Ubiquity University uses “programme” in the educational sense: a designed learning journey that mixes online study, community accountability, mentoring, and periodic in-person intensives, rather than a lone student consuming content in isolation - ubiquityuniversity.org 
# A programme designed to beat online drop-out
Ubiquity explicitly frames its programme model as a response to the high non-completion rate of online courses, and says its core lever is structured community and accountability rather than more videos or more tests - ubiquityuniversity.org
# Pods of seven and high-touch mentoring
A distinctive element of the Ubiquity programme is the “pod” model: for each course you join a small group (described as a pod of seven students from around the world) and are mentored by both a professor and a course facilitator across study, personal development, and impact projects - ubiquityuniversity.org
# The social platform as part of the curriculum
Ubiquity describes the programme as being delivered through a social-learning platform with “Facebook-style” interactions such as live chats and forums, treating conversation and peer presence as part of the learning infrastructure, not an optional add-on - ubiquityuniversity.org
# Open source architecture as a partnership strategy
Ubiquity says its platform is built with an open source architecture intended to be made available to partners, so partner institutions can bring their content into the same programme environment and make it available to Ubiquity learners worldwide - ubiquityuniversity.org
# Credentials as a living portfolio
A practical feature of the programme is the “dynamic online resume” idea: as you curate a learning pathway and accumulate badges, credits, and competencies, the platform is meant to compile and display them as a coherent public-facing record of your journey - ubiquityuniversity.org
# Programme shape: online-first with in-person intensives
Ubiquity describes its programmes as online, complemented by in-person intensives held in different locations around the world, and ties this to a sustainability rationale of not operating a physical campus - ubiquityuniversity.org - ubiquityuniversity.org
# Self-designed learning pathways
A key part of the programme story is personal pathway design: Ubiquity says students are free to design their own learning pathway and degree programme, with the institution positioned more as a scaffold and guide than as a fixed track conveyor belt - ubiquityuniversity.org
# Graduate programme mechanics: taught learning plus dissertation craft
In its graduate framing, Ubiquity describes a blend of taught learning with research and writing, and places strong emphasis on the thesis/dissertation as a serious piece of scholarship that connects insight to real-world application - ubiquityuniversity.org
# The partner-upgrade model for MA and PhD
Ubiquity also runs a programme pathway where students complete coursework with a partner organisation and then “upgrade” that body of work into MA or PhD credentials by completing the required dissertation phase with Ubiquity - ubiquityuniversity.org
# Required core elements for MA and PhD tracks
Ubiquity’s MA/PhD FAQ describes a required 1-week intensive called The Creative Journey to Dissertation for graduate candidates, and states that PhD students additionally complete core elements including a Chartres Pilgrimage and a Great Books course - ubiquityuniversity.org
# Time, credits, and conversion
The MA/PhD FAQ describes credit targets (MA and PhD credit totals in engagement hours), a policy for converting external credits for a fee, and a stated seven-year window to complete coursework and the thesis/dissertation phase - ubiquityuniversity.org
# Accreditation stance as part of the programme’s identity
Ubiquity’s MA/PhD FAQ presents an explicit stance of operating outside traditional accreditation systems, and describes an alternative assurance story involving a “Global Accreditation Council” and third-party quality assessment processes (named as the Online Learning Consortium) - ubiquityuniversity.org
# Programs and Structure (Brief) Ubiquity’s Programme include: - **Wisdom School of Graduate Studies** Master’s and doctoral degrees in spiritual and wisdom studies - **School of Science and Consciousness** Programs at the intersection of science, consciousness research, and systems thinking - **Short courses and “nano/micro” courses** Online classes with global faculty and guest teachers - **In‑person intensives and retreats** E.g. Chartres Academy programs in France on the seven liberal arts and world wisdom traditions
# See also - Online Learning. - Cohort Learning. - Microcredentials. - Dissertation.