A Q & A About Florida's New Online University

WGCU | By John O'Connor

Published September 30, 2013 at 11:16 AM EDT

Starting in January, you'll be able to earn a four-year college degree from the University of Florida completely online. UF Online will offer seven majors to start. But the school expects to enroll 24,000 students and offer 35 degrees after 10 years.

University of Florida Associate Provost Andrew McCollough talked how the online school will work and what kind of student they expect to attract with StateImpact Florida's John O'Connor.

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