Putting Proficiency to the Test?

No wonder “proficiency-based” high school transcripts are catching on in some states: By capturing habits of work, proficiency-based models provide increasingly relevant information regarding a student’s ability to succeed in today’s world.

But will proficiency-based transcripts put students at a disadvantage in the college application and evaluation process?

A new NEBHE Policy Spotlight examines the expansion of proficiency-based education in New England … and how selective higher education institutions perceive applicants with proficiency-based high school transcripts.