it also consumes less energy than large-scale platforms like ChatGPT, lowering the environmental footprint of AI in education.
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