ITHACA, NY (607NewsNow) – Cornell is launching a new program to increase accessibility to higher education.

According to the Cornell Chronicle, the university will introduce a part-time, fully online Bachelor of Professional Studies degree program in the fall of 2027.

It will be offered by the School of Continuing Education (SCE) and will provide a flexible way for adults to earn an undergraduate degree from the Ivy League school. The program’s first major, organizations, markets, and society, will integrate business, economics, policy, and social sciences.

“Cornell was founded to be an institution for ‘any person,’ and accessibility is a central commitment that is key to our mission,” said President Michal Kotlikoff to the Cornell Chronicle. “The online Bachelor of Professional Studies program will expand access to a Cornell education in entirely new ways, bringing a Cornell undergraduate degree within reach for working adults in may different life circumstances.”

Designed for working professionals and adults with some college experience but no undergraduate degree, most courses will be asynchronous, and students are expected to complete the degree within five years. The program could be expanded in the future.

Applications open in January next year.