Competency-Based Programs

Acknowledgement
Thanks to user dfrecore for gathering the initial information and posting it to the forum.

General information
A competency-based program operates differently than a traditional college/university degree program. Instead of paying per credit hour for a fixed number of classes, you pay for a fixed amount of time and can take as many credits as you can within that time frame.

Some schools, such as WGU, do not follow the standard credit hour approach when it comes to listing degree requirements. This can make it a little difficult to determine what, if anything, may be transferred in from elsewhere so that you do not have to repeat courses. Other schools, such as Northern Arizona University, use the standard credit hour system and simply allow you to complete courses on an accelerated schedule and at your own pace.

Time requirements
Depending on the number of transfer credits you have and the amount of time you have available to work on a particular degree during the week, it's not unusual to complete a bachelor's at WGU in 6-12 months, though standard students who work at a slower pace are more likely to complete their degree in a more typical 3-4 years.

Other schools may require more or less time, again depending on your schedule and the number of transfer credits that you are bringing in.

List of Competency-based programs
For sorting ability, all terms have been converted into weeks. If a school measures their term in months, that figure is given in parentheses after the number of weeks.